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Osmani: Next assembly session should be held as soon as possible (Kosovapress)

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Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MP, Vjosa Osmani, said that Assembly chairperson Flora Brovina needs to schedule the next session as soon as possible, “so that the majority can elect the Assembly President, because we saw today that the PDK lacks the necessary votes”. Osmani also said, “we have several scenarios in mind, but we […]

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Haliti: PDK will again run with Arsim Bajrami (Gazeta Blic)

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Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) MP Xhavit Haliti said the chairperson of the Kosovo Assembly, Flora Brovina, interrupted today’s session based on the decision of the Constitutional Court. Haliti said the PDK would again run with Arsim Bajrami as candidate for the post of Assembly President. “There is no reason to seek the opinion of […]

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LAN: No new elections, solution must be found in the Assembly (Koha)

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Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and candidate of the opposition coalition for Prime Minister, said today that MPs need to find a solution to break the political deadlock. He said the coalition of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the AAK and the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) does […]

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PDK candidate for Assembly President fails to get enough votes (Kosovapress)

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The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) candidate for Assembly President, Arsim Bajrami, did not get enough votes in today’s constitutive session. 44 MPs voted in favor of Bajrami, 61 voted against and 11 MPs abstained from voting. Assembly chairperson Flora Brovina said she needs to interrupt the session and said she would inform MPs in […]

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Islamic extremists with Serbian “licna karta”* (Koha Ditore)

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Following yesterday’s arrest of 15 persons on terrorism charges, of which 12 are Kosovo imams and one political party leader, Enver Robelli writes how one of the arrested imams, Shefqet Krasniqi, had a valid identification card issued by Serbian authorities in 2004. It is probably with this ID that Krasniqi was allowed to travel to […]

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Ferizaj concerned with emigration of RAE community members (Lajmi)

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Mayor of Ferizaj, Muharrem Svarqa, has expressed concern over the increasing number of members from the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian (RAE) community leaving the municipality and heading to western European countries. While understanding the difficult economic and social situation of these communities, Svarqa said that illegal departure from Kosovo is not the right way to […]

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Power supply in north Kosovo remains in Serb hands (RTS, Tanjug)

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BELGRADE- The agreement signed between Belgrade and Pristina on Tuesday keeps the power supply in northern Kosovo in the hands of the Serb community there, Serbia’s liaison officer in Pristina Dejan Pavicevic said on Wednesday. The agreement will last only if both sides implement it, and suitable guarantees have been secured to that end, Pavicevic […]

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OSCE Broadcast 17 September

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• OSCE Mission donates digital cameras to Kosovo Police (Klan Kosova)
• Six imams of Islamic Community of Kosovo arrested (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Jahjaga: We are dedicated to upholding constitutional order (All monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Jacobson commends Kosovo security authorities (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Haradinaj: We are ready for Thursday’s session (All monitored broadcasters, RTK)
• Srpska List does not support LAN with Vetëvendosje (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• AKJ condemns threats against journalist Artan Haraqija (KTV, TV21)

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UNMIK Headlines 18 September

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• Opposition bloc doesn’t give up (Kosova Sot)
• PDK’s scenario to cut short the session (Tribuna)
• Jablanovic: We will not vote for the PDK candidate (Gazeta Blic)
• Jahjaga: Visa liberalization for Kosovo citizens (Epoka e Re)
• Kosovo Government imposes sanctions on Russia (dailies)
• Jacobson praises Kosovo for proactive approach against extremism (Bota Sot)
• Reporter receives death threats after denouncing religious extremism (Koha)
• The softening of Vetevendosje continues (Lajm)
• Germany supports Kosovo in path toward EU (Lajm)
• COMKFOR visits Karaceva (Zeri)
• €800 million for reconstructing Kosova A power plant (Koha)

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Kosovo ‘imams held’ in raids on Islamic State recruitment (BBC News)

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Among them are several imams, including the head of Pristina’s Grand Mosque, Shefqet Krasniqi, local reports say. Some 200 Kosovo Albanians have gone to fight in Syria and several have died. IS is thought to have attracted hundreds of European recruits in its campaign to set up a “caliphate” in broad swathes of Syria and […]

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