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Ban requests establishment of Special Court by early 2015 at the latest (Koha)

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The paper reports on page two that United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in his quarterly report on Kosovo, has called on Kosovo institutions to establish, by early 2015 at the latest, the Special Court that will handle allegations of war crimes committed by the Kosovo Liberation Army. In his report, Ban talks about the […]

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Kosovo chapter won’t block Serbia? (RTS)

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European Commission expects that Kosovo chapter won’t block the start of negotiations between Serbia and the EU. Serbia should, due to its good progress, open first chapters, most probably, in the first half of 2015, writes Deutsche Welle citing Brussels official. The European Enlargement Commissariat said to Deutsche Welle that “Serbia is focused on the […]

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PM “has no information” about “Brussels 2” (B92)

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PM Aleksandar Vučić says he has “no information about a new Brussels agreement,” while he is “always ready to go to Brussels and continue the dialogue.” “I’m always ready to go to Brussels, we are very committed to continuing the dialogue with the Albanians, with whom we have no problem. The only problem is that […]

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Solomon Islands recognise Kosovo (Koha)

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Acting Foreign Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, posted on his Facebook account news that Solomon Islands have recognized Kosovo as an independent country. “Another good news for Kosovo. Solomon Islands have just recognised independence of Kosovo becoming the 108th country to take this decision. Congratulations to the citizens of Kosovo”, wrote Hoxhaj.

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Ivanovic will go from custody to the trials (RTS)

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Analyst Dusan Janjic said that Oliver Ivanovic, will have to await the establishment of a special unit, which is assumed to be formed by the end of the year, but says that he would not be surprised if it would happen in the spring. Janjic said that formally there are two explanations of why Ivanovic […]

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Possible postponement of the opening of chapters (Danas)

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“I think that there is a danger that first chapters in negotiations with Serbia on joining the European Union won’t be open in the course of this year, however that is not related to Serbia’s foreign policy in the context of crisis in Ukraine, instead it is in connection to the blockage in implementation of […]

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International administration to be blamed (B92)

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Milivoje Mihajlovic stated that international administration, which is administering Kosovo and Metohija, is the main one to be blamed for the crime in Gorazdevac. The director of the Serbian government’s Media Office said that almost for all crimes, which led to ethnic cleansing in Metohija and good portion of Kosovo, so far there were neither […]

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Williamson perhaps Chief prosecutor (Danas)

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The establishment of a special court for KLA crimes depends on the pace of the formation of new Kosovo government, which should sign an agreement on the establishment probably with the Netherlands, where will be located a part of the court. Decision on the establishment of the Court brought previous composition of the Kosovo Assembly […]

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Government “ready to provide legal guarantees” (Tanjug/B92)

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BELGRADE — Serbia is ready to provide all legal guarantees for the defense of Oliver Ivanović, Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Director Marko Đurić has told Tanjug. “Our position on the inadmissibility and the harmfulness of the six months of baseless custody for Ivanović without charge is known, and on the fact that previous guarantees […]

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Office for Kosovo: Light to be shed on the Goraždevac crime (International Radio Serbia)

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The Office for Kosovo has called on the authorities and international community to shed light on the murder of Serb children in Goraždevac and on all the other crimes committed against Kosovo Serbs. Not even 11 years after the crime was committed have the persons who shot at Serb children swimming in the Bistrica river […]

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OSCE Broadcast 12 August

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• International youth day marked in Kosovo (All monitored broadcasters, RTK1)

• President Jahjaga accompanied by US Ambassador Jacobson visited Graçanicë/Gračanica (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)

• Indictment filed for War Crimes against Ivanovic (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)

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UNMIK Headlines 13 August

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• Ban requests establishment of Special Court by early 2015 at the latest (Koha)
• Another 20 terrorist suspects to be arrested (Koha)
• Thaci was not aware about anti-terrorism operation (Koha)
• Detention sought for terrorism suspects (Tribuna)
• No law that sanctions Albanians from fighting in Syria (Tribuna)
• Vucic ready for dialogue with Kosovo representatives (Tribuna)
• Jahjaga and Jacobson visit municipality of Gracanica (dailies)
• Stojanovic: No reconciliation without addressing crimes against Serbs (Koha)
• Indictment against Oliver Ivanovic (dailies)

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