Serbia will recognize Kosovo (Vesti)
President of the newly formed Statehood Movement, and former high official of the Democratic Party of Serbia, Serbia Slobodan Samardzic believes that incumbent Serbian leadership will make the ‘latest 100th step’, under the pressure of Brussels, and recognize independent Kosovo. He added that such commitment is provided in the point 12 of the negotiation framework […]
Read More →PDK-LDK agreement signed (koha.net, Gazeta Blic)
The leaders of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) have now signed the agreement which enables the creation of new institutions. Hashim Thaci, leader of the PDK, stated that they signed the agreement for the governing coalition between the PDK and LDK for the years 2014 – 2018. […]
Read More →Association of Djakovica citizens want Serb homes rebuilt (Tanjug)
BELGRADE – The Association of Djakovica Citizens has stated that the demolished Serb homes in that town in southwestern Kosovo should be rebuilt to allow 12,000 Serbs to return there, because Kosovo’s future lies in multiethnicity. The association reacted to a recent statement by Djakovica Mayor Mimoza Kusari Ljilja that the demolition of Serb homes […]
Read More →Fatmir Limaj: Individual bargaining happened today (Gazeta Blic)
Fatmir Limaj, leader of the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA,) made a harsh statement after the conclusion of the session of the Assembly of Kosovo. “Now I can say why the session was delayed so much: This shows that individual bargaining was going on. Kadri Veseli’s nomination for the Assembly Speaker is only an accommodation that […]
Read More →Petrovic: Serbs will have the same number of Ministers (KiM Radio)
“I am sure that in the new government of Kosovo the Serbs will not have less than the current number of ministerial positions,” says Slobodan Petrović president of the Independent Liberal Party. He added that it is very important which ministries will be led by the Serbs and who will lead them. Petrovic, whose party […]
Read More →Serbs in Pristina’s institutions must be adequate (Kontakt plus radio, KiM radio)
A delegate from Kosovo in the Serbian Assembly Vladeta Kostic stated that the Serbs elected into the Kosovo institutions need to be recognized by the Serb community as those that are able accomplish the goals. Kostic said that when it comes to Serbs’ presence in the future government in Pristina, that the number of ministries […]
Read More →President again says EU will seek “recognition of Kosovo” (Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug)
BELGRADE — Tomislav Nikolic says he “knows for certain” that Serbia will be faced with a choice: either Kosovo or EU membership. The Serbian president spoke during the weekend to add that the country “must be prepared for this.” He made a similar statement last week, claiming that the EU will demand Serbia’s recognition of […]
Read More →“Serbia not giving up either on EU or territorial integrity” (B92,Tanjug)
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday that Serbia “does not give up on its European path or its territorial integrity.” “Serbia is trying to pursue a responsible policy, a policy in the interest of the people,” said Vucic when asked to comment on President Tomislav Nikolic’s position that recognition of Kosovo will be […]
Read More →Kosovo lawmakers to vote in new government led by capital’s ex-mayor (Reuters)
BY FATOS BYTYCI Lawmakers in Kosovo will vote in a new government on Monday led by former Pristina mayor Isa Mustafa, with outgoing Prime Minister Hashim Thaci becoming foreign minister, a senior aide to Thaci said. The deal ends six months of wrangling between Kosovo’s two biggest parties, Mustafa’s Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 7 December
• Assembly constitutive session called for Monday noon (All monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Coalition agreement to be signed on Monday before Assembly session (All monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Kosovo Judicial Council skeptic about the appointment of fifty new judges (TV21)
• Forty-five Gjilan/Gnijlane families in waiting list for house construction (KTV)
UNMIK Headlines 8 December
• Mustafa to be Prime Minister, Thaci to be Foreign Minister (Zeri)
• Names of ministers in new Kosovo government (Tribuna)
• Minister of State to lead negotiations with Belgrade (Tribuna)
• Haradinaj to give up MP seat (Bota Sot)
• Serbs ready to discuss Kosovo Armed Forces (Epoka e Re)
• March to support Pristina University rector on Tuesday (Koha)
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