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Invasion of Pristina onto the Council of Europe (Vecernje Novosti)

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Kosovo’s conditional admission to the International Olympic Committee only intensified Pristina’s appetites, whose power, though in a semi-technical mandate, do not waste time and daily is lobbying to raise the ramp in a number of international organizations. As for Novosti said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, Serbia will be against membership of […]

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Not us – crime and corruption are winning the battle and EULEX (Gazeta Blic)

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Gazeta Blic’s editor-in-chief, Astrit Gashi, in an opinion piece says that organised crime and corruption in Kosovo are winning their final battle, that with EULEX which, until very recently, was the only hope for battling them. Unfortunately, remarks Gashi, the battle against EULEX is being won, not by the citizens of Kosovo but by organised […]

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Kosovo Government approves draft budget for 2015 (Kosovapress)

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Government of Kosovo has passed the draft law for 2015 budget that will reach around 1.5 billion euros. According to the acting Minister of Finance, Besim Beqaj, the 2015 budget has a growth of 8 percent compared to that of 2014. Beqaj said next year’s budget will be able to handle all estimations regarding pays […]

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EU mission in Kosovo rocked by corruption allegations (EUobserver)

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30.10.14 @ 19:27 By Andrew Rettman BRUSSELS – The EU’s rule of law mission in Kosovo, Eulex, is fighting to defend its credibility after allegations of bribe-taking and attempts to gag press. Eulex’ head, Gabriele Meucci, told reporters in Pristina on Thursday (30 October) his staff are trying to “make Kosovo a better place for […]

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‘AKSH’ and ‘ISIS’ graffiti in Zubin Potok (RTK2)

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‘AKSH’ and ‘ISIS’ graffiti have been sprayed at the wall along the regional route North Mitrovica-Ribarice in vicinity of the hydro power-station Gazivode this morning, informed spokesperson of Zubin Potok/Zubin Potok Municipality Srdjan Vucinic. This is the first time ever that ‘ISIS’ graffiti is sprayed in northern Kosovo, carried internet portal KOSSEV. Almost identical graffiti […]

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Kosovo police officer stabbed in North Mitrovica (KIM radio)

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Two masked persons have attacked a Kosovo police officer Caslav Ilic (35) from North Mitrovica this morning and stabbed him several times in the stomach. Ilic was admitted at Mitrovica hospital and Kontakt Plus radio learned that his condition is not life-threatening. The attack took place this morning, a few minutes before 08:00 in the […]

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EU Kosovo mission shaken by corruption allegations (EurActiv)

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The European Union mission in Kosovo, meant to help the state develop its justice system, urged Kosovars yesterday (30 October) not to lose trust over allegations at least two senior staffers took bribes to drop criminal charges. The mission, known as EULEX, is the EU’s biggest and most expensive and the affair threatens to undermine […]

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Political crisis in Kosovo thwarts president’s historic Serbia visit (Reuters)

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Thu, Oct 30 2014 By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA (Reuters) – The president of Kosovo on Thursday turned down an invitation to make what would have been a historic first trip to former master Serbia, citing a political crisis that has left the young Balkan state without a new government for almost five months. Atifete Jahjaga […]

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Kosovo Faces Budget Crisis Over Political Logjam (Balkan Insight)

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31 Oct 14 While Kosovo remains stuck in political deadlock, economists warn that the failure to form a government that can approve the budget risks pushing Kosovo into a fiscal limbo. Nektar Zogjani BIRN Pristina Ibrahim Rexhepi, an economic expert, said the five-month political deadlock in Kosovo on forming a new government following the general […]

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BIRN Interviews Prosecutor and Judge in EULEX Scandal (Balkan Insight)

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30 Oct 14 EULEX prosecutor Maria Bamieh and judge Francesco Florit spoke in detail to BIRN’s Jeta ne Kosove TV programme about corruption allegations which have rocked the EU rule-of law-mission in Kosovo. BIRN Suspended prosecutor Maria Bamieh, who this week accused her former EULEX colleague, Italian judge Francesco Florit, of taking a 300,000 euro […]

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EU Kosovo Mission ‘Probing Internal Corruption Claims’ (Balkan Insight)

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30 Oct 14 The head of the EU’s Kosovo rule-of-law mission rejected one of its prosecutor’s claims that it ignored internal corruption allegations and insisted it was investigating the alleged graft. Petrit Collaku BIRN Pristina Gabriele Meucci, the head of EU rule-of-law mission in Kosovo, told a press conference in Pristina on Thursday that EULEX […]

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OSCE Broadcast 30 October

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• Political leaders should learn from religious leaders (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• VLAN calls on Brovina to convene constitutive session (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• CEC ready to organize elections (KTV)
• Jahjaga announces new elections, if a solution is not found (RTK1)
• Provocative graffiti noted in Zubin Potok (RTK2)

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