Rikalo: The voting right taken away from Serbs (Vecernje Novosti)
Member of Kosovo Central Election Commission Nenad Rikalo on problems with the voter lists: Serbian unregistered voters cannot enrol in a list without Kosovo documents. When voting in local elections last November, it was evident that several generations of Serbs in northern Kosovo had no right to vote. Mostly those who have reached 18 years and […]
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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic, Chepurin: Serbian still neutral regarding Ukraine (RTS)
• Vulin: Kosovo also in the focus of the new government (RTS/Tanjug)
• Rikalo: Serbs denied right to vote (Novosti)
• Albanian protests during Djukanovic’s visit to Washington D.C. (Novosti)
• The Kosovo precedent and consistently being inconsistent (Politika)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Inzko: To reach compromise on state law on residency (Fena)
• Agreement on cooperation of Serbian, Montenegrin and RS police teams (Srna)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo Constitution Still Challenged in North (BIRN)
• Kosovo adds two more friendlies despite Serbian opposition (Inside World Football)
• Serbia, WWI, and the question of guilt (DW.de)
• Is EU Ready To Change Approach toward Bosnia and Herzegovina? (EUinside)
EULEX raided house in Zubin Potok (TV Most, Blic)
EULEX police raided the family home of Radovan Radic early this morning from in Zubin Potok, who is charged with killing of Kosovo policeman Enver Zumberi on 26 July 2011. Radic was one of six Serbs suspected of murder during the conflict over the Brnjak crossing in the north that Kosovo special police tried to […]
Read More →No compromises between reserved seats and KAF (RTK2)
Kosovo MP Rada Trajković, denied any possibility that Serbian MPs could vote for the creation of the Kosovo Armed Forces (KAF) in exchange for reserved seats. “Blackmail is the worst tool possible, I know that politics can suffer and that there are various methods of functioning, however that is totally unacceptable for me. I want, […]
Read More →The truth beyond any doubt (RTK)
Samuel Zbogar, Special Representative of the European Union in Kosovo, writes in an opinion piece: “May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears”. (Nelson Mandela) Ever since the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted the report “Inhuman treatment of people and illicit trafficking in human organs in Kosovo” in January 2011, we […]
Read More →EULEX fails to catch criminal Radovan Radic in Zubin Potok (Kosovapress)
Citing unnamed sources, the news agency reports that EULEX officers raided this morning the house of Radovan Radic also known as Krelac in the village of Zupc, Zubin Potok, but failed to arrest him. Sources said Radic is wanted by Interpol and is suspected of a series of criminal acts, including the murder of Kosovo […]
Read More →Islamic Community forbids Imams to meet with internationals (Botapress)
Naim Tërnava, who heads the Presidency of the Kosovo Islamic Community (KIC) says he should be the only person to talk about Islam in Kosovo, as the institution he leads has started to further expand its powers. The KIC has decided that Kosovar imams, as well as staff and institutions under KIC administration should not […]
Read More →Tahiri meets northern mayors on neutral ground (Tribuna)
The front page reports that the government of Kosovo has accepted northern mayors’ opposition to Kosovo’s independence. Deputy Prime Minister Edita Tahiri and representatives of the Ministry for Local Government met the northern mayors in the EU offices in Pristina, i.e. “neutral ground,” on 10 February. The meetings reportedly focused on the statutes of the […]
Read More →Kuçi: We are expecting cooperation from Vucic (Epoka e Re)
Deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci said Kosovo institutions are expecting the new Government of Serbia to cooperate in the implementation of agreements reached in Brussels. Kuci told the paper that the new Serbian Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic, was actively involved in the dialogue in Brussels. Kuci also said Vucic should cooperate in reaching new agreements […]
Read More →Kuçi: The court is a political request (Kosova Sot)
In an interview for Radio Free Europe, Deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci said Kosovo has the full capacity to handle any judicial case, including allegations of crimes committed by the former Kosovo Liberation Army. “The request [for the establishment of the court] has more to do with legitimacy and international credibility, rather than a lack […]
Read More →Bashkurti: We don’t have to fear the tribunal (Epoka e Re)
In an interview for the paper, renowned Albanian diplomat Lisen Bashkurti called on the people of Kosovo not to panic over the establishment of a war crimes tribunal. He said Pristina should be open and cooperative on the matter. “Kosovo has no reason to fear international law and its institutions,” Bashkurti added.
Read More →Cliff: Do not fear the tribunal (Kosova Sot)
The British Ambassador to Kosovo, Ian Cliff, said on Wednesday that the European Union wants Kosovo to establish a special court that would operate in accordance with Kosovo’s laws, with international judges and prosecutors, and with the EULEX emblem. Cliff said if Kosovo rejects the court, then it is rejecting EU standards. “If there is […]
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