The Prime Minister’s promises four years ago (Koha Ditore)
Lumir Abdixhiku, executive director of Pristina-based Riinvest Institute, argues in his opinion piece that in 2010, seeking another term in office, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci had promised among other things full integration in NATO, visa liberalization, a new power plant, a super-modern stadium in Pristina, doubling of the budget and the law on war veterans […]
Read More →Jahjaga ready to cooperate on Tribunal (Telegrafi)
Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga had a telephone conversation on Thursday with Jonathan Moore, director for Central and South Europe Affairs in the U.S. Department of State. Jahjaga and Moore discussed recent developments in Kosovo and the establishment of the Tribunal for Kosovo. The two leaders highlighted the importance of Kosovo’s confirmed partnership with the international […]
Read More →Kosovo MPs Back Controversial Election Law (Balkan Insight)
Parliament has approved a new law on national elections, but several MPs said the law will not lead to real reform. BIRN Pristina Lawmakers in Kosovo voted 44-2 in favour of an election law that is considered a precondition for the upcoming national elections due later this year. But, several MPs criticized the move, questioning […]
Read More →Disputed draft-law on KLA veterans approved (Lajm)
Kosovo Assembly approved the draft-law for KLA war veterans yesterday; PDK, AAK, and Vetevendosje MPs voted, although none supported the LDK initiative to include members of the former FARK and Ministry of Defence in the law. As a result, the law does not recognize FARK soldiers as a category, a LDK-led military formation during the […]
Read More →Ashton praises Thaci and Dacic (Lajm)
EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Catherine Ashton hopes that what the prime ministers of Kosovo and Serbia are doing will serve as an example to everyone in the region. In an address to the European Parliament, Ashton praised the efforts of the participants in the dialogue. “I sincerely hope that what was […]
Read More →EULEX to keep executive competencies (Koha Ditore)
The EU Rule of Law mission in Kosovo (EULEX) will keep its executive competencies at least for another two years and will not be an advisory mission, contrary to what the government in Pristina has been insisting on. Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci confirmed on Thursday that local authorities and EU officials harmonized their […]
Read More →US requests agreement for establishment of Tribunal (Tribuna)
A front-page story reports that the US director of Central-South European Affairs, Jonathan Moore, met political leaders in Pristina yesterday and discussed the importance of the Kosovo Assembly agreeing to establish a special war crimes court, thus avoiding it being passed through the UN Security Council and resolution 1244. If the Assembly of Kosovo failed […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 4 April
• US requests agreement for establishment of Tribunal (Tribuna)
• EULEX to keep executive competencies (Koha Ditore)
• Ashton praises Thaci and Dacic (Lajm)
• Disputed draft-law on KLA veterans approved (Lajm)
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