Pence: Kosovo to join NATO (Zeri/RTK)
The U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said that his country want to see Kosovo part of NATO. Kosovo will very soon join NATO. He said the U.S. will be engaged in eliminating all obstacles for Kosovo becoming full-fledged member of the Adriatic Charter and NATO. “The U.S. continues to support dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 28 July
• Kosovo’s Interpol membership difficult, Russia presiding the meeting in China (Koha)
• Hoti: Minority cannot create government in democracy (RTK)
• Apostolova blames local authorities for annulment of projects in the north (Lajmi)
• “Special Court one of the reasons government will not have a long life (Klan)
• Veseli’s election can (not) fail (Koha)
• Serbs condition Haradinaj (Zeri)
• Serbia blocks agreements on Mitrovica (Zeri)
Hoxhaj: I hope Serbian List will join PAN in forming new government (Zeri)
Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) deputy leader, Enver Hoxhaj, said PAN coalition will have enough votes to form the new government and that he hoped the Serbian List would join it. “We will have sufficient number to elect Assembly Speaker and our preferred choice is Kadri Veseli”, Hoxhaj said. “We are the parliamentary majority and […]
Read More →Dacic: Kosovo will not become UNESCO member, but it will join Interpol (Danas, Zeri)
Serbia’s Foreign Minister, Ivica Dacic, said that the situation with Kosovo’s membership at Interpol is more complicated than UNESCO membership. It is clear that Kosovo does not have more than two thirds of votes for UNESCO membership,” he said. He added that he would meet on Friday with Minister of Internal Affairs, Nebojsa Stefanovic, to […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 22 July
• Hoxhaj: Kosovo has ensured votes for UNESCO and INTERPOL (Zeri)
• Haradianj calls on Mustafa and Pacolli for support (RTK)
• Mustafa: No loyal LDK MP would vote Haradinaj (RTK)
• Delawie meets Kurti and Konjufca (RTK)
• Mogherini speaks in Greece about Pristina-Belgrade dialogue (Koha)
• Vetevendosje announces internal elections (RTK)
• Delawie: Government should be formed by people voters elected (TV Herc, RTK)
Viets: Government should be stable, many challenges await Kosovo (Zeri)
The German Ambassador in Kosovo, Angelika Viets, says that internationals do not want to get involved on creation of the new government. She says however that they only want to remind Kosovo politicians to resolve this matter with great responsibility, being that Kosovo has major problems, which are at the same time major challenges. On […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 12 July
“Haradinaj received support from non-Serb communities” (Zeri)
Elections of PAN candidate for Assembly President, not certain (Koha)
International officials in Kosovo begin meeting political leaders (Koha Ditore)
PDK’s Haxhiu: PAN has so far 63 votes (Koha)
Kusari-Lila: New government by Vetevendosje and LAA (Klan Kosova)
Kurti speaks about plans to form government with LDK (Bota Sot)
Hahn: New government to tackle corruption and demarcation (Epoka)
EU to gather today Western Balkans Prime Ministers in Italy (Epoka)
UNMIK Headlines 10 July
• Haradinaj to try to form government through individual MPs (Koha Ditore)
• Kosovo at a crossroad (Zeri)
• Apostolova: Leaders to form a strong government to tackle reforms (Zeri)
• Brnabic: Serbia to talk to anyone who represents Kosovo (RTK)
• Veseli, PAN’s candidate for Assembly Speaker (Zeri)
• Negotiations for creation of new government start (Epoka e Re)
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 4 July
• Thaci and Vucic speak of a new stage in dialogue (dailies)
• Analysts: Thaci using dialogue to promote himself (Koha Ditore)
• Supreme Court acquits Lushtaku of war crimes charges (dailies)
• AAK responds to Mustafa’s invitation for coalition (Epoka e Re)
• Osmani: Neither coalition nor discussions with PDK (Tribuna Channel)
• CEC orders partial recount of 117 ballot boxes (Koha Ditore)
• Tahiri: Association after removal of parallel structures (RTK)
• Russia requests Kosovo to give up creation of army (Lajmi)
• Youth convicted for putting up IS flag in Pristina (Zeri)
NISMA’s Sherifi: Thaci heading to Brussels dialogue without Assembly’s consent (Zeri)
Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) secretary, Bilall Sherifi, criticized the decision of Kosovo President Hashim Thaci to meet Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Brussels. In a Facebook post, Sherifi said Brussels dialogue should be preceded by an internal government-opposition dialogue in Kosovo which would result in “a national consensus” on the future course of action. Sherifi […]
Read More →Kosovo’s new assembly composition as “family affair” (B92, Zëri)
A specific feature of the new Kosovo parliament is that party leaders have made sure to also bring in their family members. Pristina-based Albanian language newspaper Zeri is reporting this, adding that brothers Daut and Ramush Haradinaj are both now members of the Assembly in Pristina – with the latter being one of the candidates […]
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