Chepurin expects new gov’t to strengthen ties with Russia (Tanjug)
Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin has expressed his confidence that the new Serbian government is quite resolute to further strengthen relations between Belgrade and Moscow. We cooperated very well with many ministers in the previous government and I cannot see why this should not be the same with the new cabinet, Chepurin said for […]
Read More →Jahjaga: Kosovo is a country of all of its citizens (RTKlive)
Kosovo President, Atifete Jahjaga met today with a group of Kosovo assembly deputies, led by Petar Miletic, deputy head of Kosovo Assembly. Kosovo President took into consideration all issues submitted from deputies about the rights and freedoms of ethnic communities in Kosovo, guaranteed with Constitution and Kosovo laws. President Jahjaga ensured deputies that she will […]
Read More →11 people arrested for property abuse (Zeri/Indeksonline/Lajmi)
Several news sites are reporting that the Financial Crimes Unit of the Kosovo Police raided the Privatization Agency of Kosovo (PAK) this morning in search of officials suspected of abusing public property for personal gain. Zeri reports that 11 people have been arrested so far. Reliable sources told the paper that police have raided the […]
Read More →Ellis: Special court not against the state of Kosovo (Telegrafi)
“The special court has to do with individual responsibility and there will be criminal proceedings against individuals that have committed crimes,” Mark Ellis, executive director of the International Bar Association, said in an interview for Radio Free Europe. “Despite exceptional progress achieved in Kosovo, there is a general assessment that the judicial system is still […]
Read More →Not a single dime for potential defendants! (Koha Ditore)
Political analyst Halil Matoshi argues in his opinion piece that “instead of setting up a special fund for legal and financial assistance for eventual defendants of the special court, it would be more honest and humane for a democratic government to set up a fond that would represent and support civilian victims of the war, […]
Read More →The establishment of a Special Court and transitional justice in Kosovo (Transconflict)
April 30, 2014 8:14 am Securing convictions for war crimes (regardless of the ethnicity of victim or perpetrator) is only one aspect of transitional justice. What is just as important is the perception that justice is fairly pursued and adequately addressed for all sides, in order for reconciliation to be embraced. By Dr. Anita McKinna […]
Read More →Towards elections (Kosova Sot)
The front page editorial of this daily writes that judging from the campaign in the media as well as the offensive on social networks, the Democratic Party of Kosovo is rushing the most to hold early elections. There are several reasons why PDK insists on immediate elections, stresses this daily mentioning the internal clashes within […]
Read More →Miletic: NATO and Serbia should give opinion on the armed forces (KiM radio)
Vice President of the Kosovo Assembly, Petar Miletic said that for now Serbian MPs are against voting for constitutional amendments on the establishment of the Kosovo Armed Forces. He recalled that Serbian MPs were not consulted about it. Miletic said that they are surprised, because the Albanian parties, so far, claimed that they will not […]
Read More →The meeting at the U.S. Embassy concludes without an agreement (kohaonline)
The meeting of the political leaders of the opposition and of the government, in presence of the international factor, at the U.S. Embassy, which lasted more than three hours, concluded without any agreement, reported KTV. The Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi, stated after the meeting that these meetings among the leaders will also happen during the […]
Read More →Kosovo in danger of Bosnian model (koha online)
A range of legal actions await the new legislation after the endorsement of the EULEX’s mandate and creation of the special court. However, one of them should not be allowed, because it returns Kosovo’s independence to the time of international supervision and transforms Kosovo into the Bosnian model of a state. It concerns the extension […]
Read More →Cliff: UK supports continuation of reserved seats (RTS,Tanjug)
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA – United Kingdom’s (UK) Ambassador in Pristina said Thursday that the UK strongly supports the continuation of reserved seats in the Kosovo assembly and that a move forward in the setting up a community of Serb municipalities is expected after Kosovo’s parliamentary elections. In an interview he gave to the Radio Kontakt Plus […]
Read More →Popovic with Jacobson on recognition of diplomas (KiM radio)
Tracey Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo visited the Office of Community Affairs where she spoke with the director Srdjan Popovic about the problems of graduates of Pristina University, which is relocated in Kosovska Mitrovica, reads a statement of Independent Liberal Party (SLS). Popovic said that the Office of Community Affairs raised the issue of solving […]
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