UNMIK Headlines 8 February
• Tens of protesters and police injured in yesterday’s protest (dailies)
• President Jahjaga comes out in support of the UP rector (Koha Ditore)
• Statute for KLA Tribunal drafted (Tribuna)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina planning to lift visas for Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
• Schools in Pristina closed for fear of toxic oil (dailies)
Schools in Pristina closed for fear of toxic oil (dailies)
Pristina Mayor, Shpend Ahmeti, ordered the closing of 43 schools in Pristina after fears that the oil used for heating contained levels of sulfur, 600% more than the legal limit. The tests were carried out in three schools and all came back showing extremely high level of sulfur in the heating oil. Ahmeti said schools […]
Read More →Bosnia and Herzegovina planning to lift visas for Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zlatko Lagumdzija, has undertaken an initiative to reverse the Government’s decision for imposing visas on citizens of Kosovo. This is however being opposed by authorities in Republika Srpska who claim that this would imply recognition of Kosovo’s independence. Lagumdzija justified the proposal by saying that Kosovo and […]
Read More →President Jahjaga comes out in support of the UP rector (Koha Ditore)
President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, has taken a position on recent protests against the rector of University of Pristina (UP) by taking his side. Jahjaga, said her spokesperson Arber Vllahiu, is closely following events in UP and urges all parties to refrain from violence. She said there should be a constructive dialogue that will lead […]
Read More →Tens of protesters and police injured in yesterday’s protest (dailies)
Around 1,000 citizens are reported to have taken part in yesterday’s protest demanding immediate resignation of University of Pristina (UP) rector, Ibrahim Gashi, on allegations he was illegally promoted. Apart from students, the protest was also attended by representatives of civil society and citizens. Protesters called on the police to leave the UP compound as […]
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