Serbia asks Kosovo to lift flour tax (Klan Kosova)
Authorities in Belgrade have sent a note of protest to Kosovo institutions after the latter imposed a tax on flour imported from Serbia. Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunication, Rasim Ljajic, said the measure represented a “classical customs barrier which hinders and even bans import of flour from Serbia.” Ljajic said that if the […]
Read More →Internalizing courage, unlearning entitlement (Pristina Insight)
By: Shqipe Gjocaj Our greatest task as feminists is for men to unlearn the entitlement they feel towards women’s bodies, and for women to internalize courage. I remember struggling with sexual harassment ever since I started school. It was in the early ‘90s, after we had returned from Norway, where, together with my family, I […]
Read More →Five days of pre-election campaign for the second round (KIM radio)
The Central Election Commission decided that the pre-election campaign for the second round of elections for mayors of municipalities to be hold from November 13 to 17. The pre-election campaign in the first round of voting lasted for a month. At the same time, the Election Panel for complaints told the Pristina media that during […]
Read More →Pristina: Laws on minority rights are good, but not implemented (KIM Radio)
There is a good legal framework on the rights of non-majority communities in Kosovo, however, it is not implemented, KIM Radio reported. This was conclusion made at the regional conference “Protection and promotion of human rights and non-majority communities rights” held in Pristina yesterday. Representatives of the Kosovo government, international organizations, and guests from Serbia, […]
Read More →Brnabic: Judges in Kosovo gave neutral statement, not oath (N1 TV)
Serbian Prime Minister, Ana Brnabic said Serbian judges and prosecutors did not take an oath before the Kosovo President, Hashim Thaci, but gave special, neutral statement, TV N1 reported. After the alleged statement of the oath was shared on the social networks mentioned that judges swore on the Kosovo Constitution and the oath was not […]
Read More →Vucic calls meeting to discuss “early elections, big powers” (B92, TV Prva)
Serbian President and leader of the ruling SNS Aleksandar Vucic will on November 1 meet with his closest associates, it has been confirmed. The meeting will discuss whether to hold early parliamentary elections in Serbia, simultaneously with regular local elections in Belgrade. “Relations with big powers” will be another topic on the agenda, Vucic’s close […]
Read More →Assembly committee unanimously approves draft law on Pristina (RTK)
Kosovo Assembly’s committee on public administration, local governance and media endorsed today draft law on Pristina paving way for the MPs to vote on it in one of the Assembly’s sessions. The draft law, giving Pristina additional powers and budget, received the support of all parliamentary parties represented at the committee. Deputy Minister of Local […]
Read More →Brnabic: Kosovo is a province (Danas)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said that Kosovo is a province of Serbia and that the Serbian government acted in accordance with it and approved the swearing-in of the Serbian judges and prosecutors before President Hashim Thaci, and that it implemented the Brussels agreement, Belgrade daily Danas writes. “I recall that Kosovo and Metohija is […]
Read More →Hamza: Victims of sexual violence during conflict to receive pensions as of 2018 (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Ministry of Finance announced that it remains committed to undertaking actions to address all requirements and challenges victims of sexual violence during the conflict in Kosovo face. In a statement, Minister Bedri Hamza said victims of sexual violence during conflict are “the most sensitive category” of society and that they will be treated with […]
Read More →All Serbia has to do is mention Russia to EU, says Thaci (Serbian media)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has said that EU officials should not “abuse” the pro-European orientation of citizens of Kosovo. Beta reported him as saying that this pro-European orientation has been abused by individuals in the EU in order to humiliate Kosovo or delay its European perspective. “Kosovo needs to move quickly towards a concrete European […]
Read More →“Elections in Serb areas below European standards” (KIM Radio)
The election process in municipalities with Serb majority did not meet European standards of democratic elections, stated EU Heads of Missions, KIM Radio reported. Although EU Heads of Missions are pleased that based on the report of the EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) elections were held in a peaceful and regular manner in most of […]
Read More →President Hashim Thaci’s interview to Klan Kosova
Kosovo President, Hashim Thaci, said in an interview to Klan Kosova on Thursday that many state commissions can be appointed to review the border demarcation with Montenegro, but that none of them can dispute the findings of the first commission. “I appreciate Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj’s commitment to find a solution and a way out […]
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