Rašić: There was no discussion with Serbs about armed forces (KiM radio)
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the Government of Kosovo Nenad Rasic said that so far, with the political representatives of Serbs in Kosovo, no one has talked about KAF. Rasic said to Beta agency that Serbs in May 2013 set a request to the institutions of Kosovo for granting reserved seats for minorities […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 30 April
• Ashton requests further implementation of Brussels agreement (Lajm)
• Hoxhaj: SAA is the most important event for Kosovo (Lajm)
• Pacolli: Not fair to go to elections without reform (Bota Sot)
• Russia aims to destabilize the north (Tribuna)
• EULEX unwanted in the north (Lajm)
• Baraliu: Do not extend reserved seats for minority communities! (Tribuna)
• Brammertz: Special court completes work of Hague tribunal (Botapress)
• Gashi: Serb church will either be ruined within two years or we will debate for 20 years (Bota Sot)
• Serb gendarmerie is again being provocative at the border (Lajm)
• KIA authorized to tap in the name of “national security” (Koha)
KIA authorized to tap in the name of “national security” (Koha)
In a front-page report, the paper notes that the Kosovo Intelligence Agency (KIA) has been granted competencies to carry out tapping whenever it believes this is done for national security. The government of Kosovo on Tuesday adopted the law on tapping of electronic communications, as drafted by the Ministry for European Integration. The paper further […]
Read More →Serb gendarmerie is again being provocative at the border (Lajm)
Serb gendarmerie forces are continuing to provoke. On Tuesday, they entered the territory of Kosovo, in the village of Karaceve, reports Rajonipress. A representative of this village, Selver Lenjani, says that inhabitants are feeling insecure, while yesterday at midday they saw members of the Serb gendarmerie, when they entered a place called “Uji I Ceshmes”. […]
Read More →Gashi: Serb church will either be ruined within two years or we will debate for 20 years (Bota Sot)
According to the Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning, Dardan Gashi, it is understandable that the uncompleted church in the University area damages the beauty of Pristina, and it could be ruined. However, he added, the decision belongs to the mayor of Pristina. He considers that it is time to start this debate. “It is […]
Read More →Brammertz: Special court complements work of ICTY (Botapress)
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Serge Brammertz, has commented on the establishment of the special court for Kosovo. Brammertz told BIRN that the establishment of a new tribunal for war crimes that involves members of the Kosovo Liberation Army does not entail criticism of the ICTY’s work […]
Read More →Baraliu: Do not extend reserved seats for minority communities! (Tribuna)
In an interview for the paper, Mazllum Baraliu, constitutional expert and former chairman of the Central Election Committee, argues against an extended mandate for reserved seats for minority communities in the Assembly. Baraliu said this would favor the minority and damage the majority. “If the interests of the minority dominate the majority, this will lead […]
Read More →EULEX unwanted in the north (Lajm)
The EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) is unwanted in northern Kosovo. Impatience towards EULEX in the north has been evident after arrests and detentions of certain Serbs suspected of criminal acts. Ksenija Bozhovic, Assembly Speaker of Mitrovica North, told Radio Free Europe that lately EULEX has not shown a readiness to cooperate.
Read More →Russia aims to destabilize the north (Tribuna)
The paper reports on the front page that “international security institutions in Kosovo are concerned with the fact that the Russian Federation donated ten vehicles to Serbia’s paramilitary formation in northern Kosovo, ‘The Civil Protection’”. The way that Moscow has decided to assist this formation at a time when Belgrade and Pristina are discussing its […]
Read More →Pacolli: Not fair to go to elections without reform (Bota Sot)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Behxhet Pacolli, insists that it is not right to go to parliamentary elections without election reforms. In an interview for Ora News, he said it would be unfair for LDK leader Isa Mustafa and PDK leader Hashim Thaci to go into elections without completing necessary reforms. “I fear that people’s votes […]
Read More →Hoxhaj: SAA is the most important event for Kosovo (Lajm)
Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj said on Tuesday that negotiations for signing the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union will be finalized this week. Hoxhaj said the finalization of the SAA is the most important event for Kosovo. Hoxhaj also said that Kosovo cannot become a Member of the United Nations in […]
Read More →Ashton requests further implementation of Brussels agreement (Lajm)
The EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security, Catherine Ashton, said on Tuesday that Belgrade and Pristina need to continue the dialogue process by implementing the Brussels agreement. “Serbia could also help in resolving problems in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Therefore, Belgrade is an important partner of the European Union in the region,” Ashton said […]
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