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 →Prime Minister Haradinaj’s statement on demarcation with Montenegro (media)
Most online media cover Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj’s statement to the media on border demarcation with Montenegro. Below is the full statement: “Scheduling the [assembly] session on Sunday came as a result of the great and good will after the agreement was reached, but the issue of demarcation has been going on for years and […]
Read More →PM Haradinaj hails joint Thaci-Vujanovic statement (media)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj has hailed the statement signed today by President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci and President of Montenegro, Filip Vujanovic. In a Facebook post, Haradinaj wrote: “On this anniversary of Kosovo Independence, I am happy that an annex agreement has been reached for ratification, review and correction of demarcation with Montenegro. […]
Read More →Pahor: Demarcation and agreements with Serbia, lead toward EU and NATO (media)
All online media cover Slovenian President Borut Pahor’s address to the Kosovo Assembly today. Pahor said Slovenians and Kosovars have supported each other in all processes. “Slovenia is on its way of overcoming problems with neighbors and in this respect I support efforts by Kosovo and Serbia to resolve their disputes. As a friend, I […]
Read More →Quint welcomes statements by Kosovo leaders on special court (media)
Several online media carry today’s statement issued by the embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States. “We welcome recent statements by Kosovo’s political leaders committing to abandon efforts to abrogate the Specialist Chambers. We expect Kosovo’s leaders to keep their word and all Kosovo institutions to honor this commitment. Only […]
Read More →Thaci: Strategy treats Kosovo as integral part of EU enlargement plans (media)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, said that the enlargement strategy adopted by the European Commission yesterday represents an effort on the part of the EU to increase commitment to the Western Balkans and encourage reforms. He also said the strategy treats Kosovo as an integral part of EU enlargement plans. “However, for known political reasons, […]
Read More →European Commission approves the Strategy for the Acceptance of Balkan Countries into the EU (Media)
The European Commission’s Strategy for “A credible enlargement perspective for an enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans” was adopted today in Strasburg. According to the strategy document, which online media have widely reported about, Kosovo “has an opportunity for sustainable progress through implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement and to advance on 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 →Clear and credible European perspective for the Western Balkans is a strong priority of the Bulgarian Presidency
The speech of Nataliya Apostolova, Head of the EU Office in Kosovo/EU Special Representative, at the presentation of priorities of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union Dear Ambassador Dantchev, Dear EU Heads of Mission, Dear media representatives, Thank you for coming here today. It is an honour for me to present, […]
Read More →Apostolova: Abrogation of law on specialist chambers affects Kosovo-EU relations (media)
Head of the EU Office in Kosovo and Special Representative, Nataliya Apostolova, said today at the presentation of priorities during the Bulgarian presidency of the EU that the possible abrogation of the specialist chambers would have serious consequences in Kosovo’s EU integration process. Apostolova also noted that the ratification of border demarcation agreement with Montenegro […]
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.
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