Fifteen years after Rambouillet negotiations (Akter)
Tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of negotiations held at Rambouillet castle near Paris, which marked the start of Kosovo peace conference. Conference, which lasted 17 days, ended with failure, whereas international Contact group decided that negotiations between delegation of the government of Serbia and Kosovo Albanians about settling Kosovo crisis should continue on 15 March […]
Read More →Albanian citizen detained for making photos of the military barracks (Tanjug)
Nivi Pazar – Albanian citizen J.M. (31) is arrested in Novi Pazar on suspicion that he took photos of the Serbian Army barracks in that town yesterday around 10:30, reported Novi Pazar police department. “Police officers of the Police Department in Novi Pazar have arrested and ordered, with the approval of Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office, […]
Read More →Ukë Rugova and his friends to face the Court today (koha online)
Ukë Rugova and nine other suspects will be sent today at the Court, as per request of the Prosecutor. He is expected to request detention for all the suspects. The session is expected to be held at 13:00 hours in Pristina. Investigations on Deputy Rugova (born 1980) regarding the “Grand Hotel” seized a year ago, now […]
Read More →New party on 20 February (Lajm)
Jakup Krasniqi and Fatmir Limaj will launch their new party on 20 February. As Lajm reported earlier, this party will also have its parliamentary group in the Kosovo Assembly, which consists of seven deputies. Along with Krasniqi and Limaj, there will be Hidajet Hyseni, Haxhi Shala, Emin Gërbeshi, Lumnije Morina and Flora Brovina. The newspaper learned that […]
Read More →Thaçi: Benefits for all those who contributed (dailies)
Koha Ditore reports that Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi through the draft law for KLA veterans, is committed to have the Government consider all citizens and soldiers who contributed during the conflict, no matter how minimal. . According to Thaçi, this draft-law, which was approved on Wednesday by the Kosovo Government, aims to determine the benefits […]
Read More →Participating in paramilitary formations outside Kosovo punishable by law (dailies)
Kosovo Interior Minister Bajram Rexhepi said Kosovars joining paramilitary forces outside the territory can face prison sentences of up to 15 years. On Wednesday, during the Government meeting , Rexhepi said that, in order to protect state interests, the Ministry has undertaken the initiative to draft a law to determine whether joining or participation in […]
Read More →Danielsson requests fight against corruption, organised crime (Koha)
General Director for Enlargement of European Commission Christian Danielsson, during his meetings with the highest state leaders in Kosovo, expressed the readiness of the European Commission to help Kosovo in all processes. But he made it clear that it is much easier to achieve progress if reforms are made in the field of rule of […]
Read More →KSF could transform into a national guard (Tribuna)
Kosovo may soon have an army; in its current capacities, the Kosovo Security Force could be transformed into a military force in a matter of 30 days, as all necessary preparations are in place. However, the main issue is the name that will be given to the new force. Officials at the Kosovo Government fear […]
Read More →Ukë Rugova under arrest, suspected of leading a criminal group (dailies)
All papers report on yesterday’s arrest of Ukë Rugova, son of late President Ibrahim Rugova and Kosovo MP. Koha Ditore notes that Rugova was arrested along with nine other persons suspected of visa fraud. Rugova and the group are said to have sold Schengen visas from €2,700 to €3,500. The paper claims to have secured the arrest […]
Read More →Vulin to visit the municipalities of Klina and Srbica (Politika)
Belgrade – Minister without portfolio in charge of Kosovo and Metohija in the Government of Serbia Aleksandar Vulin will travel to Kosovo, where he will visit the municipality of Klina and Srbica. Vulin will meet in a village Klinavac, in the municipality of Klina, with returnee families, currently seven, and among which is one four-year […]
Read More →Oliver Ivanovic remains in mayoral race (Danas)
The Central Election Commission determines today the order of candidates. Pristina, Kosovska Mitrovica, Belgrade – The decision of the Appellate Court in Pristina to detain the president of SDP and candidate for mayor of Kosovska Mitrovica, Oliver Ivanovic, suspected of participation in war crimes in 1999 and 2000, will not affect his candidacy. One month […]
Read More →The strategy for the return to Kosovo is adopted (KiM Radio)
Kosovo Government, yesterday, upon proposal of the Minister for Communities and Returns Dalibor Jevtic, unanimously adopted a strategy for return, for the period 2014-2018. Minister said that this will encourage all displaced people to return to their homes. “The aim of the Strategy for Communities and Returns 2014-2018 is to be used as a guide […]
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