Abbreviation JUG barrier for the registration (KiM radio)
A representative of Jedinstvena Unija Goranaca (Unified Union of Gorani) JUG Adem Hoxha said today that the CEC of Kosovo rejected the application for registration because of the party’s abbreviation. The Central Election Commission of Kosovo refused the request of Gorani for registration of the party. “I was very surprised, because doing so the […]
Read More →Gashi provokes and undermines inter-religious relations (RTK)
Ras-Prizren Diocese (ERP) assessed recent statement of Dardan Gashi, Kosovo’s Minister for Spatial Planning (to destroy the Orthodox Church ” Holy Savior ” in Pristina) as a provocation that aims to disrupt inter-ethnic and inter-religious relations in Kosovo and Metohija, especially now during the biggest Christian holiday of Christ’s Resurrection. Diocese notes that Gashi made […]
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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic receives mandate to form government (RTS/Beta/Tanjug)
• Vulin: If expelled do not vote, Serbs will not approach elections (Novosti)
• Serbia opposes reduction of EULEX members and KFOR troops (RTS)
• Irinej: Kosovo and Metohija can never be outside Serbia (Novosti)
• Dikovic: Possible participation in another eight UN and EU missions (Odbrana)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Izetbegovic: Official invitation to Vucic as soon as he becomes prime minister (Klix.ba)
• Izetbegovic: HR’s passivity encouraged RS government’s unconstitutional moves (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik: Interventionism by the OHR will not be accepted (Srna)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• KLA war crimes hearings to begin in the Netherlands (The Irish Times)
• In Kosovo’s capital, new mayor fights corruption – by doing his job (Christian Science Monitor)
• Serbia Socialists Face Deadline to Join Govt (BIRN)
• Three Bosnian Croats arrested for wartime rape (P.M. News)
• Remember Bosnia? (National Interest)
Rugova: UNMIK destroyed rape evidence (Bota Sot)
Civil society activist Igballe Rugova told the Albanian broadcaster Top Channel that thousands of women and girls were stopped and raped during the war on their way to Kukës. She criticized the media, which were not sensitive to this issue. Also, according to her, a major crime was committed by the international administration in Kosovo, […]
Read More →Jevtic against demolition of church in Pristina University yard (Lajm)
Following the announcement that the Orthodox church in Pristina University’s yard will be demolished, Kosovo’s Returns and Communities Minister, Dalibor Jevtic, said that the building is part of Serb cultural and religious heritage in Kosovo, and that it should not be demolished.
Read More →Petition for establishment of a tribunal for Serbia (Epoka e Re)
Deputy Prime Minister Edita Tahiri has informed this daily that she will meet today (Wednesday) with the Agency for Gender Equality, to discuss initiation of a petition to request the UN Security Council to establish a new tribunal for Serbia, which would deal exclusively with rapes of women during the war in Kosovo, Bosnia and […]
Read More →Tribunal can investigate Thaci too (Zeri)
In a front-page report, the paper quotes former US diplomat Daniel Serwer as saying that the special court will be able to sentence every person mentioned in Dick Marty’s report if incriminating evidence has been found against them. This even includes Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. Serwer, a supporter of the special court, said Marty […]
Read More →Kosovo can reach an agreement with the Netherlands (Kosova Sot)
In an interview for the paper, the Dutch Ambassador to Kosovo, Robert Bosch, said that the establishment of the special court is a result of investigations by the EU task force. “There could be an agreement between Kosovo and the Netherlands, but it is too early to talk about possible names or cases that the […]
Read More →Haradinaj: We don’t like the Tribunal very much (Lajm)
Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), said on Tuesday that his party would vote in favour of the extension of EULEX’s mandate and the establishment of the special court. Haradinaj told reporters in Pristina that he does not prefer the establishment of a court. “But we support it in […]
Read More →US welcomes Kosovo government’s decision (dailies)
Several dailies carry a press release issued by the US Embassy in Pristina, welcoming the Kosovo government’s approval of the ratification law on the Exchange of Letters between President Jahjaga and Baroness Ashton. The press release said this decision clearly puts Kosovo’s long-term interests ahead of short-term political considerations. It added: “We now call upon […]
Read More →Biden: Adopt the court (dailies)
Several dailies report that US Vice President, Joe Biden wrote a letter to Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, welcoming Kosovo’s recent progress. “In the spirit of this sustainable friendship, I am writing to highlight the important work of the European Union, namely the team led by Clint Williamson, to investigate claims made in Dick Marty’s […]
Read More →Decision on special court expected today (Epoka e Re)
The PDK, LDK and AAK have announced that they would support the draft law to ratify the international agreement between Kosovo and the EU, for the extension of EULEX’s mandate. This is foreseen to create the legal basis for the establishment of the special court, which would investigate alleged KLA crimes. Immediately after action on […]
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