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EULEX, two more years in Kosovo (Tribuna)

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The European Union will continue to have a presence in Kosovo, be it under the EULEX name or some other, for at least two more years, the paper reports on the front page. Reliable sources told the paper that EULEX will not hand over all executive competencies to authorities in Kosovo. The government of Kosovo […]

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Corruption prolongs life of EULEX (Zeri)

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Citing sources in Brussels, the paper reports that the European Union has decided to continue its mission in Kosovo and the only changes would be to transfer some competencies to local institutions for certain “easier” cases and to downsize the number of staff. “The mission will continue to operate even after June 2014, at least […]

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EULEX mandate impacts ten laws (Koha)

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The paper reports on the front page that ten laws and three codes will have to be simultaneously amended when parliament ratifies the agreement on the new European rule of law mission in Kosovo. The amendments have already been prepared. The paper claims to have secured the list of legal acts that will be amended. […]

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UNMIK Headlines 27 March

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• EULEX mandate impacts ten laws (Koha)
• Corruption prolongs EULEX’s life (Zeri)
• EULEX: two more years in Kosovo (Tribuna)
• Election reform to be discussed today at Assembly (Epoka)
• Joint translation of EU legislation (Epoka)
• “Hacking”, condition for visa liberalization (Tribuna)
• Kurti: Vote theft must be stopped (Lajm)
• Selimi: Government should announce its position on Tribunal (Epoka)
• Tribunal for Kosovo to have two locations (Bota Sot)
• Limaj: Don’t expect much from this government (Lajm)
• Bahtiri and Rakic to meet today (Lajm)
• Thaci stopped protest against partition of Mitrovica (Zeri)
• Women in Black apologize to Albanians for Serbian crimes (Koha)

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Crimea-Kosovo Analogy Nonsense, Obama Says (Balkan Insight)

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US leader says ‘slaughter’ in Kosovo and alleged danger to Russians in Crimea cannot be compared to justify takeover. BIRN London US President Barack Obama on Tuesday rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russian speakers had been threatened in Crimea – and dismissed any analogy between Western intervention in Kosovo in 1999 and Russia’s […]

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Limaj Denies ‘Absurd’ Kosovo Corruption Charges (Balkan Insight)

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Former transport minister denies involvement in corruption and organized crime, saying the indictment is based on ‘prejudice, absurd things and speculation’. BIRN Pristina Fatmir Limaj has denied involvement in corruption and organized crime, maintaining that the latest indictment raised against him was based on prejudice and speculation. “If this indictment was a screenplay, a good […]

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Obama gives Iraq war a more generous spin (The Washington Post)

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  President Obama, whose presidential campaign in 2008 took off in large part because of his criticism of the Iraq war, on Wednesday used that war as a contrast to what Russia is doing in Ukraine. Speaking in Brussels, Obama dismissed suggestions by Russia and its supporters that the Iraq war undercuts the United States’ […]

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