Kosovars in Kumanovo (Kosova Sot)
The paper’s front-page editorial notes that Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga and Prime Minister Isa Mustafa have called on the FYROM authorities to conduct transparent and credible investigations into the Kumanovo clashes, “but first they [Jahjaga and Mustafa] should ask our own security mechanisms what they know about several Kosovars who were involved in the latest […]
Read More →In whose service were the uninvited “liberators” from Kumanovo? (Koha)
Publicist Enver Robelli argues in his opinion piece that the outbreak of violence between Albanians and Macedonians is primarily in the interest of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. “Being uninterruptedly in power since 2006, Gruevski has managed to bring under his full control the state, the most important sectors of the economy, to intimidate and make […]
Read More →Attackers threw stones at primary school in Lipljan/Lipjan (KIM radio, TV Most, NMagazin, Tanjug)
Unidentified persons threw stones at the Braca Aksic elementary school in Lipljan/Lipjan, central Kosovo, and while nobody was injured, the school was left with a broken glass. The school is located in a majority ethnic Albanian area and is the only school in which there are no classes on Mondays due to market day, and […]
Read More →EU, NATO, U.N. Call for Calm in Macedonia (The Wall Street Journal)
The European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the head of the United Nations called for calm in Macedonia after weekend events that left eight police and 14 civilians dead. The government said over the weekend that the deaths occurred in an “antiterrorist operation” that was launched against one of the “most dangerous terrorist groups […]
Read More →Davenport: Talks on ZSO in a month’s time (Blic, Tanjug)
Direct discussions between Belgrade and Pristina on the Community/Association of Serbian municipalities (ZSO) in Kosovo will be on the agenda of the Brussels negotiations in a month’s time, Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport has said. “That is one of the key topics in the Brussels agreement, and the EU insists on […]
Read More →No agreement on energy in Brussels (Akter, Blic, Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug)
Director of the Serbian government’s Office for Kosovo-Metohija Marko Djuric said after the talks with Pristina’s delegation in Brussels that no agreement on energy was reached, as Pristina refused to meet the obligations assumed earlier. “Pristina did not accept for the community of Serb municipalities and the Electric Power Industry of Serbia to establish a […]
Read More →New attack on Klina Serbs, third in two weeks (Tanjug)
Bogosav Dabizljevic, a Serb returnee to Klina/Kline, western Kosovo, has been attacked and robbed, suffering three broken ribs in the incident, the Kosovo ministry for return and communities said in a statement on Monday. The attack on the Dabizljevic family was the third against Serb returnees in that municipality over the past two weeks. The […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 11 May
• Kosovo and Serbia fail to reach agreement on energy (Klan Kosova, KTV)
• Another attack against Serb returnees in Klinë/Klina (RTK2)
• Jahjaga and Mustafa condemn involvement of Kosovo citizens in Kumanovo incident (All monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• ROSU deployed at border (All monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Civil society announces protests against increase of power tariff (KTV)
UNMIK Headlines 12 May
• UN Secretary General calls for peace in FYROM (dailies)
• Thaci: Forces trying to destabilize FYROM are Kosovo enemies (Blic)
• Over 20 Kosovars believed to be involved in the Kumanovo clashes (Koha)
• Kosovo-FYROM relations suffer after Kumanovo clashes (Koha)
• Pristina – Belgrade without agreement on energy (dailies)
• Special court to be voted on 21 May (Zeri)
• Kosovo passports and IDs found with ISIS (Koha)
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports dialogue between communities at the local level (KosovaPress)
The Municipalities of Ferizaj/Urosevac, Strpce/Shterpce and Klokot will sign a declaration for dialogue and cooperation between communities. The ceremony will be held in Ferizaj and supported by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. The declaration is an expression of goodwill from the mayors to increase interaction and dialogue between the different communities residing in their municipalities […]
Read More →Kosovo Condemns Any Involvement Of Citizens In Macedonia Clashes (RFE)
Kosovo’s leaders have condemned “any involvement” of the territory’s citizens in a weekend gunbattle in neighboring Macedonia that left eight police officers and 14 suspected gunmen dead. Kosovo’s President Atifete Jahjaga and Prime Minister Isa Mustafa issued the condemnation in a joint statement on May 11, as Macedonia was observing a second day of national […]
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