Crimea Is Not Kosovo (Huffington Post)
David L. Phillips Russia is pointing to the “Kosovo precedent” as justification for its actions in Crimea. This is a false argument. There are fundamental legal and political differences between the internationally sanctioned process, which culminated in Kosovo’s independence, and Russia’s land-grab in Crimea. Kosovo’s independence is based on international law; Russia’s annexation of Crimea […]
Read More →Hague congratulates Jahjaga (Telegrafi)
British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has congratulated President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, on the creation of the National Council for Survivors of Sexual Violence during the war, the British embassy in Pristina announced. By evaluating the work of this Council as essential for supporting the survivors and addressing the lack of accountability, Hague said the […]
Read More →Kosovo Economists Query Public Sector Pay Hikes (Balkan Insight)
As the Kosovo government announces major rises in public-sector wages, some economists say the focus should be on creating jobs, not raising the pay of those in employment. Edona Peci BIRN Pristina Kosovo’s government has announced significant increases to the salaries of over 80,000 people working in the public sector. Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said […]
Read More →Parliamentary Commission requests from Kosovo Government not to negotiate with Serbia about Kosovo Armed Forces (Radio 21)
Parliamentary Commission for KSF oversight requests not to negotiate with Serbia about the process of establishment of Kosovo Armed Forces. Member of this commission Rexhep Selimi said that Kosovo Government should abide to the document approved from Security National Council. In today’s meeting of this Commission it was also said that Kosovo Armed Forces is […]
Read More →”If Crimea is as Kosovo, the world will become a jungle” (Vesti)
Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaorálek warned that the international community cannot agree on the idea that if Kosovo is allowed, and the Crimea must be accepted, because it would turn the world into a jungle where no longer anything from the international law would be valid. “If we start using the argument that if in […]
Read More →Millions of euros losses from airspace (Lajmi)
Hungary continues to manage and benefit from the Kosovo airspace. According to some estimates, in the absence of controlling its own airspace, Kosovo losses 10 to 12 million euros a year. Establishment of the Agency for Air Navigation Services would enable Kosovo to exercise control over its own airspace. The Agency will be established once […]
Read More →Women representatives seek implementation of gender equality law (Koha Ditore)
Increase of cooperation between the Agency for Gender Equality, Commission for Human Rights, Missing Persons and Petitions and the civil society, implementation of gender equality law, functioning of offices for gender equality at local and central level are some of the conclusions from the roundtable titled “Gender equality in Kosovo institutions”, organised by the Assembly […]
Read More →Radicals request determination of the constitutionality of REC instructions (Politika)
Serbian Radical Party (SRS) considers that instructions for the implementation of the upcoming Serbian parliamentary elections in Kosovo grossly violated the Constitution and the Law on Election of Deputies, which will allow “big electoral fraud”. SRS says that accordingly, they sent yesterday to the Constitutional Court of Serbia initiative to determine the constitutionality and urgent […]
Read More →Voting in Kosovo at 90 polling stations (Politika)
In the Serbian parliamentary elections, on 16 March, the right to vote has more than 100,000 Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija. As announced by the Republic Electoral Commission (REC) voting will be held in 17 municipalities, in five districts (Pec/ Peja district, Prizren district, Kosovo district, Kosovska-Mitrovica district and Kosovsko-Pomoravlje district), at 90 polling stations. […]
Read More →Nojkić: The shift in the politics of the SLS is expected (RTK2)
The shift in the politics of the SLS is expected, said Ranđel Nojkić President of the Serbian Renewal Movemnt in Kosovo to the Radio of Kosovo in Serbian. The call of the SLS to their supporters to vote on Sunday in the Serbian elections, for Nojkić is expected after poor results that the party has […]
Read More →Dodik: If it becomes unbearable, Srpska has the right on independence! (Vesti)
President of the Republic of Srpska Milorda Dodik stated that he currently respects the principle of Dayton agreement and doesn’t want to be labeled as someone who is undermining that documents, however Srpska, if situation becomes unbearable, has the legitimate right to request independence. Dodik said yesterday in Moscow that he wants the strongest Republic […]
Read More →EULEX confirms Ivanovic’s transfer to Mitrovica (Koha online)
A review panel of judges at the Basic Court of Mitrovica has confirmed the ruling of the pre-trial judge for Oliver Ivanovic’s transfer to Mitrovica Detention Centre. The Review Panel has indicated that the decision is to be executed immediately, and plans are underway for the transfer. In the initial ruling of the pre-trial judge, […]
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