On the Tribunal (Koha Ditore)
Riinvest executive director, Lumir Abdixhiku, argues in his opinion piece that fifteen years ago it would have been unimaginable and unreasonable for Europe to try Kosovo for war crimes on the year that Serbia is getting closer to Europe. Abdixhiku says that in fifteen years of freedom, instead of cleaning our own house from individuals […]
Read More →Jevtic: Land should be secured for reconstruction of houses of returnees (Epoka)
Kosovo’s Minister for Communities and Returns, Dalibor Jevtic, said on Thursday that land should be secured to reconstruct the houses of Roma returnees from Montenegro and Macedonia. During a conference on International Roma Day, participants agreed that the Roma community is faced with difficult conditions and that a lot remains to be done for their […]
Read More →Politics caused degradation of healthcare (Kosova Sot)
The paper’s front-page editorial notes that similar to other public sectors, healthcare too could not escape extreme politicization, mismanagement, lack of professionalism, nepotism and lack of investments. “Nearing the end of their mandate, some members of parliament have now decided to talk about the crisis in the healthcare system and the lack of reforms. But […]
Read More →Rashiti: Tribunal, a result of failure by international administration (Telegrafi)
In an interview for Radio Free Europe, Naim Rashiti, analyst for the Balkans Policy Group, said the international community that administered Kosovo in the last 15 years, UNMIK and EULEX, failed to execute their mandates. Rashiti argues that the special war crimes court will have a five-year mandate to look into allegations made in Dick […]
Read More →In Belgrade office for cooperation with Criminal Tribunal for the KLA (Blic)
In Belgrade will be established Office for cooperation with the Court for war crimes of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) mentioned in the report of the EU Special Rapporteur Dick Marty, the daily Politika, published. According to the newspaper, the office will function as the office for cooperation with the Hague Tribunal. Politika reports it […]
Read More →Parliament to decide on tribunal next week (RTK)
Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga met separately today with Prime Minister and PDK leader, Hashim Thaci, LDK leader Isa Mustafa and Vetevendosje leader Albin Kurti, to discuss the transformation of the EULEX mission and the establishment of the Special Court. Jahjaga’s meetings with Thaci and Mustafa were held in the morning and there were no media […]
Read More →U.S. is pressuring Thaci, Pristina will have to establish a Court for KLA (Blic)
Since the meeting of the Kosovo leadership with Jonathan Moore, director of the Office for Southeast Europe at the U.S. State Department, which was quite out of the diplomatic framework, the government of Hashim Thaci is clear that there is no way out. Moore brought the message – you do not have an option, or […]
Read More →Kosovo: Approve Special Court for Serious Abuses (HRW)
(Brussels) – Kosovo’s parliament should approve the establishment of a special court located abroad to try alleged war crimes and other serious crimes committed during and after the 1998-1999 Kosovo war. The parliament should also agree to extend the mandate of the European Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) and allow it to continue investigating […]
Read More →Kosovo: Serbs in one list? (Vecernje Novosti)
If Pristina amends the controversial law, it is possible that our compatriots will go to the elections united. Unification could bring more seats. The political representatives of Serbs in Kosovo do not exclude the possibility to participate in the elections for the assembly with a single list. This would prevent the waste of Serbian votes […]
Read More →The amendments to the Law on elections are ready (KiM radio)
Member of the Kosovo Assembly Sasa Milosavljevic said that all Serbian MPs decided not to attend future sessions of the Assembly. Milosavljevic said that the reason for the decision is that MPs still didn’t receive an answer to the question ‘whether will be reserved seats in the next parliamentary mandate.’ “We have sent the letter […]
Read More →Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 11 April
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Kosovo Serbs on one list? (Novosti)
• North Kosovo Serbs: EULEX criminalizes Serbs (Beta)
• Tadic denies he is candidate for UN Secretary General (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Visit to Sarajevo very important for several reasons (FoNet)
• A Reflection in a Distorted Mirror (NIN)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Izetbegovic, Zeybekci meet: Turkish government will continue to encourage companies to invest in B&H (Dnevni Avaz)
• Selakovic and Dodik on strengthening cooperation between Serbia and the RS (Srna)
• Exclusive: Angela Merkel to host conference on the Western Balkans (Oslobodjenje)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Macedonia Readies for Pre-Election Silence (BIRN)
• Bosnia Plenum of Plenums Protest in Sarajevo (Liberty Voice)
• Bosnia the Surreal: Emir Kusturica’s Fantasy Town Erasing the Brutal Past (International Business Times)
• Kosovo: Approve Special War Crimes Court, Says HRW (Eurasia Review)
On Monday on money spending in Kosovo (RTS)
The Board of Inquiry responsible for examination of budgetary spending in Kosovo from 2000 to 2012 will present its report at the meeting on Monday, said Nebojsa Stefanovic. Serbian Parliament Speaker said that it is important that the citizens of Serbia know how their money was spent. “I think that no one should be […]
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