O’Connell: High-level corruption, Kosovo’s main challenge (Klan Kosova)
British Ambassador, Ruairi O’Connell said Kosovo’s main challenge is fighting corruption, especially at the high level. “Corruption destroys the country, prevents economic development,” said O’Connell at a presentation of a Kosovo Law Institute report. He also said Kosovo has not achieved a positive track record of fighting corruption. “There is no high-level conviction. This leads […]
Read More →“No one knows what’s happening in Pristina-Belgrade dialogue” (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo Assembly MP from the Serb Liberal Party, Slobodan Petrovic, said during a discussion at the Media Centre in Caglavica that the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade is a completely non-transparent process and no one actually knows what is going on in it. At the same time, Arben Gashi, MP from the Democratic League of […]
Read More →Haradinaj convinced visit of FYROM PM will deepen bilateral relations (RTK/Klan Kosova)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, said in a Facebook post that he was looking forward to the visit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev, to Kosovo. He said Zaev’s visit is a sign of good will and will contribute to deepening of bilateral relations. “As Prime Minister of […]
Read More →Hahn meets Thaçi, calls for shared commitment of all parties towards EU integration (Klan Kosova)
EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn met President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci at the sidelines of the Western Balkans leaders summit in Sofia and called for “strong, shared commitment of all political actors in Pristina to make next steps on Kosovo’s EU path.” “Progress in dialogue with Serbia is key,” Hahn […]
Read More →Hoxhaj: Consolidation of Kosovo army not before 2028 (Klan Kosova)
The Democratic Party of Kosovo deputy leader and MP, Enver Hoxhaj, said the Kosovo Security Force needs to be transformed into an armed force next year but that Kosovo will not have a “genuine” army before 2028. “If the decision on KSF transformation is taken in 2018, we will have a genuine army only in […]
Read More →“NISMA has not change position on border demarcation” (Klan Kosova)
Bilall Sherifi from the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) said the party continues to oppose the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro and has not changed the position despite entering a coalition government with the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). Sherifi said it would be “a miracle” if the PDK voted against the agreement having in mind […]
Read More →Tahiri: No normalisation of relations without Serbia recognising Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
Former Kosovo’s chief negotiator in the dialogue with Serbia, Edita Tahiri, said that Kosovo and Serbia need to address the issue of their border demarcation and compensation of war damages. In a debate organised today in Mitrovica north the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue, Tahiri said there can be no normalization of relations without Serbia recognising independence of […]
Read More →AAK’s candidate for Istog mayor announces appeal against revote decision (Klan Kosova)
The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) candidate for mayor of Istog, Gani Dreshaj, said he plans to appeal against the decision of the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel (ECAP) for a revote in the municipality. Dreshaj, whom the runoff election results showed as winner, said he strongly believes the Supreme Court will overturn […]
Read More →Thaci comments Mladic’s sentence (klankosova.tv)
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci said Ratko Mladic’s conviction for genocide is important to ensure justice for the victims. “We think of Srebrenica today. We must also ensure the perpetrators of deeds and promoters of genocidal ideology will continue to pay for the evil they unleashed from Belgrade. Never forget,” Thaci wrote on his […]
Read More →EULEX judge resigns citing corruption inside the mission (Koha/Klan Kosova)
Koha quotes reports from the French paper Le Monde saying that a British judge working for the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo (EULEX) has resigned his post citing corruption. “In recent weeks I have reported of several cases of corruption inside the mission. In particular, I have raised the issue of my e-mail […]
Read More →Limaj: Israel pledges to invest in Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Fatmir Limaj, said in a press conference that the state of Israel is ready to invest in Kosovo. Limaj said he met a group of Israeli investors who had concrete development plans amounting to around €100 million. “We had a meeting with serious Israeli investors from the agriculture sector because, as […]
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