Haradinaj suspends decision on pay raise (RTK)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, has decided to temporarily suspend decision to increase salaries for himself and his cabinet pending a decision by the Constitutional Court. In a Facebook post, Haradinaj said the opinion of the Anti-Corruption Agency against the move was politically motivated but that he has nevertheless decided to freeze its implementation. […]
Read More →“NISMA will not support initiative on specialist court” (RTK)
Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) MP, Haxhi Shala, said in an interview to RTK that his party will not support initiative for abrogation of the law on specialist chambers. Shala said the party MPs signed the initiative at its outset thinking it was part of the petition launched by KLA associations to amend the existing law. […]
Read More →Kosovo officially takes over CEFTA chairmanship (RTK)
Kosovo has today officially taken over chairmanship over the Central Europe Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) and Kosovo’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Bajram Hasani, said on the occasion that Kosovo will play a constructive role during this period. “As minister of the Kosovo government and chairperson of CEFTA we will make utmost effort to fulfill […]
Read More →NISMA’s Krasniqi: Now is not the time to oppose specialist court (RTK)
Head of Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) national council and party co-founder, Jakup Krasniqi, said in a Facebook post that now is not the right time to oppose the specialist chambers. Instead, now is the time to confront “Zeus’ lightning bolts” no matter how scorching they are. “When talks were underway in 2014 for the establishment […]
Read More →EU hails readiness of Belgrade and Pristina to continue dialogue (RFE/RTK)
European Union welcomes the readiness of President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci and President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic to continue dialogue for normalisation of relations, said EU foreign policy spokesperson, Maja Kocijancic, in reference to the recent telephone conversation between Thaci and Vucic. Kocijancic added that efforts are underway to set the date for the next […]
Read More →Ivanovic’s murder was recorded, prosecutors await examination (RTK)
Kosovo investigators have taken for examination the recordings of the security cameras that were in the street where the attack on the Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic occurred. Two from the cameras, were placed on the SDP headquarters, where the former Kosovo official was heading to at the time he was gunned down by six bullets […]
Read More →Haradinaj condemns Oliver Ivanovic’s murder (RTK)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, has condemned the murder of the Serb Civic Imitative “Freedom, Democracy, Justice,”, Oliver Ivanovic. Haradinaj called this act criminal and punishable. He also wrote that Kosovo remains determined on creation of a safe and secure environment for all its citizens. Oliver Ivanovic’s murder under unclear circumstances and unknown […]
Read More →President Thaci strongly condemns Oliver Ivanovic’s murder (RTK)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, condemned murder of the leader of the SDP civic initiative, Oliver Ivanovic, who was killed in Mitrovica North. “I strongly condemn the murder of the leader of the Civic Initiative “Freedom, Democracy, Justice,” in the north of the country, Oliver Ivanovic,” wrote Thaci on his Facebook profile. “I call on order […]
Read More →Hoxhaj: Crnadak’s statements, only to please Serbia (RTK)
Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Enver Hoxhaj, has reacted to the reiteration of statements of the Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor Crnadak, that Bosnia will not recognize independence of Kosovo. He took to Twitter to condemn “destructive statements” which according to Hoxhaj are being made to satisfy Serbia. “Destructive statements from Bosnia’s Minister […]
Read More →Veseli: Special court an unavoidable but overcoming challenge (RTK)
The President of the Assembly of Kosovo and leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (PDK), Kadri Veseli, spoke today about the Special Court, saying that it is an unavoidable challenge, but it can be overcome. “There is no international justice where the aggressor and the victims are attempted to be equalized. There is no […]
Read More →Haradinaj: AAK is against special court and Association (RTK)
In a visit to the municipality of Gjakova/Djakovica today, Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj is quoted as having said that his party, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), continues to oppose the specialist chambers as well as the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. Haradinaj said that the fact his party […]
Read More →Kurti: Throwing teargas at the Assembly is not a criminal deed (RTK)
The Court session for the four Vetevendosje MPs accused for throwing teargas at the Assembly has started. Vetvendosje Movement MP Albin Kurti, said his and the three others’ MPs actions are a parliamentary disobedience and not a criminal act. He said their actions could have been sanctioned as offence but by no means as a […]
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