Hoxhaj: Kosovo and Serbia, at the same time in EU (Telegrafi)
Kosovo Foreign Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, said in an interview for Croatian daily paper Vecernji List that Serbia has recognised independence of Kosovo and expressed belief that “Kosovo and Serbia, as two independent countries, will join the EU at the same time.” Hoxhaj also criticized authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina for failing to recognise Kosovo by […]
Read More →EU Court in Kosovo Convicts Magazine Attackers (Balkan Insight)
The EU rule-of-law mission in Kosovo has convicted three persons for storming a launch party of the Kosovo 2.0 magazine, damaging property and attacking staff. Edona Peci BIRN Pristina Albert Kastrati, Gani Latifi and Driton Dili were found guilty of violating the equal status of residents of Kosovo, preventing or hindering a public meeting and […]
Read More →MFA for 2014 will have in focus lobbying in Latin America (Radio Kosova)
Officials of Kosovo Ministry of Foreign Affairs say that this year will be focusing on the lobbying in the countries of Latin America. Deputy Minister, Petrit Selimi says that not all meeting are made public, according to him, 20014 will be a lobbying year in Latin America, without bypassing Asian countries and the EU five […]
Read More →ROSU members burst into the Court (B92, RTS)
ROSU members this morning burst the courthouse in Štrpce /Shterpce, which function under the judicial system of Serbia, and left it after an hour. Police units ROSU this morning blocked roads at several locations in Kosovo and conducted a search of houses and buildings in Brezovica, Štrpce/Shterpce and village Gotovuša. Acting President of the High […]
Read More →Intl. community wants “special tribunal for KLA crimes” (B92,Tanjug)
PRIŠTINA — The international community wants a special tribunal to be set up to deal with the crimes committed by the now disbanded ethnic Albanian KLA. The reason is a lack of functional witness protection system in Kosovo, writes Priština-based Albanian language daily Koha Ditore. “That is precisely why European officials are insisting on the […]
Read More →Samardzic: The Government of Serbia gave up Kosovo (Politika)
Gracanica – Vice President of Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) Slobodan Samardzic has called Serbs in Gracanica to the polls on 16th March urging them to vote for those who have a plan to get Serbia together with Kosovo out of crisis. Samardzic said that current Government of Serbia made “the biggest damage to Serbia […]
Read More →Legendary separator (Zëri)
Enis Veliu says today that Fatmir Limaj’s and Jakup Krasniqi’s decision to leave PDK is the most serious blow that this party has received ever since its establishment by the former KLA commander “Snake” (Hashim Thaçi,) after taking off his uniform. Thaçi and his dependents did not believe that Limaj would undertake this step considering […]
Read More →Kosovo War Veterans Demand State Benefits (Balkan Insight)
Former Kosovo Liberation Army guerrillas urged parliament to quickly approve new legislation on war veterans that will see them receiving financial benefits for the first time. Edona Peci BIRN Pristina The head of Kosovo’s War Veterans Association, Muharrem Xhemajli, said on Monday that he expected the new legislation to go into force this month. “We […]
Read More →Why West doesn’t’ give to Crimea the same as to Kosovo (B92)
Chairperson of the Russian Duma Committee for international relations asked why the West recognizes the right to citizens of Kosovo to self-determination, whereas the same thing is not allowed to citizens of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine, according to Aleksey Pushkov, is very unusual since part of citizens refuses to recognize incumbent government and asks protection […]
Read More →Pristina bans Serbia’s ministers from visiting Kosovo (TV Most)
Office for Kosovo and Metohija carried that Pristina authorities banned Minister without portfolio in charge for Kosovo Aleksandar Vulin and Minister for Sport and Youth Vanja Udovičić from visiting Kosovo. “This time it is not about common ban to ministers in the government of the Republic of Serbia to visit Serbs in Kosovo, but about […]
Read More →Two months extension of detention for Delibašić (KiM Radio)
The judge of EULEX Basic Court, in northern Kosovska Mitrovica, suggested that retired General of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) Dragoljub Delibašić, suspected for killing ethnic Albanians, will be extended detention for another two months. According to his lawyer, Miodrag Brkljač the reasons for extension of detention are completely the same as those […]
Read More →Three convicted for obstruction of “Kosova 2.0” event (Koha Ditore)
Albert Kastrati, Gani Latifi and Driton Dili have been declared guilty by the Basic Court in Pristina in connection with the incidents of 14 December 2012 where they attacked “Kosova 2.0” magazine staff during their issue launch. On Monday, EULEX’s press release informed that the three persons were convicted and imprisoned for one year. However […]
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