Krasniqi: PDK supports voting of demarcation agreement today (media)
Head of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) parliamentary group, Memli Krasniqi, said at today’s Assembly session that his party supports the voting of the border demarcation agreement being voted today. He said it was regrettable that at this stage in the process there are disagreements between certain parties on terminology aspects which do not […]
Read More →Isufi: Border demarcation to be voted as soon as possible (media)
Ahmet Isufi, head of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) parliamentary group, said that his party’s efforts were focused on correcting the 2015 border demarcation agreement with Montenegro and that the current draft law sent to the MPs addresses these concerns. He said the agreement should be voted as soon as possible and […]
Read More →Sherifi: Bulliqi’s report, integral part of demarcation agreement (media)
Bilall Sherifi, head of the Social Democratic Initiative (NISMA) parliamentary group, said parties need to reach consensus on the way forward regarding the border demarcation issue but stressed that the report of the government’s commission headed by former LDK MP, Shpejtim Bulliqi, needs to be an integral part of the agreement. He said NISMA in […]
Read More →Border demarcation vote postponed for next week (media)
Kosovo Assembly decided today to postpone the border demarcation vote for next week. MPs endorsed the proposal to reschedule new session on Wednesday, February 28. Of a total of 90 votes cast, 60 supported the motion to postpone.
Read More →Kosovo Assembly postpones border demarcation vote (media)
Kosovo Assembly President, Kadri Veseli, announced that the vote on border demarcation agreement with Montenegro has been postponed for tomorrow. Veseli said he was optimistic that parliamentary parties will reach consensus on the issue and that “we are on the right track”. Klan Kosova reports that the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) has conditioned its […]
Read More →Forwarding of border demarcation bill to Assembly postponed (media)
Kosovo Assembly chairmanship has decided not to forward the border demarcation agreement to the Assembly for vote in its next plenary session, media report. President of the Assembly, Kadri Veseli, said after the meeting of the chairmanship that the issue of border demarcation requires broad political consensus. The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) opposed the […]
Read More →Srpska Lista MPs left parliament session, claim they were manipulated (RTS)
In a sign of protest, due to denied translation service at the moment when a tribute was paid to The Hague convict, Haradin Balla, in the Kosovo Parliament, members of the Srpska Lista have left the session, RTS reports. In a press statement, Srpska Lista said its members were the victims of unseen political deception, […]
Read More →Haradinaj: “Happy fire” not a commendable act (media)
In an Assembly interpellation called by the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) regarding the use of weapons by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Diaspora and Strategic Investment, Dardan Gashi, Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said that it was not “commendable” for someone to use weapons but “there are some traditions in our life […]
Read More →All MP visits abroad suspended (Insajderi)
The Assembly Presidency decided today to suspend all the visits of the Kosovo Assembly MPs abroad. The decision will be in power until the 20 February. The Assembly Presidency held its first meeting today after the holidays. This gave the first opportunity to the Presidency to discuss the specialist chambers, as there was no quorum […]
Read More →Assembly sends initiative on specialist court to government (media)
Online media report that the Kosovo Assembly presidency has decided to send the initiative for abrogation of the specialist chambers to the government of Kosovo for review. Head of Vetevendosje parliamentary group, Glauk Konjufca, told reporters after the meeting of the presidency that the ball is now in the government’s turf.
Read More →Initiative to abolish court for KLA crimes fizzles out (Tanjug, B92)
Eight out of 43 members of the Kosovo Assembly who supported an initiative to annul the law on the Specialist Chambers have withdrawn their signatures. The Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office, referred to colloquially as “the special KLA court,” were set up in 2015 under the auspices of the EU to deal with the […]
Read More →Parliamentary committee to decide tomorrow when to review border bill (media)
Kosovo Assembly’s committee on foreign affairs, diaspora and strategic investment has scheduled a meeting tomorrow and agree on the date for reviewing the draft law on ratification of border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. Once the committee concludes the review of the bill, it goes up for vote at the Assembly.
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