Kosovo shuts down TİKA-backed NGOs for supporting terrorism (Today’s Zaman)
September 25, 2014, Thursday/ 18:04:10/ TODAY’S ZAMAN / ANKARA A main opposition party deputy has asked a parliamentary question demanding to know if the Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TİKA) and the Yunus Emre Foundation ever offered financial support to any of the nongovernmental organizations in Kosovo that were recently closed down due to their […]
Read More →Yugoslav Ex-Official Joins Balkan Convicts in Sweden (Balkan Insight)
25 Sep 14 Nikola Sainovic, the former deputy prime minister of Yugoslavia convicted of war crimes in Kosovo, will become the fourth Balkan war criminal to serve his sentence in Sweden. Marija Ristic BIRN Belgrade Sainovic will be sent to a Swedish jail after being found guilty by the Hague Tribunal of deportation, murder, persecutions […]
Read More →US wants Armenia to recognize Kosovo independence (Haykakan Zhamanak)
“According to reliable sources, an unexpected problem arose on the agenda of Armenian-American relations. The U.S. tries to convince Armenia to recognize Kosovo’s independence,” ‘Haykakan Zhamanak’ daily says. “If it happens, Armenia will become the first non-Baltic post-Soviet republic to recognize Kosovo’s independence. According to our information, Armenia is interested in this issue. Armenian diplomats […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 25 September 2014
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• President Nikolic meets Ban Ki-moon (RTS/Tanjug/Radio Serbia)
• Vucic: Calls for autonomy are irresponsible (Tanjug)
• Omerovic: Inappropriate comparison of Kosovo and Sandzak (Politika/Tanjug)
• Djuric: There cannot be interstate agreements with Kosovo (RTS)
• Djuric: All details of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue presented to public and citizens (Danas)
• Joksimovic: Opening the first chapter by end of year would give Serbia hope (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• EU Delegation: False statements and allegations of Nikola Spiric (Dnevni avaz)
• SDA: Current state government has blocked B&H from entering NATO (Fena)
• Ivanov meets Nimetz (Republika)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• UN chief to appoint high-level review panel on peace operations (Xinhua)
• Kosovo Counts Cost of Political Stalemate (BIRN)
• Montenegro Ruling Parties to Start Reshuffle Talks (BIRN)
Ðurić: Health Service is priority in Kosovo Pomoravlje (RTK2)
The Director of the Serbian government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Ðurić stated yesterday during his visit to Serbs in Pasjane in Kosovo Pomoravlje (eastern Kosovo) that recovery of the Health Service is one of priorities of the Serbian government. He paid a visit to a building that is meant to become a hospital […]
Read More →Dead or alive (Gazeta Express)
Imer Mushkolaj writes in his editorial that bringing down Hashim Thaci is not the only reason that unites the coalition block. According to him, there are many hidden reasons that keep these parties together just as there are many hidden reasons why Hashim Thaci insists to remain the Prime Minister of Kosovo. These reasons put […]
Read More →Haziri: Best solution would be Mustafa prime minister but we have an agreement (Gazeta Blic)
Following the statement of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MP, Arben Gashi, that the agreement with Alliance for Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) should be redefined, the party’s member of the presidency, Lutfi Haziri, also said that the best solution would be for LDK leader, Isa Mustafa, to become prime […]
Read More →Thaci: Building of institutions only in accordance to the Constitution (Kosovapress)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, said everyone should respect Kosovo Constitution and laws and the entire political spectrum should reflect in the interest of Kosovo and its citizens. He stressed that June elections were free and fair and will provide the citizens of Kosovo the best possible solution for building of stable and efficient […]
Read More →Jahjaga seeks recognition of Kosovo from the Bahamas (Telegrafi)
President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, met in New York with the Foreign Minister of the Bahamas, Frederick Mitchell, with whom she discussed processes important for Kosovo’s international consolidation and membership in international organisations. Jahjaga said that since declaration of independence in 2008, Kosovo has made a great deal of progress and has turned into a […]
Read More →Sign language, mandatory in Kosovo institutions (Koha)
Government of Kosovo approved today a draft regulation for provision of sign language services. Acting deputy prime minister Hajredin Kuci said that the regulation specifies procedures for providing services of sign language in Kosovo and access to interpretation services. All institutions in Kosovo, both at the local and central level, are obliged to provide sign […]
Read More →Đurić: The goal is normalization and for no one to be afraid for their future (Tanjug)
The Director of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Đurić, claims that recognition of the independence of Kosovo is in no way an option for the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, and that the result of the talks should be normalization of relations between institutions to the extent that no one has […]
Read More →Kosovo Counts Cost of Political Stalemate (Balkan Insight)
25 Sep 14 Four months on without a new government, delays in forming key institutions are impacting on the economy, on talks with Serbia and on progress with the European Union. Nektar Zogjani BIRN Pristina Almost four months on from the general elections, Kosovo is stuck in political deadlock as a result of the failure […]
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