“Serbia has ways to respond” to property issues (Beta, B92)
BELGRADE — Zeljko Sertic has said that the Serbian government will not allow the government of Kosovo to, with any act, violate the principle of ownership over property. “The question of property cannot be resolved by a unilateral attitude of an individual. Serbia has a way to respond to such attempts,” the Serbian economy minister […]
Read More →Migrants from Kosovo “find new route” in bid to reach EU (B92, Blic, Politika)
PRISTINA — Ethnic Albanians continue to leave Kosovo in great numbers even after their departure via Merdare has been prevented. Buses carrying immigrants headed for Hungary and on to other EU countries are no longer allowed to go via this administrative line crossing, located between Kosovo and central Serbia. But late on Sunday, the media […]
Read More →Janjic: Boycott would be just a shot to the feet of the interests of Serbian community (RTS)
Political analyst Dusan Janjic expects to be reached a political agreement in Brussels for the resolution of the crisis in Kosovo. Janjic told RTS that the boycott of the Kosovo institutions would be like shooting the legs of the interests of Serbian community. Director of the Forum for Ethnic Relations Dusan Janjic, said that the […]
Read More →A thin red line between Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo (Deutsche Welle)
As Kosovo and Serbia resume EU-mediated talks on normalizing relations on Monday, the demonstrations in Pristina, the most significant unrest since the former province of Serbia declared independence in 2008, indicate that Kosovars’ growing impatience may present a new hurdle to the dialogue. The protests were sparked by comments from an ethnic Serb minister in […]
Read More →Gudenus: The wave of refugees is evidence that recognition of Kosovo was a mistake (Blic)
The deputy head of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPO), Johann Gudenus said that Kosovo is not a war affected region, and yet thousands of people are in front of the borders of Austria. In this regard, the head of FPO caucus in Austrian Assembly, stressed that it must be considered why so many people are escaping […]
Read More →Vucic and Hahn to meet in Brussels (Tanjug)
BELGRADE – Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will pay a one-day visit to Brussels on Monday, during which he will meet with Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn. Vucic will take part in a meeting held as part of the EU-facilitated dialogue on the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, […]
Read More →Curbing child labour in Kosovo: Let the child be a child (ILO)
Curbing child labour in Kosovo: Let the child be a child (ILO) Poverty pushes a high number of children in Kosovo* to drop out of school and enter child labour as early as 10 years old. The ILO supports efforts of Kosovo’s public institutions and social partners to eliminate child labour, with an emphasis on […]
Read More →Zarif calls on Pristina to urgently focus on setting up ZSO (Tanjug, Politika)
It is very important that the new government in Pristina urgently devotes its efforts to setting up the Community of Serb municipalities (ZSO), Farid Zarif, chief of the Temporary Resident of United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), said at a UN Security Council quarterly debate on the situation in the southern Serbian province on Friday. […]
Read More →Djuric, Pinter discuss Hungary’s support to Serbia (Tanjug, Beta)
BELGRADE – Director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Marko Djuric met with Hungarian Ambassador to Serbia Attila Pinter to discuss the support of Hungary to Serbia’s EU integration and the continuation of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. Djuric and Pinter agreed that it is very important to continue implementing the agreements reached as part […]
Read More →UNSC supports dialogue, voices concern over violence in KiM (Tanjug)
NEW YORK – Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) welcomed the announced resumption of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina scheduled to take place on February 9 and 10 in Brussels, while expressing concern over the violence that broke out during the recent protests in Kosovo. “With respect to the protests, let’s be clear: […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 9 February
• Pristina-Belgrade dialogue to resume today (dailies)
• Leaders to decide whether to discuss Trepca in dialogue (Kosova Sot)
• Vetevendosje: Brussels talks, unauthorized (Zeri)
• PM Mustafa meets US Assistant Secretary of State Nuland (Zeri)
• Washington urges Kosovo to seriously address corruption (Koha Ditore)
• Thaci: Brussels should move faster on visa liberalization (Bota Sot)
• Ivanovic: Serbs should not integrate in Kosovo system (Zeri)
Dacic in UN SC: Serbia will insist on Brussels agreement (IRS)
At a UN Security Council session on Kosovo, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić said that, after the formation of the government in Pristina, Serbia expects a political void to be bridged, which should contribute to further implementation of the agreements reached in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue so far. We expect the further dialogue at the highest […]
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