• Thaci: PDK initiated the tax, Haradinaj only voted (Klan Kosova)
• Haradinaj: Tax will remain in power until Serbia recognizes Kosovo (media)
• Government: Thaci should protect state interests, not deal with taxes (media)
• EU hopes state team will support Thaci’s efforts and retraction of tariff (Koha)
• EU: Consultations with the team, dialogue with Presidents (Zeri)
• Limaj: Tax won’t be rescinded until Serbia recognizes Kosovo (media)
• Kosovo state delegation to travel to U.S. to get “visa” (Zeri)
• Opposition parties have no strategy to stop negotiating team (Zeri)
• Bislimi: Negotiating team lacks support from Albanian majority (Epoka)
UNMIK Headlines 8 January
Headlines - 08.01.2019
UNMIK Headlines 7 January
• Trump dangles Rose Garden treaty moment in quiet peace effort between Serbia and Kosovo (Washington Post)
• Shala: Thaci cannot make the promise to rescind the tax (media)
• Ramadani: Tax will be removed only if Serbia recognizes Kosovo (media)
• President and Government must coordinate on tax, commentators say (Telegrafi)
• Rama: We are the Kosovo Army, only our name is KSF (media)
UNMIK Headlines 4 January
• President Thaci: New era will start after agreement with Serbia (RTK)
• NATO supports dialogue, doesn’t change position on Kosovo Army (media)
• Lack of exchange of information between state delegation and president (Koha)
• Limaj: Missing persons, main topic of Brussels meeting (media)
• EU confirms meeting with Kosovo team on January 8 (media)
• Hoti: LDK doesn’t support current format of dialogue (media)
• LDK, VV determined to call extraordinary assembly session (Koha)
Headlines - 04.01.2019
UNMIK Headlines 3 January
• 100-percent tax expected to dominate 8 January meeting in Brussels (Koha)
• Veseli says he plans to run for Prime Minister in next elections (Lajmi)
• Limaj: Time has come for Serbia to recognize Kosovo (media)
• Wieland: Some governments are still not convinced for visa liberalization (Koha)
• Kosovo cannot expect anything from Romanian EU presidency (Koha)
• A special January (Zeri)
• Kosovo might not apply for INTERPOL membership this year (Koha)
• Deputy Minister Stankovic stopped at Merdare, interviewed by BIA (media)
• Detention for suspects in Ivanovic murder extended by another month (Koha)
Headlines - 03.01.2019
UNMIK Headlines 31 December
• Thaci: 2019, a year of historic decision (RTK)
• Assembly President Kadri Veseli’s end-of-year interview to RTK
• Missing persons, first topic to be discussed with Serbia (Kosovapress)
• EU calls on Kosovo government to reconsider decision on tariffs (Klan Kosova)
• Veseli: Vetevendosje and LDK’s behavior, regretful (RTK)
• Hoti responds to Veseli’s accusations (RTK)
• Haziri: There can be no agreement with Serbia without LDK (Telegrafi)
• Engel: No EU for Serbia unless war criminals face justice (Telegrafi)
• Simic: Pressure on Kosovo Serbs continuing (Zeri)
• Ceremony commemorating missing persons to be held in Pristina today (media)
• Brnabic: I did not request withdrawal of recognition of Kosovo (RTK)
• Serbian President fears unification of Kosovo and Albania (RTK)
Headlines - 31.12.2018
UNMIK Headlines 29 December
• Government sets 100% tax for international brands coming from Serbia (media)
• EU Office calls on Kosovo to reconsider expansion of tariffs (media)
• Vucic: Regardless of measures by Pristina we will not kneel down (Express)
• Sarovic: We lost €4 million a month since tariff introduction (Telegrafi)