Thaci officially submits to Assembly draft law on KSF transformation (media)
In a meeting with Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli today, President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci officially presented the draft law for transformation of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) into an armed force. In a joint press conference after the meeting, Thaci said Kosovo cannot afford to leave its fate in “anyone’s mercy” and Kosovo army […]
Read More →Thaci tells EU: Your approach towards Kosovo is discriminatory (Telegrafi)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, called today a meeting of the National Council for European Integration and said that special effort need to be made to finalise the visa liberalization process as quickly as possible. He said that the current situation regarding the inability of the people of Kosovo to travel freely to European countries […]
Read More →Kosovo Specialist Chambers to begin work early 2017 (media)
In a press conference today, the general secretary of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, Fidelma Donlon, said this mechanism will officially begin work early next year while the recently-appointed chief prosecutor of the Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor’s Office, David Schwendiman, said that it is not yet known how many indictment the court will file against former members […]
Read More →Veseli: Broad consensus over demarcation – no negotiating with Serbian List (Koha)
President of the Kosovo Assembly, Kadri Veseli, said that a broad consensus is necessary to proceed with the issue of border demarcation. At the same time, he reiterated that there will be no negotiations with the Serbian List and certainly no conditions will be accepted.
Read More →Mustafa: Kosovo determined to meet final criteria for visa liberalisation (media)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said today that Kosovo is determined to meet the final criteria for visa liberalisation – the border demarcation with Montenegro. After meeting the newly-appointed head of the EU Office in Kosovo, Nataliya Apostolova, Mustafa said that Brussels should pressure Serbia into implementing the agreements reached in the EU-brokered dialogue […]
Read More →Kosovo Assembly to vote on border demarcation agreement on 1 September (RTK)
The agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro will be put up for vote before the Kosovo legislators on 1 September, decided the Kosovo Assembly presidency in today’s meeting. Although the agreement was expected to be voted by the MPs this week, the presidency decided to give more time to the ruling and opposition parties to […]
Read More →Mustafa confirms agreement for extension of EULEX mandate (Koha)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said in the meeting of the government that agreement with EULEX on extending the mission’s mandate has been reached. “We expect today confirmation from Brussels, namely the letter exchange. Once we receive it, we will hold a meeting in the afternoon to approve the law through regular procedure and […]
Read More →Mustafa: Europe is more complete with Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa, in a joint press conference with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and the Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos, said the European Commission’s recommendation for visa liberalization is an important step for Kosovo. Mustafa said that he discussed in […]
Read More →Thaci sworn in as new president of Kosovo (Telegrafi)
Upon being sworn in as the new President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci said he would serve the interests of the citizens of Kosovo and be a unifying factor. He also pledged to uphold the Constitution of Kosovo.“Being president of a country is great honour and responsibility and I pledge to work in close communication with […]
Read More →Derguti: We will send the President to the Constitutional Court (Zeri)
Aida Derguti, from Vetevendosje movement has just left the meeting of the Assembly Presidency, and told media that the next Assembly session will be held on Thursday. She said that she tried to object this decision, however she was incapable to change anything. “The session will be held on Thursday, we will obstruct holding of […]
Read More →Thaci: I will work with all political parties to overcome the crisis (Voice of America)
The newly elected Kosovo President, Hashim Thaci, in an interview with Voice of America said he will work with all political parties in Kosovo to overcome, what he called, differences between them. He added that his election, which was opposed by the opposition parties, was in accordance with Kosovo laws and Constitution, while denied having […]
Read More →Mustafa: Unreasonable to talk about Serbia’s return 17 years after the war (Koha)
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Isa Mustafa met with representatives of civil society organizations in Pristina today to discuss the political crisis. Mustafa said the government of Kosovo is greatful for the role that civil society, media and others are playing in emerging from the crisis. “The Republic of Kosovo is a state for all its citizens; a compromise made […]
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