War veterans protest in front of Pristina University Rectorate (all media)
The war veterans of the former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) have protested today in front of the Rectorate of the University of Pristina (UP) demanding the automatic admission of 1,000 students who are children of war veterans and martyrs. The war veterans are claiming that UP Rector Ramadan Zejnullahu failed to respect the memorandum that […]
Read More →LDK’s Hyseni to head Kosovo delegation in talks with Belgrade (Gazeta Express)
Skender Hyseni, a member of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and former Minister for Foreign Affairs, is expected to lead the Kosovo delegation in talks with Belgrade in Brussels. Unidentified sources told the news website that Hyseni however would not get the post of Minister of Foreign Minister. “Both parties [the LDK and the […]
Read More →Thaci: We will give the country stable and dignified institutions (Koha)
Acting Prime Minister, Hashim Thaci, said today at the government meeting that the new coalition between the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) has pledged to contribute to Kosovo’s development and integration. “We will give the country stable and democratic institutions, with credible people”, said Thaci. He added that the […]
Read More →Mustafa to call off agreement with Thaci if he does not become prime minister (Gazeta Blic)
Leader of Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Isa Mustafa, before signing coalition agreement with leader of Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Hashim Thaci, had imposed certain conditions to the PDK, the main one being that Mustafa becomes the future prime minister of Kosovo. Sources inside the LDK said that if this condition is not met, […]
Read More →UN Women, 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (Telegrafi)
On the occasion of the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November), United Nations Development Coordinator in Kosovo, Andrew Russell, officially opened the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, which is marked annually worldwide with the aim of raising awareness and promoting actions to prevent violence against women. UN Women, on […]
Read More →Bosch to the new government: stay away from the justice system (RTK Live)
The Dutch Ambassador in Kosovo, Robert Bosch has requested from the new government to stay away from the justice system in Kosovo, RTK Live reports. According to the news portal, Bosch said that the number one priority for the next government must be the rule of law and the fight against corruption. Bosch also stressed that […]
Read More →Letter from Kosovo: disarray in the heart of the Balkans (New Statesman)
The small nation state has not had a government for six months and corruption and cynicism still rule. Kosovo has been without a government since the inconclusive general election six months ago; yet the remarkable thing is how little difference this has made. The other remarkable thing is that the foreigners who exercise real influence […]
Read More →Noise about the coalition (gazetaexpress)
Shkelzen Maliqi, political analyst and current political adviser for regional affairs to the Albanian Prime Minister, considers that the goals and capacities of the new government of Kosovo will depend on whether new uncompromised names or the old compromised ones will be engaged. Another major test for the recently created coalition remains drafting of the […]
Read More →The new head of EULEX with Djuric (Danas)
The new head of EULEX, Gabriele Meucci started the first visit to Belgrade yesterday, since the entry into the office, with a meeting with the Head Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric. The press release of EULEX stated that Meucci and Djuric talked about the new mandate of the EU mission, with special emphasis […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 26 November
• OSCE launches anti-domestic violence campaign (RTK2, TV21)
• Women MPs condemn Gold AG’s song (TV21)
• Molliqaj: AAK had secret deal with PDK (KTV)
• Mitrovica/Mitrovicë north Serbs rally in support of arrested Serbs (RTK2)
UNMIK Headlines 27 November
• A coalition of mistrust (Koha)
• Possible leaders of parliamentary groups (Zeri)
• No restructuring of ministries (Tribuna)
• Jahjaga: Stop violence against women (Zeri)
• EULEX engaged in strengthening rule of law in north (Tribuna)
• Daviet visits Pristina University a day before veterans protest (Koha)
Kosovo Guerrillas Accused of Beating Prisoner (Balkan Insight)
A witness told the trial of the Kosovo Liberation Army’s ‘Drenica Group’ cell, accused of assaulting prisoners during the 1998-99 war, that her husband was seriously beaten at a KLA jail. The protected prosecution witness, codenamed Witness K, told the court in Mitrovica on Monday that her husband suffered severe beatings at the KLA detention […]
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