Promises that are not convincing (Koha)
Elmaz Isufi, in an opinion piece for Koha, writes that the promises of political parties in the election campaign, to reduce unemployment and poverty, may be fulfilled easier than their predictions. Not from their development policies, but from the massive escape of Kosovo citizens, mostly young people, towards European countries. If for nothing else, this will serve […]
Read More →Thaci: Kosovo’s New Foreign Policy Roadmap
Several news sites publish a guest blog by Kosovo Foreign Affairs Minister Hashim Thaci for LSEE. The Republic of Kosovo has just approved a new government consisting of the two largest political parties – PDK and LDK – joined by minority parties with seats in the parliament. The new coalition provides a very stable majority […]
Read More →Kuci: Final phase for integration of judicial system in the north (RTK)
Kosovo’s Minister of Justice Hajredin Kuci said today that Kosovo’s institutions are in the final phase of reaching an agreement for the integration of the judiciary from the north in Kosovo’s judicial system. “I expect the agreement to be reached in early January. This will imply full integration in the judicial system of the Republic […]
Read More →Mustafa and Vucic will meet on 8-9 February (Gazeta Blic/Vecernje Novosti)
The dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia will resume with the meeting between Isa Mustafa, the Prime Minister of Kosovo, and Aleksandar Vucic, the Prime Minister of Serbia, in Brussels on 8-9 February. The establishment of the Association/Community of Serb-majority Municipalities is expected to be the main topic of the meeting. According to Belgrade-based Vecernje Novosti, […]
Read More →Status of Kosovo, immediately (Vecernje Novosti)
In parallel with implementation of the Brussels Agreement, Serbia will next year propose its solution for the final status of Kosovo and Metohija. President Tomislav Nikolic will soon present the new plan, and then the Government and the National Assembly should correct it and finalize. Milovan Drecun, the official of Progressive Party and Head of […]
Read More →Hungary becomes new hot spot for migrants from Kosovo, Syria and beyond (Fox News)
With the Mediterranean Sea becoming too treacherous and other routes blocked by barbed-wire fences, would-be migrants are taking a new route into the Europe Union: through Hungary. Coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Syria and as near as Kosovo and Albania, thousands of migrants a week are crossing into Hungary and requesting asylum, […]
Read More →European Commission supports the agriculture sector in Kosovo (Zeri)
The municipality of Podujeve/Podujevo received a grant from the European Commission, to establish a Center for the collection, storage and processing of fruits and vegetables. Mayor of Podujeve/Podujevo, Agim Veliu, signed a contract with representatives of the European Commission in Kosovo, for the implementation of this project, in value of 483 thousand euros. Veliu considers […]
Read More →Braathu: Corruption is one of the main problems in Kosovo (Radio Kosova)
The economic development and creation of new jobs should be a priority for the new government of Kosovo, said the Norwegian Ambassador to Kosovo, Jan Braathu, for Radio Kosova. Braathu said that the two parties in the ruling coalition, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) had focused their election […]
Read More →ZSO will have executive powers (Kim radio)
The leader of the Serbian List Aleksandar Jablanović announced that Community of Serbian municipalities (ZSO) will be formed in a few months and that it will have executive powers. Jablanović did not want to give details about the powers of the Community, adding that Community needs to be established as soon as possible. “The formation […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 21 December
• KJC might face problems if its new members are not appointed (KTV)
• Bahtiri condemns physical attack of ‘Serb extremists’ against Shosholli (Klan Kosova)
• Fight against corruption remains only a political promise (KTV)
UNMIK Headlines 22 December
• Jacobson: I didn’t create the ruling coalition (Zeri)
• Kurti: This government won’t complete its mandate (Zeri)
• Ruling coalition depends on LDK internal elections (Tribuna)