Bahtiri: Decision to allocate grants only for the north is unfair (Telegrafi)
Agim Bahtiri, the Mayor of Mitrovica municipality, has reacted today to the decision of the European Union Office in Pristina to allocate a €8.5 million grant for northern Serb-majority municipalities. “I have nothing against the decision of the EU Office to allocate grants for municipalities administered by Serbs in the northern part of the Republic […]
Read More →Djuric: Community of Serbian municipalities will be created in five months (Blic)
Community of Serbian municipalities (ZSO) will be formed in the next three to five months, said the Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric. Djuric said that the establishment of the ZSO is the focal point of political struggle in Kosovo: “We want that ZSO has the capacity and that in political […]
Read More →Could Serbia do more for chapter 35 (Politika)
Even in case that Belgrade had implemented any other detail from the Brussels Agreement, I am not convinced that it would be enough for opening negotiations with the EU, said Laslo Varga, deputy chairperson of the Serbian parliament’s Committee for European integrations. With that regard the question emerges why Serbia didn’t ask additional explanations from […]
Read More →The agenda of Pristina – Belgrade talks to be announced on 10 February (Radio Kosova)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, in an interview for Radio Kosova, said that the agenda of talks between Pristina and Belgrade will be known on 10 February. “The first meeting in Brussels will be in February, but we will be informed for the agenda of talks on 10 February,” said Mustafa.
Read More →Kosovo to apply for Council of Europe membership in three months (Koha)
The Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hashim Thaci, informed today the government of Kosovo about his visit to Brussels and meetings with senior officials of the European Union. Thaci said that Kosovo has met the criteria for applying for membership in the Council of Europe. “Kosovo has met the criteria […]
Read More →Milan Vujaković: Not true that “Elektrodistribucija Sever” is an illegal company (KoSSev)
It is not true that “Elektrodistribucija Sever” is an illegal company. Kosovo law on energy, which is valid in Kosovo and Metohija, doesn’t prevent existence of another operator to deal with distribution of electricity. Law on local self-governing also stipulates that municipality could be an owner, or co-owner of a company, which is in the […]
Read More →Mustafa and Brussels remove “Peace Park” (Vecernje Novosti)
In the coming weeks, Pristina with the support of Brussels will boost pressure on Belgrade, and Serbs in the north of Kosovo and Metohija, to remove the “Peace Park” from the bridge over the Ibar River in Kosovska Mitrovica. The new Prime Minister in Pristina, Isa Mustafa, will try to impose it as one of […]
Read More →Kostić, Rašić and Mirić candidates for a mayor of Gračanica (Blic)
Three candidates have submitted candidacies for the post of a mayor of Gračanica/Graçanicë to the Kosovo Central Election Commission. Candidates are Vladeta Kostić from Civic Initiative Srpska, Nenad Rašić, former Minister of Labor and Social Welfare and the President of the Progressive Democratic Party, and Dragiša Mirić, former MP and the President of the New […]
Read More →Kosovo War Veterans Threaten Pension Protests (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo Liberation Army veterans vowed to protest if their war pensions don’t start in January, but the authorities said that a verified headcount of ex-guerrillas still needs to be finished. The head of the Council for the Protection of the Rights of KLA Fighters, Xhevdet Qeriqi, warned on Tuesday that veterans would take to the […]
Read More →Task Force is not a solution (Kosova Sot)
The front page editorial of Kosova Sot writes that the Kosovo government, through Kosovo Minister of European Integration, Bekim Collaku, announced yesterday the establishment of a Task Force to prevent mass migrations of Kosovo citizens towards the European Union. The paper writes that there is no similar mechanism in the past that has been successful and […]
Read More →Kosovo co-operates with EU and US in fight against terrorism (SETimes)
Kosovo continues to address the growing and complex challenges of terrorism emanating from Islamic and other forms of extremism, and continues to seek assistance from US and European partners to carry out the fight, experts said. The 2014 Global Terrorism Index, recently published by the Australian Institute for Economics, listed Kosovo — together with Greece […]
Read More →EU grants 8.5 million euro for north municipalities (Zeri)
The European Union (EU) Office in Kosovo allocated 8.5 million euros for the four northern municipalities, North Mitrovica, Zvecan, Leposavic and Zubin Potok, writes Zeri. This grant is dedicated to municipalities with Serb majority and it is expected to serve for economic development and infrastructure construction. Acting Head of the EU Office in Kosovo, Thomas Gnocchi […]
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