EULEX deputy chief: Decree of Serb judges and prosecutors, a historic day for Kosovo (Lajmi)
Deputy chief of the EULEX mission in Kosovo, Bernd Thran, said today that decree of Serb judges and prosecutors represents a historic day for Kosovo. Thran held today a lecture in front of the students of ISPE College entitled “ EULEX’s role on implementation of the rule of law.” ”Today, President Hashim Thaci decreed judges […]
Read More →KJC: North integrates into Kosovo’s justice system (Koha/RTK)
Kosovo Judicial Council (KJC) hailed the swearing in of judges and prosecutors from the non-majority communities saying it is a sign of the north’s integration into the Kosovo judicial system. In a statement, KJC said the move is an important step and “marks consolidation of a unified justice system throughout the territory of the country” […]
Read More →Peterle: Local elections better than 2013, intimidation of Serb voters still present (media)
Chief of the EU Election Observation Mission, Alojz Peterle, said in a press conference today that Sunday’s local elections in Kosovo took place in a peaceful atmosphere and were free of major incidents. Some of the recurring problems however include outdated voters’ lists which continue to have names of deceased people. “I would like to […]
Read More →EU welcomes decree of Serb judges in Kosovo’s judiciary (RTK)
The European Union has welcomed decree of Serb judges and prosecutors. A statement issued on the EU’s official website by its Spokesperson, Maja Kocijancic, reads that today’s integration of judges, prosecutors and administrative staff into the Kosovo judiciary marks the implementation of the justice agreement reached in February 2015 under the EU-facilitated Dialogue. “An integrated […]
Read More →Isa Mustafa fined with € 3300 for inclusion of children in the campaign (RTK)
The leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, was fined with € 3300 for inclusion of children in the election campaign. The decision for the fine was made by the Election Complains and Appeals Panel (ECAP), based on the complaint submitted by BIRN and Internews Kosova. According to ECAP, Mustafa violated election code […]
Read More →EUEOM: Two faces of Kosovo Municipal Elections
Competitive and well-administered elections in most of Kosovo, while deep concerns persist over the democratic process in Kosovo Serb areas The Chief Observer, Mr Alojz Peterle, Member of the European Parliament, presented today the preliminary findings of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) on the 22 October Municipal and Mayoral Elections in Kosovo. […]
Read More →Thaci decrees Serb judges and prosecutors (RTK)
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, pursuant to the constitutional and legal powers, in accordance with the proposal of the Prosecutorial Council, has appointed today, by decree, 40 judges and 13 new state prosecutors from the non-majority community. President Thaçi, after the oath ceremony, congratulated all the new prosecutors and judges, providing them support in […]
Read More →Serbian judges and prosecutors took an oath (Kossev)
Today forty Serbian judges and thirteen prosecutors took an oath before the Kosovo President Hashim Thaci in Pristina. These judges and prosecutors are now integrated into the Kosovo’s judicial system, and the Kosovo President himself has congratulated them. The ceremony was attended by international representatives in Kosovo, including ambassadors, Kossev reports.
Read More →Measles epidemic in Kosovo; new case in central Serbia (B92, Vecernje Novosti)
A patient from Kosovska Mitrovica in northern Kosovo, who was visiting Kragujevac, central Serbia, has developed the symptoms of measles, it has been confirmed. The daily Vecernje Novosti writes that this is the second case of the spread of the disease from Kosovo and Metohija, since an epidemic of measles was reported there. RTS recently […]
Read More →Janjic: Continuation of the Brussels Dialogue only next autumn (NMagazin, Beta)
Political analyst Dusan Janjic said that the results of the first round of local elections held in Kosovo show that there is nothing of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina until the next fall, and that another year was lost, reports NMagazin. – This is an indicator that the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade will […]
Read More →“We doubt the regularity of counting votes” (KIM radio)
“Bearing in mind part of the preliminary results released by the CEC and some of the results we have taken from other political options, we seriously doubt the regularity of counting votes in many polling stations,” the CI Central Kosovo said in a statement. CI Central Kosovo suspects falsification of election results, reports KIM radio. […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 23 October
• KFOR supported local elections in Kosovo (RTK2)
• U.S. Embassy congratulates Kosovo on successful round of elections (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Veseli uses his position as Assembly Speaker to speak about PDK victory (KTV)
• CEC to present election results as soon as possible (TV21)
• For a while, CEC declared deceased Ranilug/Ranillug mayor as winner (KTV)
• CRC to receive sensitive material in time (RTK1)
• Serbs caught with hand grenades put under 48-hour detention (KTV)
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