Framework to seek “comprehensive normalization” (B92, Vecernje Novosti)
A day before the start of Serbia’s membership negotiations with the European Union, a session of the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU begins in Brussels. In fact, the Intergovernmental Conference between Serbia and the European Union on Tuesday will be taking place on the sidelines of this gathering. The Serbian government has expressed […]
Read More →Lunacek to meet Thaçi and Ahmeti today (Koha)
European Parliament special rapporteur for Kosovo, Ulrike Lunacek, will visit Kosovo today. According to the announcement of the visit, Lunacek will meet Republic of Kosovo Prime Minister, Hashim Thaçi. Furthermore, Lunacek will also meet mayor of Pristina, Shpend Ahmeti. In the last meeting of European Parliament, Lunacek urged five EU member states to recognize Kosovo. […]
Read More →Kosovo Probes Mystery Mother Teresa Statue Collapse (BIRN)
Police said it’s unclear why the Roman Catholic nun’s statue in Mitrovica collapsed, but fears have been raised that it could have been vandalised in an act of religious hatred. The monument dedicated to the ethnic Albanian nun Mother Theresa “fell down” in the late hours of Saturday night, police in the northern Kosovo town […]
Read More →Announcement of better operation of municipal departments (KIM radio)
Branimir Stojanovic, Mayor of Gracanica, announced better operation of municipal officials in the areas of economic and agricultural development, culture, education and public services. At the press conference held in Gracanica on Friday Stojanovic presented his new team of associates, directors of sectors which will work toward achieving the set results. It is about projects […]
Read More →Kosovo Serbs will vote for the Serbian Parliament (Vecernje Novosti)
If early parliamentary elections at the national level will be called, Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija will be able to go to the polls. Belgrade authorities are convinced that it is possible, but there is a great dilemma about Brussels and Pristina positions in regards to it. The key question is whether this participation will […]
Read More →Moroccans leave Kosovo (KIM radio)
On the 18 January COMKFOR Major General Salvatore Farina presided over the farewell ceremony in Camp Latre de Tassigny in Novo Selo, to mark the withdrawal of the Moroccan contingent from Kosovo and stated that KFOR will continue its mission and will be focused on northern Kosovo. KFOR commander said that great results of NATO […]
Read More →Meta: Joint embassies with Kosovo should open (Epoka e Re)
The Speaker of the Parliament of Albania, Ilir Meta, stated that the relations between Kosovo and Albania are unique, therefore it would have been good to have joint consular offices and embassies. “The relations between Albania and Kosovo are unique. They are relations of two neighboring countries, but this s not all, they are more […]
Read More →Mustafa: We prefer June for elections (Tribuna)
Leader of Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Isa Mustafa, reiterated the party’s position against extending the mandate of reserved seats for members of communities in the Kosovo Assembly. He said LDK will not vote in favour of the proposal “because we consider that Ahtisaari’s package and its elements integrated into the Constitution have ended with […]
Read More →Çitaku: SAA to be initialed in spring (Epoka e Re)
The Minister for European Integration, Vlora Çitaku, denied the possibility of delays on European agenda for Kosovo. She stated for this daily that negotiations for Stabilization Association Agreement will conclude in spring, while initiation and signing of the agreement between the Government of Kosovo and European Commission will take place in the end of spring. […]
Read More →EU-Serbia negotiations, Kosovo main condition (Zëri)
Serbia is expected to start today negotiations for EU membership while the issue of Kosovo is likely to be the main condition in the process. British Balkans analyst, James Ker-Lindsay, said that Serbia will need to undertake major reform in relation to Kosovo in order to get the best from the talks with EU. “Issue […]
Read More →Tahiri: There will be no ethnic court in the north (Koha Ditore)
The Government of Kosovo is rushing to end the unresolved issues with Serbia, deriving from the 19 April Agreement, prior to the elections in Kosovo and Serbia. Government officials expect that the two Prime Ministers, Hashim Thaçi and Ivica Dacic will reach an agreement on the courts. Officials involved in the dialogue, said that there […]
Read More →Kosovo and EU close to agreement on EULEX, north disputable (Koha Ditore)
Both Government of Kosovo and European Union agree conditions on the ground require change of EU mission’s structure that will result in EULEX completing its mandate this year. Sources from the EU told the paper that the parties are close to an agreement on EULEX’s end of mandate and the future EU presence in the […]
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