Mustafa in Brussels: It would have been different if the special court was voted (Koha)
Kosovo and Serbia will try to reach agreements on telecommunication, the so-called Peace-Park, energy and association of the municipalities with Serb majority. The meeting between the two delegations, led by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa and Serbia’s Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, which is mediated by the chief of European diplomacy, Frederica Mogherini, is […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 28 June
• Mini Olympic games for Kosovo Children with Disabilities held (RTK1, Saturday – 27 June, 2015)
• Opposition parties condition discussions for Special Court (RTK1&KTV)
• Kosovo delegation told not to discuss internal issues with Serbia (KTV)
• Serb pilgrims marked “St. Vitus Day” with nationalistic songs (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
US Warns Kosovo of Consequences After Failed War Crimes Vote (NYT)
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PRISTINA, Kosovo — The United States says it won’t block Russia’s attempts to establish a U.N. tribunal to investigate allegations that Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian wartime leaders killed hundreds of Serbs civilians after the country’s lawmakers rejected amendments to the constitution to allow a Western-backed court deal with the claims. The U.S. Embassy […]
Read More →Kosovo lawmakers reject special court to try ex-guerrillas (Reuters)
Lawmakers in Kosovo on Friday rejected Western pressure to create a special court to try ethnic Albanian ex-guerrillas for alleged crimes including organ harvesting during a 1998-99 insurgency to throw off Serbian rule. The parliament vote, which fell five votes short, represents a major snub to Kosovo’s chief financial and political backers in the United […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 29 June
• Thaci: We will establish special court next time around (Zeri)
• Haradinaj: We will establish the court on our own (Zeri)
• US says Kosovo trial at mercy of Russia (Indeksonline/Globalnews)
• Human Rights Watch chief reacts to special court vote (Koha)
• EU counts on “Merkel factor” for a successful dialogue (Koha)
• Belgrade to insist on establishment of Association/Community (Zeri)
• Jablanovic: The Association/Community will not be an NGO (Telegrafi)
• EU and Kosovo to condition Serbia with Presevo Valley (Epoka e Re)