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North Mitrovica adopts municipal charter (Tanjug)

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Councilors of the North Mitrovica municipality, northern Kosovo-Metohija (KiM), have adopted their municipal charter and the newly-elected mayor Goran Rakic was sworn in. Of the total of 18 councilors present at the meeting late on Wednesday, 13 voted in favor and five voted against the document. The three other northern KiM municipalities – Zubin Potok, […]

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A knife in the back (Danas, op-ed)

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What Serbia should say now when the Russians in the Crimea unilaterally declared independence, referring to the case of Kosovo? More precisely, they called on the decision of the International Court of Justice from 2010, according to which Kosovo’s decision to unilaterally separate from Serbia was in accordance with international law.  Even if election campaign […]

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“Putin recognize Kosovo and we’ll give you the Crimea” (Vesti)

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Western countries are ready to give Crimea to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and in turn from him seek to recognize Kosovo, says the Austrian newspaper “Der Standard”. As stated by the newspaper, Western diplomats intend to get out with a clear offer in front of the Russian President. They will let him after a supervised […]

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Toward a Scottish Solution for Crimea (The Wall Street Journal)

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Separatism in Europe should not be impossible, it should just be very hard.  By Thomas de Waal March 11, 2014 3:49 p.m. ET In the next few days, we will hear a lot of noise from Russians about their planned referendum in Crimea and shouts of “double standards,” “Kosovo” and even “Scotland.” Some will be […]

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Thaci, the acrobat (Koha)

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KTV editor-in-chief Adriatik Kelmendi argues in an opinion piece that Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, or “the acrobat” as he refers to him, is back to his old tricks. “Thaci, the acrobat, has suddenly decided to increase salaries in the public sector by 25 percent (economy experts warn that the percentage is not real, but this […]

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Merkel says Russia has sought to exploit weakened Ukraine (Lajmi/Reuters)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a speech in parliament on Thursday that instead of acting as a partner for stability in the Ukraine crisis, Russia had sought to exploit the weakness of its neighbour. “The territorial integrity of Ukraine cannot be called into question,” she said, making clear that the situation in Ukraine’s southern […]

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Zubin Potok deputy police commander suspended (Koha)

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Kosovo Police has suspended the deputy commander of the police station in Zubin Potok after last night’s incident when a group of people managed to free a suspect from the precinct. Police had arrested the suspect on Wednesday afternoon in Zubin Potok after he was involved in a case of ‘intimidation’ and ‘disruption of public […]

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Merkel: Crimea and Kosovo are not the same (Akter)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated in the parliament that territorial integrity of Ukraine can’t be brought into question and that there is no comparison between situations in Crimea and Kosovo.  Markel said in Bundestag that Russia, instead of acting as a partner who brings stability, misused the weakness of its neighbor. “If Russia continues to […]

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Merkel says Russia has sought to exploit weakened Ukraine (Reuters)

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(Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a speech in parliament on Thursday that instead of acting as a partner for stability in the Ukraine crisis, Russia had sought to exploit the weakness of its neighbour. “The territorial integrity of Ukraine cannot be called into question,” she said, making clear that the situation in […]

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Bahrain, Kosovo establish diplomatic relations (BNA)

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Manama: March 13 – (BNA): The Kingdom of Bah rain and the Republic of Kosovo signed a joint statement regarding the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations emanating from mutual desire to boost the friendship and cooperation relations in various fields of shared interest between the two friendly countries and keenness on developing and boosting relationships […]

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SLS office in Osojane/Osojanë burnt down (TV Most)

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Radio Bravo reported this morning that Office of the Independent Liberal Party in village Osojane/Osojanë is burnt down around 06:00 . Cause of fire is unknown at the moment. Firefighters from Peć/Pejë managed to put the fire under control, however the premise is burnt down to the ground. Kosovo police is at the venue and […]

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Minister Vulin: Investments prove gov’t takes care of KiM citizens (Tanjug)

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KOSOVSKA MITROVICA – Serbian Minister without Portfolio in charge of Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Aleksandar Vulin stated in Kosovska Mitrovica on Wednesday that it is through investments that the Serbian government is taking care of its citizens in KiM. Vulin attended on Wednesday the beginning of works on the adaptation and reconstruction of several wards of the […]

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