Thaci decrees Serb judges and prosecutors (RTK)
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, pursuant to the constitutional and legal powers, in accordance with the proposal of the Prosecutorial Council, has appointed today, by decree, 40 judges and 13 new state prosecutors from the non-majority community. President Thaçi, after the oath ceremony, congratulated all the new prosecutors and judges, providing them support in […]
Read More →Eight women compete for mayorships in Kosovo’s local elections (Prishtina Insight)
Only eight Kosovar women are representing about 50 per cent of the population in the local elections of 2017. At only three per cent of all mayoral candidates in Kosovo’s upcoming local elections, eight Kosovar women are proposing measures that they promise to implement if they are trusted with the citizens’ votes on October 22. […]
Read More →SRSG Tanin Condemns Attack against the Director and Journalist of Insajderi, Parim Olluri
SRSG Zahir Tanin, Head of UNMIK: “I strongly condemn the attack against Parim Olluri, the director and journalist of the online news outlet Insajderi. I wish Mr Olluri a speedy recovery. It is essential that journalists have the freedom and safety to perform their work without fear of reprisal. Perpetrators must be brought to justice.”
Read More →Kosovo Assembly meets, PAN boycotts session (Koha)
Today’s constitutive session of the Kosovo Assembly was declared closed by its chairman Adem Mikullovci after members of the PAN coalition decided to boycott it. Mikullovci said he would soon announce the date for the next session. Representatives of Vetevendosje and LAA coalition accused PAN that for blocking the process of forming new institutions.
Read More →No breakthrough in consultative meeting, Assembly to convene tomorrow (media)
No breakthrough was reached today at the meeting between the heads of parliamentary groups and the chairman of the Assembly’s constitutive session Adem Mikullovci, on the situation following the failure of the Assembly to elect speaker. The request from PAN to hold another consultative meeting on Wednesday before calling an Assembly session later in the […]
Read More →Kosovo Assembly’s constitutive session to resume Thursday (Klan Kosova)
The chairman of the Kosovo Assembly’s constitutive session, Adem Mikullovci, has sent a memo to MPs informing them that the session is set to resume Thursday, at 10. The agenda of the session has only one item: election of Assembly speaker.
Read More →Parliamentary parties to meet Wednesday (RTK)
Representatives of parliamentary parties are expected to meet today to consult over the timing of the next Assembly session, RTK reports. Glauk Konjufca from Vetevendosje said this was the outcome of the meeting heads of parliamentary groups had with the Assembly session chairman, Adem Mikullovci.
Read More →Kosovo Assembly constitutive session to resume at 3 (media)
Kosovo Assembly’s constitutive session ended this morning without election of the Speaker. Once the MPs were sworn in, representatives of PAN coalition that was supposed to nominate a candidate for the post of Assembly Speaker asked for a two-hour adjournment citing need for “further consultations”. Chairman of the session, Adem Mikullovci from Vetevendosje, put the […]
Read More →Assembly constitutive session set for 3 August (Koha)
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, called for the first meeting of the Sixth Legislature of the Assembly of Kosovo, on 3 August, at 10:00 hours. President Thaci instructed the President and presidency of the Fifth Legislature, to prepare the proposal of the agenda, in accordance with the respective legislation in power. President Thaci decision […]
Read More →Thaci: I will announce Assembly’s constitutive session date very soon (Telegrafi/Koha)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, said today at a consultative meeting with representatives of parliamentary parties that he would soon announce the date of Kosovo Assembly’s constitutive session. Thaci called on parties to be ready for the session which he said he would set in consultation with Assembly’s administration and within the legally-defined timeframe. Thaci […]
Read More →Mogherini meets with Thaci and Vucic (RTK)
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, has met today with Kosovo President Hashim Thaci. Later, she also received the Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic. The meetings were held prior to the joint Mogherini- Thaci- Vucic meeting, where the parties were expected to exchange opinions […]
Read More →President Thaci announces local elections date (RTK)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, announced 22 October as the local elections date. Thaci took the decision after consultations with political parties and instructed the Central Election Commission to undertake all necessary actions to organise the electoral process.
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