Beqaj: Mustafa did not cope well with the situation (Akter)
Political analyst Behlul Beqaj, said that the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa did not cope well and that he had missed an opportunity to demonstrate that he is able to manage the situation in accordance with the new circumstances “In my opinion, Mustafa was too late with the decision on change of composition of […]
Read More →Ban Ki-moon: To establish a court for war crimes (RTK2)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report on Kosovo that after the constitution of the government and Parliament should be established a special court for war crimes in Kosovo. “I call on political leaders from Kosovo to double the efforts and strengthen the broad public understanding and consensus on this issue, considering its importance for […]
Read More →The most optimistic people are now weeping (Koha Ditore)
Publicist Halil Matoshi writes that Kosovo should not weep over the young people fleeing to Europe in search of a better life as it has nothing to offer them. “Once the Republic [of Kosovo] makes them a decent offer, the decent citizens will come back,” writes Matoshi. He says that “fragile” and “unsustainable” people can […]
Read More →Haxhiu: Protest for Trepca could take place next week (Koha)
Vetevendosje MP Albulena Haxhiu told KTV that dismissal of Communities and Returns Minister Aleksandar Jablanovic is a victory of the Kosovo people achieved through the Vetevendosje protests. She said the Wednesday protest has been called off but that there will be a new protest demanding the transformation of the Trepca mining complex into a public […]
Read More →More asylum seekers from Kosovo than Syrians in the fight for asylum (Blic)
Kosovars have become the largest group of applicant for asylum in Austria in January. They, as stated, with submitted 1,029 applications, surpassed and Syrians, who are fleeing the war in their country. In January, 910 persons from Syria applied for asylum, and in third place were asylum seekers from Afghanistan (622), and then Iraq (286). […]
Read More →Dramatic surge in Kosovars crossing illegally into EU (Reuters)
The European Union is experiencing a steep rise in the number of Kosovo citizens smuggling themselves into the affluent bloc, with 10,000 filing for asylum in Hungary in just one month this year compared to 6,000 for the whole of 2013. It follows a relaxation of travel rules allowing Kosovars to reach EU borders via […]
Read More →Mustafa: Jablanovic no longer minister (RTS, Politika)
Aleksandar Jablanovic no longer is part of my cabinet, said Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa. The decision was made without consultation with the Serbs, says Branimir Stojanovic, Kosovo’s deputy prime minister. Mustafa did not explain whether Jablanovic resigned or he was removed from the office. “We faced the demands of demonstrators in the previous period […]
Read More →Gračanica: None of the officials was arrested (B92)
Mayor of Gracanica Vladeta Kostic denied the information published in B92.net, stating that official of Gracanica Municipality is arrested. As stated, allegations of the news agency Beta mentioning the statement of the spokesperson of the Kosovo Police are not true. “The allegations that have been published on the above mentioned website are not true. None of the […]
Read More →Kurti: Jablanovic’s dismissal, a good lesson for other ministers (RTK)
Albin Kurti, the leader of the Vetevendosje Movement, told RTK today that the dismissal of Communities and Returns Minister Aleksandar Jablanovic was a good lesson for all ministers of the Kosovo government. He said that the coalition of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) with the Serbian List […]
Read More →Kosovo fires ethnic Serb minister to avert more violence (Reuters)
An ethnic Serb minister in Kosovo’s government was fired on Tuesday to try to avert more violent protests over a remark he made last month that offended the Balkan country’s ethnic Albanian majority. Aleksandar Jablanovic, minister for communities, had branded as “savages” a group of Kosovo Albanians protesting against ethnic Serb pilgrims marking Orthodox Christmas […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 3 February
• Jablanovic no longer a minister of Kosovo government (All monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova, TV21&KTV)
• Vetëvendosje postpones protest announced for Wednesday (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• U.S. Embassy support protests, calls for non-violence (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Four candidates give up the race for Chief Prosecutor’s post (Klan Kosova, RTK1)
UNMIK Headlines 4 February
• Mustafa: Jablanovic, no longer a member of Kosovo government (dailies)
• Jablanovic: I don’t accept Mustafa’s decision (KosovaPress)
• Vetevendosje postpones protest (Zeri)
• Djuric: Jablanovic’s dismissal, a big mistake (Kosova Sot)
• U.S. Embassy: Violence impedes Kosovo’s development (Zeri)
• Rasic ready to replace Serbian List in Kosovo government (Tribuna)
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