Person arrested in connection to assassination plot against Mimoza Kusari-Lila (Zeri/Express)
Kosovo Police confirmed the arrest of a person in connection to the assassination plot against Gjakova/Djakovica Mayor Mimoza Kusari-Lila has been arrested. According to Gazeta Express, the person arrested works in one of the Gjakova/Djakovica municipality branch offices in the village of Bishtazhin and is a member of the Kosovo Albanian Demo Christian Party.
Read More →An Albanian man beaten in Mitrovica north (Koha)
An Albanian man who was walking by the so-called Three Towers in the northern part of Mitrovica was stopped by two persons, believed to be Serbs, and physically assaulted. The victim was taken to hospital for treatment and the authorities were informed of the case.
Read More →Brezovica is Serbia’s property (KIM Radio)
Serbian Government has warned potential investors that “Ski Center Brezovica on the territory of Kosovo and Metohija is ownership of the Republic of Serbia” Serbian Government, at its extraordinary session, brought a conclusion which adopts the text of a statement which reads that decision on expropriation of this company, brought by the Kosovo government, is […]
Read More →Kosovo politician sets off ‘smoke bomb’ in parliament (The Guardian)
An opposition politician in Kosovo has set off what appeared to be a smoke bomb in parliament, amid a deepening standoff over an EU-brokered deal to improve ties between Serbia and its former southern province. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/08/kosovo-politician-sets-off-smoke-bomb-in-parliament
Read More →Device thrown in Kosovo parliament, filling chamber with smoke (Reuters)
An opposition lawmaker in Kosovo threw a device in parliament on Thursday, filling the chamber with smoke, Kosovo media reported. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/08/us-kosovo-parliament-idUSKCN0S21BG20151008
Read More →It’s time for the EU to help consolidate Kosovo’s European ambitions (TheParliamentMagazine.eu)
The Parliament Magazine has published today an opinion piece written by Kosovo’s Minister of European Integration, Bekim Collaku. Below find the full opinion piece: Kosovo is taking widespread measures to meet EU integration criteria. It’s important that the EU reciprocates, argues Bekim Çollaku. Along with its Western Balkan neighbours, Kosovo has adopted an increasingly European […]
Read More →Lost in translation (EurActiv)
Serbian and Albanian languages in Kosovo should be in equal use, however situation in practice is different, thus translations similar to Google translate could be seen in laws and official documents. Signs in Albanian language are prevailing in Pristina, whereas in Serb-majority Mitrovica North there are no signs in Albanian language, whereas Serbian Cyrillic alphabet […]
Read More →From crisis to crisis, towards hypocrisy (sbunker.net)
The writer of this op-ed, Bekim Baliqi, notes that the blockade at the Assembly of Kosovo, is being considered as the start of political crisis, that of Pristina Municipal Assembly is leading towards crisis of municipal governance, while the blockade at the senate of the University just adds another crisis. These blockades according to Baliqi […]
Read More →Dacic: Serbia to face tough struggle in UNESCO
Serbian Foreign Minister, Ivica Dacic, said that Belgrade will have a hard time persuading UNESCO members not to vote for the admission of Kosovo to the organization at the forthcoming UNESCO Executive Council and General Assembly meetings. By October 12, we will know whether the admission of Kosovo will be on the agenda of the […]
Read More →“The status of Kosovo and Metohija defined by the Constitution and Resolution 1244” (Danas, Blic, B92, Tanjug)
Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric said that status and property of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) should be discussed in the next round of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. According to him, the theme will be the participation of Serbs in Pristina institutions in the guaranteed percentage, as well as […]
Read More →Police raises security level in Mitrovica (Tanjug)
Kosovo police has raised the security level in Mitrovica due to tonight’s EURO 2016 football qualifier game between Albania and Serbia, which will take place in Elbasan, Albania. Kosovo Police regional head of Operations Željko Bojić said to Tanjug that police has raised the security level and that it will particularly be visible as of […]
Read More →Serb MPs announce boycott to the Assembly (Koha)
The Kosovo Assembly Serb MPs announced today that they will boycott the Assembly’s session because as they say, they fear violence in this institution. The reason for this, according to Serb MPs, is that the opposition used scalpels today to uncover some paintings in the lobby of the Assembly. They added that they fear that […]
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