West Warns Kosovo Against Undermining War Court (BalkanInsight)
The US, Britain, France, Germany and Italy condemned ongoing attempts by MPs in Pristina to revoke the law that allows the new Hague-based Specialist Chambers to try former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters. Embassies of the US, Britain, France, Germany and Italy in Pristina said on Thursday that they were “deeply concerned” about Kosovo MPs’ ongoing […]
Read More →Kosovo May Form Army, Bypassing Serb Veto (BalkanInsight)
Kosovo’s president is mulling ways to bypass a Serb veto on the formation of an army by proposing changes that would broaden the responsibilities of the existing Kosovo Security Force. Kosovo’s President is planning to establish a regular army for the country by amending the current Law on the Kosovo Security Force, KSF, extending its […]
Read More →Kosovo Accuses Djuric of Busting Russia Trade Sanctions (BalkanInsight)
Officials say the head of the Serbian government’s Kosovo Office opened gas stations run by a Serbian company linked to Russia’s Gazprom Neft. The head of the Serbian government’s Office for Kosovo, Marko Djuric, has angered the Kosovo government by opening three gas selling points for the Serbian company Nis Petrol in Serb-run northern Kosovo […]
Read More →Serb party pushes Belgrade’s agenda in Kosovo (Balkaninsight)
The main Kosovo Serb party’s boycott of parliament shows that its decisions are guided by Belgrade, while also highlighting Pristina political leaders’ inability to integrate the country’s Serb minority. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/highs-and-downs-in-relations-between-listasrpska-and-kosovo-institutions-10-11-2016
Read More →Kosovo Court Backs BIRN’s Transparency Demand (Balkan Insight)
A Pristina court has ruled that the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, KPC, must disclose its disciplinary decisions against prosecutors, as requested by BIRN Kosovo, adding that withholding such information breaches Kosovo’s laws and constitution. Monday’s decision represents the second legal victory for the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Kosovo. In a previous instance, in October 2015, […]
Read More →Kosovo villagers welcome border deal review (Balkaninsight)
Kosovo villagers close to the border with Montenegro hope the commission formed by the President to reassess the controversial deal will address their concerns. Villagers from the Rugova community on the border with Montenegro have said they welcome plans for a presidential commission to reassess the controversial demarcation deal between Kosovo and Montenegro. Rrustem Selimaj, […]
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