Seven years after independence, EU does not consider Kosovo a state (Koha)
This paper’s Brussels based correspondent, Augustin Palokaj, writes that seven years after the declaration of independence, Kosovo is in a status quo position in relation to the European Union and NATO, despite the fact that the latter liberated Kosovo. Describing a situation when his international colleagues in Brussels wondered who Isa Mustafa was, since the […]
Read More →New arrests of migrants at Serbia-Hungary border (IRS)
The number of illegal crossings at Serbia-Hungary border, as well as the number of persons from Kosovo and Metohija illegally trying to reach the Schengen zone, increased slightly this Saturday, but, according to the Hungarian police, it is still several times lower compared to last weekend. In the last 24 hours, the Hungarian police arrested […]
Read More →Djuric: Statehood Day marked in Kosovo-Metohija (Tanjug)
MITROVICA – Marko Djuric, director of the Serbian government’s Office for Kosovo-Metohija, said on Sunday that the current and all future governments of Serbia will stand by its people in the southern province and Serbian Statehood Day will be marked in Kosovo. “Serbian Statehood Day will be celebrated in Kosovo-Metohija because Kosovo-Metohija is part of […]
Read More →Thousands flee economic despair in Kosovo for EU countries, welcome or not (LA Times)
Sixteen years after the war in Kosovo sent hundreds of thousands of refugees streaming across the border, another exodus is underway here. Instead of fleeing conflict, Kosovars are now seeking to escape unemployment, and despair. They are leaving by the tens of thousands, making their way illegally into European Union countries to look for a […]
Read More →Stojanovic: Kosovo Serbs to decide after talks in Belgrade (Tanjug)
BELGRADE – Branimir Stojanovic, Kosovo deputy prime minister, said on Saturday that representatives of Kosovo Serbs will decide on further participation in Kosovo institutions after a meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic next week. “We are focused on the meeting with Prime Minister Vucic, and after that we will once again consider everything and […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 16 February
• Thaci: Kosovo today stands as source of regional stability (Epoka e Re)
• EU concerned with migration of Kosovo people (Epoka e Re)
• 70,000 Kosovars in Hungary and Austria (Epoka e Re)
• Ymeri presents candidacy for leader of Vetevendosje (dailies)
• Jahjaga meets Croatia’s President, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (dailies)
• Kadaj-Bujupi: Agreement on justice violates constitution (Gazeta Express)
OSCE Broadcast 15 February
• Around 400,000 unresolved cases in Kosovo courts (RTK1)
• KLA graffiti inscribed at the gate of Orthodox Theological Seminary in Prizren (RTK2)
• Hungarian police arrests 550 Kosovars over the last 24 hours (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Ademi: Ashkali members have not migrated due to security issues (TV21)