Macedonia to Hold Early Elections Amid Political Turmoil (The New York Times)
SKOPJE, Macedonia — Macedonia will hold early elections next April under a tentative deal to defuse a political crisis that has been rocking the country for months, a mediator said. The agreement was announced Tuesday after eight hours of negotiations among top political leaders. The mediator of the talks, Johannes Hahn, the European Union commissioner […]
Read More →General Allen praises Kosovo’s membership in the anti-ISIS Coalition (Koha)
Kosovo’s President, Atifete Jahajga, met today with the US Presidential Special Envoy to the Global Coalition Against ISIS, General John Allen. Jahjaga informed Allen with actions taken by the Kosovo institutions and security mechanisms to prevent the global terrorism threat. General Allen praised Kosovo’s membership in the Global Coalition in the fight against ISIS and […]
Read More →The justice of distrust (Koha Ditore)
Adriatik Kelmendi writes about the decision of the court to sentence former General Commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), Sylejman Selimi, with 14 years of prison. “There is no greater hierarchical sentence for some KLA member. One cannot find more reliable judges (in principal) than those of the EU states, or to cut it […]
Read More →Kosovo in danger of losing 12 thousand hectares from demarcation with Montenegro (Koha)
Kosovo Assembly Speaker, Kadri Veseli, met with community representatives of Rugova, close to the border line with Montenegro, and head of the commission for demarcation of the borderline with Montenegro, Ali Lajci. He listened to their concerns related to the demarcation of the border between Kosovo and Montenegro. After the meeting, at a joint press […]
Read More →US ambassador: Kosovo to establish special court and move forward towards EU integration (Lajmi)
The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, called on Kosovo institutions to adopt the constitutional changes that pave the way for the establishment of the special court. “Kosovo must vote on special court as soon as possible. This is very important for leaders’ credibility. Addressing the past is the key to moving […]
Read More →Djuric: Displaced people need legal assistance (KiM Radio)
Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric said that Pristina does not encourage the return of displaced persons and expressed hope that the entry into the function of Serbian judges and return of the usurped and destroyed property will create conditions for better return. At the round table discussion following […]
Read More →MPs debate over EULEX’s confidential report (KosovaPress)
The main focus during the debate at the Kosovo Assembly today was the EULEX’s confidential report regarding the information published few days ago allegedly involving senior PDK officials. The Vetevendosje Movement MP, Albin Kurti, said that this report has just confirmed what was said before about the PDK, “that this party will continue to capture […]
Read More →Kosovo hosts the IPA meeting (KosovaPress)
Kosovo on Thursday hosted for the first time the regional meeting of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA). In the framework of IPA funds for the year 2016 were allocated € 390 million. The meeting is being attended by all the Western Balkans countries, Turkey, representatives of the Regional Cooperation Council and representatives from the European […]
Read More →Veseli meets OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative, Roberto Battelli (RTKLive)
Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli met today with the Special Representative of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly for South East Europe, Roberto Battelli, and head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Jean-Claude Schlumberger. Veseli and Batelli discussed current developments in Kosovo, the role and contribution of the OSCE in building democratic institutions in Kosovo, the mutual cooperation […]
Read More →€ 3 million allocated for return projects in northern Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
The Ministry for Communities and Returns has allocated €3 million for return projects in the four municipalities in northern Kosovo. Communities and Returns Minister Dalibor Jevtic said that his ministry has allocated half of its budget for projects in the north and he hopes that implementation of these projects would be done in line with […]
Read More →The pace of return of Albanians in Brdjani area (Kontakt Plus Radio)
Kosovo Minister of Local Government Administration Ljubomir Maric announced that in Brdjani area, in Mitrovica North, will have to be solved the problem of the cadastral zone between the municipality of North and South Mitrovica. On the other side in Pristina is formed the working group for return of IDPs to this settlement. In the […]
Read More →U.S. to suggest to Germany to allow opening of chapters (RTS, B92)
It can be expected that the U.S. will suggest to Germany and other EU members to let up, and give Serbia a chance to open chapters in membership negotiations. This is according to Faculty of of Political Sciences professor Ivo Viskovic, who added that the visit of Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to Washington is […]
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