Human remains of 28 victims found in Raska handed over to families (Koha)
The Department of Forensic Medicine (DFM), on Thursday met with the families of 28 victims found in the mass grave at Rudnica, Raska last year. The DFM officially informed them about the identification of their relatives and handed over the relevant documents. The remains of the 28 victims will be buried in Rezalle village, Skenderaj municipality […]
Read More →Bahtiri could join LDK (Gazeta Express)
Agim Bahtiri, the Mayor of Mitrovica municipality and member of the New Kosovo Alliance (AKR) told Gazeta Express that he is talking with senior members of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) but that he has yet to decide if he will join this party. The AKR is undergoing internal elections and it is not […]
Read More →European Union, neither strict nor fair to Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
Besa Shahini, analyst with the European Stability Initiative think tank, writes in an opinion piece that it is difficult to actually pinpoint whether technical criteria of the visa liberalization process are being implemented in Kosovo as the assessment from the European Commission contains a vague vocabulary. The latest assessment of July 2014 speaks about the […]
Read More →The will is needed for normalization of relations (TV Most)
The head of the Serbian List Aleksandar Jablanovic yesterday met in Belgrade representatives of the Association of displaced Serbs from Djakovica/Gjakovë and promised assistance in relaxation of relations between displaced Serbs from that town and local Albanian population and local authorities. “At the meeting we discussed joint actions and steps aiming at more frequent and […]
Read More →Resolution on genocide message to Serbs (B92)
The chairperson of the Serbian parliament’s Committee for Kosovo and Metohija, Milovan Drecun assessed that resolution on Serb genocide against Albanians during the conflict in 1999 is a message to Serbs MPs not to return to Kosovo parliament. “Is that message, sent first of all to Serb MPs not to return to the parliament in […]
Read More →Djuric: Belgrade fulfilled all obligations, Pristina did not (Tanjug)
Director of the Serbian government’s Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Marko Djuric said in Mitrovica on Thursday that Belgrade had implemented all points, from the 7th to the 15th, of the Brussels agreement on the normalization of relations with Pristina. It now rests with Pristina to implement the first six points of this agreement, Djuric said […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 2 April
• OSCE Mission Head welcomes Assembly recommendations on RTK (RTK1, TV21)
• Assembly recommends financial audit for RTK (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• MPs debate about hundred days of Mustafa’s Government (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Assembly fails to elect Ombudsperson (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• BIRN publishes its Annual Court Monitoring Report (RTK2,RTK1)
• Civil servants of northern municipalities without salaries (RTK1)
• Two vehicles set on fire in the north (Klan Kosova)
UNMIK Headlines 3 April
• Dutch ambassador: Visa liberalization next year, if criteria are met (dailies)
• President Jahjaga, ministers coordinate actions on visa liberalization (Zeri)
• Hyseni: We are ready for visa liberalization (Bota Sot)
• Opposition MPs criticize Prime Minister Mustafa (Zeri)
• Kosovo Constitution is breached if Armed Forces won’t go to north (Zeri)
• Thaci prefers to become President through popular vote (Bota Sot)
Slovakia “supports Serbia’s EU bid, won’t recognize Kosovo” (B92, Beta, Tanjug)
BRATISLAVA — Slovakia is Serbia’s true friend, whose experience can teach us a lot, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday in Bratislava. He made the statement as he met with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. Vucic told at a joint press conference with the Slovakian prime minister that Serbia’s goal is full stabilization […]
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