Why SAA for Kosovo was not celebrated (Koha Ditore)
The paper’s Brussels-based correspondent, Augustin Palokaj comments on the recently signed Stabilization Association Agreement between the EU and Kosovo. According to him, the EU has intentionally held the signing of this agreement without any notable ceremony as differently from the other countries, as if it feared the countries that have not recognized Kosovo and Serbia. […]
Read More →Simic: SAA important for Kosovo and the region (Gazeta Express)
Serbian List parliamentary group chief, Slavko Simic, said today that the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) is an important step for Kosovo itself and the entire region. Promising a constructive contribution to the realization of the requirements of the SAA, Simic specifically stressed the benefits towards economic development and entrepreneurship in Kosovo. He said that […]
Read More →Konjufca: Kosovo’s integration is passing through Belgrade (Kosova Press)
Vetevendosje Movement parliamentary group chief, Glauk Konjufca, said today that Kosovo was able to sign the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU only because of the agreements reached with Serbia in Brussels. “The SAA with the EU is being ratified by contesting the state of Kosovo, since a footnote was put in Kosovo’s […]
Read More →Workshop on the implementation of Law on protection from discrimination (KosovaPress)
The institution of Ombudsman, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), organized today a workshop on “Implementation of the Law on Protection from Discrimination – Challenges and Opportunities “.The Ombudsman institution with the new Law on Protection from Discrimination is defined as a mechanism for handling cases dealing with discrimination and also […]
Read More →Kosovo Parliament Ratifies EU Association Agreement (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo’s parliament ratified the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) on Monday with 86 of the legislature’s 120 MPs voting in favour. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-parliament-ratified-saa-11-02-2015
Read More →Kosovo, Serbia Lobby Hard Before UNESCO Vote (Balkan Insight)
The foreign ministries in Pristina and Belgrade entered their final week of lobbying on Monday ahead of UNESCO’s general conference in Paris, which is expected to take a decision on November 9 about whether to allow Kosovo to join. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-serbia-lobby-high-ahead-of-unesco-final-vote-11-02-2015
Read More →Abbot Janjic: Postpone vote on Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO (RTS)
Abbot Sava Janjic, in a video message, says that he believes that decision on Kosovo membership in UNESCO should be postponed until Belgrade and Pristina, under the Brussels dialogue, clearly define mechanisms of institutional protection of the Serbian holy sites in Kosovo with international guarantees. “We are seriously concerned due to the Kosovo membership in […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 1 November
• Veseli calls on opposition MPs to take part in Monday’s session (All monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Thaçi considers opposition’s actions infuriating (All monitored broadcasters, KTV&TV21)
• Journalists worried about reporting from Assembly and protests (TV21)
• Hyseni announces Kosovo’s membership in INTERPOL (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
UNMIK Headlines 2 November
• Veseli calls on opposition MPs to attend Assembly session today (Zeri)
• “Veseli first closed Assembly doors, now calls for participation” (Kosova Sot)
• Serbian Listen “threatens” to boycott ratification of SAA (Koha)
• Thaci: I will be coalition’s candidate for President (Epoka e Re)
• Ymeri: Dialoguing with Serbia does not make sense (Epoka e Re)
• Haxhiu: I will not respond to prosecution (Epoka e Re)
• Dacic: Brussels Agreement cannot be suspended (Kosova Sot)
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