Citaku: Kosovo has fulfilled criteria for visa liberalization (Radio Kosova)
Visa liberalization is more a political decision than as fulfilling of criteria’s, evaluated Minister of European Integrations, Vlora Citaku. Citaku augmented this with the decisions of European Commission for visa removal for few countries of Asia and Latin America. Kosovo has fulfilled criteria for visa liberalization, but European Commission is not sending commissions for their […]
Read More →Crimea, Cyprus, Kosovo: Is there a similarity? (B92)
Besides numerous comparisons with Kosovo, current situation in Crimea is compared and with the situation in northern Cyprus. International community currently doesn’t wish to recognize the change of the border, thus Russia, as in case of Turkey in Cyprus, is the only country which verified the separation. Since similarities don’t stop there, our crew visited […]
Read More →The alarming situation in Gracanica health centre (KiM radio)
Because of the difficult financial situation in the health centre in Gracanica, employees are no longer able to treat patients, said the director of the institution. Director of the institution Aleksa Andrejevic convened a press conference on the occasion of the difficult financial situation, at which he informed the public about the problems that prevent […]
Read More →Preparations for excavation in Rudnica (RTS)
Preparations began for the excavation of the field in Rudnica, suspected to be a mass grave of Kosovo Albanians went missing during the war. Works in Raska proof of Serbia’s commitment to shed light on the fate of missing persons, says a representative of Belgrade Veljko Odalović. International team of experts began today in Rudnica […]
Read More →Miletić: Serbian MPs will not vote for the creation of KAF (RTK2)
Serbian MPs in the Kosovo parliament will not vote for constitutional amendments referring to the creation of the Kosovo Armed Forces (KAF), said Deputy President of the Kosovo Parliament Petar Miletić. Constitutional amendments submitted by the Kosovo government on the creation of the KAF are forwarded to the parliament’s presidency, with the proposal that they […]
Read More →Pack: New Serbian gov’t must be real team (Tanjug)
BELGRADE – The government of future Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic must be a real team where everyone should have the same goals and work towards them, European Parliament member Doris Pack has said, expressing hope that Serbia will speed up reforms. With the absolute majority it now has, the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) will […]
Read More →Why Kosovo constitutes a legal precedent and Crimea does not (yet) (Balkans in Europe Policy Blog)
By: Marko Kmezic 04Apr On 27 March 2014, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a non-binding resolution entitled “Territorial Integrity of Ukraine”, calling on States, international organizations and specialized agencies not to recognize any change in the status of Crimea or the Black Sea port city of Sevastopol, and to refrain from actions or […]
Read More →It’s not Russia that is destabilising Ukraine (The Guardian)
The west has been needlessly whipping up tension – if we don’t co-operate soon, chaos may take hold. The profound and pervasive crisis in Ukraine is a matter of grave concern for Russia. We understand perfectly well the position of a country which became independent just over 20 years ago and still faces complex tasks […]
Read More →Sachs argues in favor of “international law” (B92)
“As frightening as the Ukraine crisis is, the more general disregard of international law in recent years must not be overlooked,” Jeffrey Sachs writes. Warning about “skeptics of international law who believe that it can never prevail over the national interests of major powers” and that maintaining a balance of power among competitors is all […]
Read More →Norway offers millions for Kosovo, but with conditions (Kosova Sot)
Lack of transparency, lack of accountability and inefficiency are three elements that are strangling the judiciary system in Kosovo today. The Norwegian Ambassador in Kosovo, Jan Braathu, offered to support an Information Management System project, to help with files for courts and the prosecution. He also requested that the heads of courts and prosecutions be […]
Read More →Nushi: Works in Rudnica will shed light on fate of missing (Bota Press)
On Monday, excavations started in a mass grave in Rashka, Serbia, where it is suspected that bodies of Albanians killed during the war in Kosovo were dumped. Delegations from Kosovo and Serbia have met in Pristina to discuss next steps related to the excavations in Rudnica, in the municipality of Rashka. The Serbian Prosecution claims […]
Read More →Hopes fade for visa liberalization (Lajm)
European Commissioner for Internal Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom is losing hope that visa liberalization for Kosovo citizens could happen this year. Malmstrom, who has the final say as to whether Kosovo has fulfilled the conditions for liberalization, has told the Deputies of the European Parliament, Tanja Fajon and Ulrike Lunacek, that liberalization can happen only when […]
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