Kosovo to attend Central European Initiative summit in Vienna (RTK)
Kosovo will attend the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Central European Initiative in Vienna today. Attending will be 18 foreign ministers and senior representatives from the European Commission, the Council of Europe and other regional organizations and institutions. Kosovo’s delegation is led by Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj.
Read More →Nikolic: KiM elections pose a challenge (Tanjug)
BELGRADE – Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said in a meeting with British Minister for Europe David Lidington on Monday that the government of Serbia will take a joint stance on whether to invite Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) to vote in the June 8 elections, considering the questionable conditions under which the citizens would vote and […]
Read More →Lumezi scores highest for position of state chief prosecutor (Koha Ditore)
The paper reports on page four that Aleksander Lumezi has scored highest in the interviews for the position of state chief prosecutor. Lumezi now leads the list of eight candidates and the new state chief prosecutor will be appointed after the retirement of the current chief prosecutor, Ismet Kabashi. Lumezi currently holds the position of […]
Read More →25 bodies exhumed so far from Raska mass grave (Tribuna)
Forensic teams working at the mass grave in Rudnica, Raska, have so far managed to recover 25 human remains believed to be from Kosovo Albanians who went missing during the 1998-99 conflict. Forensic expert Arsim Gerxhaliu said the exhumations are proceeding at a high speed and explained that a three-member team from Kosovo has been […]
Read More →Germany has no disagreements with Kosovo (Kosova Sot)
German MP and Member of the Bundestag Commission for South-East Europe Peter Beyer told Deutsche Welle that there is no disagreement between the German Government and the current Kosovo leadership. “In the parliamentary groups that are part of the ruling coalition there is no difference in positions towards Kosovo. On the contrary, it was stressed […]
Read More →Mustafa: I will personally lead dialogue with Serbia (RTK)
Isa Mustafa, leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), said in a debate on Klan Kosova last night that he would not enter into a coalition with the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). Asked who would lead the dialogue with Serbia if he is elected as prime minister, Mustafa said he would personally lead […]
Read More →Parties hide funds (Lajm)
On the front page, the paper reports on a study presented by the Group for Judicial and Political Studies, which claimed that the funding of political parties remains closed and nontransparent. Fisnik Korenica from the Group said that the funding in Kosovo does not fulfill international standards, noting that there are no sufficient mechanisms to […]
Read More →Lidington: Serbs should vote on 8 June (Lajm)
The British Minister for Europe, David Lidington, said that the stance of London is that Kosovo Serbs should vote on 8 June in order for the elections to have international legitimacy. Meanwhile, the British Ambassador in Kosovo, Ian Cliff, informed Serb politicians in the north that symbols of the “Republic of Kosovo” will not be […]
Read More →Serbs waiting for instructions from Belgrade (Koha Ditore)
The paper reports in a front-page story that the Serb minority in Kosovo is waiting for instructions from Belgrade before they decide whether or not to participate in Kosovo’s parliamentary elections on 8 June. Despite highlighting the importance of elections, senior Serbian officials have yet to call on Kosovo Serbs to take part in them. […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 2 June
• OSCE hopes that all issues will be solved until Election Day (RTK2)
• Kosovo Serbs waiting for instructions from Serbia (All monitored broadcasters, TV21&KTV)
• Jacobson calls on Serbs to take part in elections (RTK2)
• Cliff: Do not manipulate the voting (RTK2)
• DiA: Political parties are using public resources for campaign (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
UNMIK Headlines 3 June
• Serbs waiting for instructions from Belgrade (Koha Ditore)
• Lidington: Serbs should vote on 8 June (Lajm)
• Parties hide funds (Lajm)
• Mustafa: I will personally lead dialogue with Serbia (RTK)
• Germany has no disagreements with Kosovo (Kosova Sot)
• 25 bodies exhumed so far from Raska mass grave (Tribuna)
• Lumezi scores highest for position of state chief prosecutor (Koha Ditore)