Ties with Moscow “won’t slow down EU integration” (B92, Blic)
BELGRADE — The discrepancy between the foreign policies of Serbia and the EU will not slow down the EU integration process and opening of the first chapters. This is according to Tanja Miščević, head of Serbia’s negotiating team in the EU accession talks. “At this stage of our preparation for the opening of negotiating chapters, […]
Read More →Violence against children remains a concern (Koha)
The week against violence in children has begun by underlining the concern that this problem is still quite widespread in Kosovo society. According to NGOs, it is particularly concerning that parents are not ready to cooperate with schools in fighting this phenomenon but at the same time, in many cases, the schools hide acts of […]
Read More →Second anniversary of the first meeting between Dacic and Thaci (KIM radio)
Two years ago on 19 October prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, Ivica Dacic and Hashim Thaci, met for the first time in Brussels and started the political dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. The Agreement signed in April 2013 has relaxed relations between Belgrade and Pristina and enabled freedom of movement across the administrative crossings, […]
Read More →Vladeta Kostic condemns attacks on a national basis (TV Most)
On the occasion of a series of attacks on shops in Vojvodina owned by ethnic Albanians, today announced and a member of Parliament of Serbia, Vladeta Kostic, urging the attacks to stop. “I condemn all incidents occurring in Kosovo and Metohija, but I also condemn and those that took place in Novi Sad, Sombor, Pancevo, […]
Read More →Serb house attacked in Klina (B92)
House of Drago Kunic in Klina was stoned last night in Klina/Klinë. Several windows on the house were broken in the incident. The Head of Pec/Pejë District (administrative institution of Serbia)Vinka Radosavljevic said to Tanjug that incident took place last night around 09:00 PM and added that that family Kunic feels disturbed after incident. Drago […]
Read More →Exorbitant prices of insurance for vehicles and freedom of movement (Vesti)
Freedom of movement and paying the exorbitant prices of insurance for vehicles from Kosovo, it seems is only the political issue. In order to decrease monthly insurance of 108 euros Belgrade offered a solution six months ago, but Pristina has ignored it, Vesti learns. While about the RKS plates will be discussed within the Brussels […]
Read More →Implementation of the Brussels Agreement depends on wider community (RTK2)
Implementation of the Brussels Agreement depends on Kosovo institutions, but from wider community as well, that is civil society and media agreed Rada Trajkovic former MP in the Kosovo parliament and Riza Smaka professor at the University of Pristina. Two years after the first meeting between prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, Ivica Dacic and […]
Read More →Trilateral meeting between Serbia, Albania and Kosovo canceled? (Danas)
Political analyst Dusan Janjic reflected on the visit of the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama to Belgrade and assessed that there is no dilemma about it – his visit is a part of an earlier agreement between Serbia and Albania, sponsored by the US and EU. Serbian Government today announced that visit of Edi […]
Read More →Jahjaga should not go to Belgrade (KIM radio)
Majority of Kosovo inhabitants, that is even 61 per cent of them, are of opinion that Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga should not travel to Belgrade, after she was invited to participate at the meeting organized by the European group of Trilateral Commission, shows an opinion poll carried out by the agency KosovaPress. According to Pristina-based […]
Read More →Who is calling on Edi Rama to leave the past behind (Koha)
Brussels-based correspondent Augustin Palokaj argues in an opinion piece that no one from Kosovo has the right to call on Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama not to visit Belgrade at a time when Kosovar leaders have not only met with leaders of Serbia but also made concessions with them in the Brussels dialogue. “If he […]
Read More →The Senator’s messages (Kosova Sot)
The paper’s front-page editorial notes that only the visit by United States Senator Chris Murphy brought together Kosovo’s political leaders. “Since the 8 June elections, there has been no direct communication between Kosovo leaders. The lack of dialogue has made it difficult to reach an agreement to unblock the situation and the fight for power […]
Read More →Molotov cocktails in KM, Serb-owned car set on fire (B92)
MITROVICA — The former town hall building in North Kosovska Mitrovica, where are now civil protection premises, came under attack twice on Sunday evening. Unknown perpetrators first threw three Molotov cocktails at around 19:00 CET in front of a civil protection vehicle that was parked outside the former town hall building, and then stoned it […]
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