Hoxha: Kosovo will not discuss assets in its territory with anyone (RFE)
Kosovo’s Justice Minister, Dhurata Hoxha, said that the issue of properties in the territory of Kosovo will not be part of the Brussels dialogue with Serbia and that the decision to transfer former Yugoslav assets to Kosovo relevant institutions is the same with those of other federal units of the former Yugoslav republic. “We have […]
Read More →Headlines 31 August
• Veseli: Kosovo Assembly will vote on demarcation on 1 September (media)
• PDK calls for unification of political spectrum on national causes (Epoka)
• Leader’s meeting on demarcation expected to fail (Zëri)
• PDK offered four proposals on demarcation to President Thaci (Koha)
• Government calls on citizens to renounce violence (dailies)
• Thaci: Attack on Kosovo Assembly building, a terrorist act (dailies)
• LDK calls on Vetëvendosje to renounce violence (dailies)
• AAK: Situation at Montenegro border, unacceptable (Lajmi)
• Zenun Pajaziti to replace Grabovci as PDK caucus chief (Kosovapress)
Headlines 30 August
• KFOR warns: Our intervention would return Kosovo to 1999 (media)
• Kadri Veseli to attend leaders’ meeting in Rugova (Zëri/Kallxo)
• “Key opponents of demarcation are ruling coalition MPs” (Epoka)
• “Vetevendosje is against bombs, but Mentor Shala is corrupt” (Klan Kosova)
• Fajon: First ratification of demarcation then visa liberalisation (media)
• U.S. Embassy condemns violence in Mushtisht and Gjakovë (Epoka)
• 11 Serbs who want to return to Mushtisht, suspected of war crimes (Koha)
• EU: Pristina, Belgrade to work on resolving fate of missing persons (Bota Sot)
Headlines 26 August
• UN Security Council debates on Kosovo (media)
• U.S. message for Kosovo: Ratify demarcation with Montenegro (Epoka)
• Protest against border demarcation in Peja on Saturday (media)
• Kelmendi: My vote will be against demarcation (Epoka)
• Simić: Serbian List might not participate at demarcation voting (Epoka)
• Government, opposition clashes over demarcation on Facebook (Epoka)
• Kosovar women to protest against Jeremic’s bid for UN chief (media)
• Kosovo’s roads and railroads part of Albania-Serbia protocol (Koha)
• Azem Syla released from detention (Epoka)
• Vetëvendosje to organise “symbolic action” in Mitrovica today (media)
Smaller parties want election threshold to be at 3 percent (Infopress)
Over the years, many political parties in Kosovo have failed to make it over the 5 percent election threshold and were dissolved. Representatives of smaller political parties are now calling for a 3 percent election threshold. Gëzim Kelmendi, an independent MP and leader of the political party Fjala, told Infopress that reducing the threshold would […]
Read More →Kelmendi: We don’t need LGBT parades in Kosovo (Indeksonline)
Gezim Kelmendi, member of the Kosovo Parliament, said today that “the people of Kosovo don’t need LGBT parades”. On the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Kelmendi wrote on Facebook: “the people of Kosovo have pride and dignity; they respect their friends and all people regardless of their orientations. The people of […]
Read More →Kosovo Serbs should clarify their position with Belgrade (Koha Ditore)
KTV’s Editor-in-Chief, Adriatik Kelmendi, in an opinion piece today writes that the problem of Kosovo Serbs to a great extent is “a product of Belgrade’s coward leadership.” “All governments in Serbia so far have attempted to hide from Kosovo Serbs the fact that Kosovo’s independence is irreversible process,” writes Kelmendi. So, according to him, the […]
Read More →17 February – protest and celebration (Koha Ditore)
KTV’s editor-in-chief Adriatik Kelmendi in an opinion piece today commends the citizens for the peaceful protest held yesterday in Pristina. “The biggest day in the history of Kosovo was used for two actions complementary to each other – to celebrate and protest. There are many reasons to celebrate the independence of Kosovo from Serbia. But […]
Read More →AKJ condemns attack on KTV journalist (dailies)
The Association of Kosovo Journalists (AKJ) condemned the car tire slashing of KTV’s Editor-in-Chief Adriatik Kelmendi. In a press release AKJ said the attack on Kelmendi is an attempt to prevent freedom of expression. “AKJ calls on the relevant authorities to investigate this case and bring the perpetrators to justice. Threats will not stop Kosovo journalists from reporting […]
Read More →Why does Thaci want to be President? (Koha Ditore)
KTV editor-in-chief Adriatik Kelmendi argues in an opinion piece that “Kosovo today is hostage of a mysterious agreement between two friends, [PDK leader] Hashim Thaci and [PDK deputy leader] Kadri Veseli, “who are willing to risk many things, including the position of the PDK, to fulfill each other’s ambitions. The question is why?” Kelmendi writes […]
Read More →EU standards should be the same for Kosovo and Serbia! (Koha Ditore)
KTV’s editor-in-chief Adriatik Kelmendi in his opinion piece argues that Kosovo and Serbia are part of Europe and that European standards should be applied to solve problems between Kosovo and Serbia. “Albanians through dialogue wish to round up the process of independence and sovereignty and to be equal with the other countries of the world in […]
Read More →The number 20.000 and number 0 (Koha Ditore)
KTV editor-in-chief Adriatik Kelmendi in his opinion piece today stresses that justice has not been delivered for around 20 thousand sexual violence victims in Kosovo. “Zero is the number of sentences that have been imposed by the courts in cases of rape, 16 years after the war. While 20 thousand is the number of women […]
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