UNMIK Headlines 17 August
• Tanin: Kosovo lost significant economic opportunities (media)
• Haradinaj requests a broad based government (Kosova Sot)
• Head of Kosovo Correctional Service attacked in Pristina (media)
• PDK expects Veseli’s election (Kosova Sot)
• Director of Insajderi physically assaulted (Insajderi)
UNMIK Headlines 6 July
Arrests made in connection to police officers’ killing in 2004 (dailies)
Kocijancic: EU has no preferences over who forms government (RTK)
PAN has not yet decided on candidate for Assembly speaker’s post (Zeri)
Abdixhiku: Cooperation with PDK, the biggest sin (Klan Kosova)
Bahtiri: AKR would support Kurti for prime minister (Koha)
Deda calls on AAK and NISMA to join LAA and Vetevendosje (Rrokum TV)
Yee: Western Balkans far from EU integration (Zeri)
Serbia complains to U.S. over Kosovo army (Kosova Sot)
UNMIK Headlines 15 June
• “Quint to support whoever forms new government” (Koha Ditore)
• Ambassador Delawie meets Vetevendosje leaders (Dialogplus/Telegrafi)
• Haradinaj: Government, a week after certification of results (Kosova Sot)
• LDK does not want coalition with PAN (Epoka e Re)
• President Thaci risks violating the Constitution of Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
• EP resolution calls for swift formation of new government in Kosovo (Koha)
UNMIK Headlines 13 June
• LDK, crucial for new government (Zeri)
• Big parties lose support in their traditional strongholds (Zeri/Koha)
• PAN enters post-election silence period (Koha Ditore)
• LDK-AKR-Alternativa vow not to cooperate with PAN (Koha)
• U.S. Embassy: Work on forming new government must begin (Zeri)
• Hahn: Hope it will not take months to establish new government (Epoka)
• Lunacek urges Kosovo to form new government swiftly (Kosova Sot)
• Serwer: LDK the biggest loser of elections (Lajmi)
• Deutsche Welle’s op-ed: Nationalism wins in Kosovo elections (Lajmi)
UNMIK Headlines 30 May
• President Thaci calls for fair and democratic elections (Epoka e Re)
• Fragile situation in the north involves OSCE in 11 June elections (Koha)
• German Embassy calls for peaceful election campaign (Koha)
• 14,000 outside voters for June elections (Kosova Sot/Zeri)
• Tahiri: Brussels dialogue to take on the Vienna format (Epoka e Re)
• “Citizens paying €8 million for north’s energy consumption” (Indeksonline)
UNMIK Headlines 22 May
Parties don’t heed appeals to ‘clean’ election ballots (Koha Ditore)
PDK and LDK continue to keep their ballots under wraps (Zeri)
Daka: Problems with diaspora voters due to snap elections (Koha Ditore)
Veseli: Elections called because of government’s lack of vision (Zeri)
Kurti presents Vetevendosje’s political programme (dailies)
Haradinaj promises visa liberalisation in three months’ time (Kosova Sot)
Pacolli: With Vetevendosje after elections (Zeri)
“Serbian List would prevent creation of Kosovo’s army” (Lajmi)
Apostolova: Kosovo decides on whether to renegotiate demarcation (RTK)
Thaci travels to Austria to meet President Van der Bellen (RTK)
UNMIK Headlines 5 May
Kosovo wants dialogue to enter the final phase (Lajmi/RFE)
Swedish FM Wallstrӧm visits Kosovo (dailies)
Limaj: We have the signatures to bring down the government (Lajmi)
Lekaj: The government will be brought down, it is a done deal (Indeksonline)
Trendafilova: First indictments expected soon (Koha Ditore/DW)
Law on KSF to be sent to Assembly (Kosova Sot)
UNMIK Headlines 26 April
• EU rejects request of suspension of the demarcation criteria (Epoka e Re)
• Thaci: EU should not be manipulated so easily by Serbia (Kosovapress)
• “UN chief not pleased with Kosovo-Serbia dialogue” (Presheva Jone)
• KSF transformation bill to be submitted to Assembly (Zeri)
• Holding two elections, within a year, challenging for CEC (Epoka)
• Gecaj: There is no indication about breakup of PDK-LDK coalition (Koha)
• Gashi: If coalition breaks up, we will request Thaci’s resignation (Koha)
• Lekaj: Haradinaj extradition means destabilization of Kosovo, Balkans (Epoka)
• Daut Haradinaj to be sued for “ethnically clean Kosovo” statement (Kosova Sot)
• Kosovo and Serbia MPs meet in north of Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
• Border police commander’s vehicle set on fire near Leposavic (Kosovapress)
• Special Court to deliver judgment on rules of procedure and evidence (media)
UNMIK Headlines 25 April
National unification “clashes” Thaci with Hahn (Epoka e Re)
Intense preparations for elections underway (Koha Ditore)
Musliu: Vucic knows there will be Albanian national unification (Kosova Sot)
Serwer: “Great Albania”, sign of frustration with EU (Zeri)
EU will not drop border demarcation condition (Zeri)
Coalition to break next Saturday, elections on 4 June (Gazeta Metro)
PDK’s Krasniqi considers elections could be the solution (Klan Kosova)
“Assembly and government out of function” (Epoka e Re)
Ramush Haradinaj gains Albanian citizenship (Epoka e Re)
UNMIK Headlines 20 April
After Rama, Thaci also threatens EU with national unification (RFE)
Albania-Kosovo unification threats come from frustrated leaders (Kosova Sot)
Thaci: Vote for border demarcation with Montenegro (Bota Sot)
EU Office: Apostolova’s remarks were misunderstood (RTK)
Haradinaj wants new elections: Population should not be tortured (Epoka)
Kurti strikes at politics’ ties with business (Koha Ditore)
Recica: Coalition is not matching as we thought (Lajmi)
UNMIK Headlines 10 April
NATO official hopes Serbia-Kosovo tensions will ease after vote (Zeri)
• Fungo: Unilateral army breaches Kosovo’s relations with NATO (Zeri)
• Vucic says war statements are exaggerated (Kosova Sot)
• Adoption of municipal symbols, prerequisite for Association (Koha)
• OSCE with a special role on drafting Association statute (Kosova Sot)
• Serbian List becomes party, Simic and Jablanovic submit requests (Zeri)
UNMIK Headlines 3 April
• Vucic claims victory in Serbian presidential elections (dailies)
• Government ready to submit border deal to Assembly (Koha Ditore)
• Haliti: Government will not submit border deal without securing votes (Zeri)
• COMKFOR: Kosovo army, political issue (Zeri)
• Haradinaj doubts France will extradite him to Serbia (Telegrafi)
• Apostolova: Freedom of expression, the most cherished European value (Zeri)
• Turkey concerned Thaci’s son is attending Gulen school (Koha Ditore)