Tahiri: EU to talk to Serbia following attempted attack in Mitrovica North (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, said the European Union should have a “serious conversation” with Serbia after a hand grenade was found by the police in Mitrovica North near the Kosovo government premises. “The attempted attack took place very close to the Government building we inaugurated today,” Tahiri told Klan Kosova. “This attack shows […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 28 December
• Mustafa: Demarcation will be ratified in beginning of 2017 (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Srpska List “freezes” its participation in Kosovo institutions again (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Thaçi: Kosovo a regional leader in fighting terrorism (KTV)
• Assembly to discuss resolution against the wall on Thursday (Klan Kosova)
• Kosovo Government inaugurates its new building in Mitrovica/Mitrovicë north (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Bomb found near the newly inaugurated offices of Kosovo Government in north (Klan Kosova)
• Djuric: Association will be integral part of Serbia (KTV)
• KSF not allowed clearing minefields in northern Kosovo (KTV)
• Civil society condemns Kurteshi’s statement (Klan Kosova)
Headlines 29 December
• PM Mustafa comments on Serbia’s obstructions (Koha)
• PM Mustafa: Serbian List’s actions are destructive (Koha)
• Fjala calls for exclusion of Serbian List from all institutions (Koha)
• Kosovo Assembly to call for wall demolition (Kosova Sot)
• Government of Kosovo inaugurates offices in Mitrovica North (dailies)
• Djuric: Association/Community to be integral part of Serbia (Koha)
• A year of failures for the Government and Assembly (Koha)
FM Dacic doesn’t think Trump will “return Kosovo to Serbia” (B92)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says he is “on good terms with representatives of all countries – especially after (their) visits to Serbia.” But, he added, his dearest guest in Belgrade is Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, “the first I call when Serbia has a problem.” “It’s never happened yet that when we phone (U.S. […]
Read More →“Serb Community in Kosovo to be integral part of Serbia” (B92)
Belgrade will, along with representatives of Serbs, start forming the Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO) in Kosovo after February 15. Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric said this on Wednesday. The events will unfold in that way unless the authorities in Pristina start fulfilling their obligations related to the […]
Read More →Delawie: US support KSF transformation (Koha)
The US Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, said in an interview for RTK2 that his country supports transformation of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) into Kosovo Armed Force (KAF). “Certainly the United States supports the transformation of Kosovo Security Force to the Kosovo Armed Forces. I think it’s important this transformation happens in a way […]
Read More →Serbs again freeze participation in Kosovo Assembly, gov’t (B92)
The Serb List (Srpska Lista) has announced that its representatives have frozen their participation in the work of the Kosovo Assembly and in the government. A statement signed by the head of the ticket’s parliamentary group, and president of the Serb List, Slavko Simic, also said that Mirjana Jevtic will leave the Kosovo Ministry of […]
Read More →Havolli: Maric’s return out of the question, Mitrovica wall will be demolished (KTV)
Sokol Havolli, the chief of staff and advisor to Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, in an interview with KTV, commented on Belgrade’s recent ultimatums about former Local Government Minister Ljubomir Maric and the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. Havolli said the Kosovo government has never functioned based on ultimatums, “especially those coming from the Serbian state”. “Such […]
Read More →Drecun: Serbs have all rights to form Community on their own (Tanjug)
In case Pristina fails to form the Community of Serb Municipalities in Kosovo-Metohija on its own, the Serbs have the full legitimacy and legality to do so, the chairman of the Serbian parliamentary committee on Kosovo-Metohija, Milovan Drecun, said Tuesday. Whether the Serbs will form the Community on their own primarily depends on the actions […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 27 December
• Kosovo Government ignores Belgrade’s ultimatums (KTV)
• No Assembly session on Wednesday (Klan Kosova)
• Hyseni commends Kosovo Police (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• PTK demands release of its assets by Post of Serbia (KTV)
• No progress marked during 2016 in shedding light on the fate of missing persons (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• KSF and Kosovo Police most trusted institutions (TV21)
• Kosovo Court sentences Serbian Minister Aleksandar Vulin (KTV)
Headlines 28 December
• Kosovo government: Serbia is trying to destabilise Kosovo (Koha)
• Kosovo Assembly postpones resolution on Mitrovica wall (Kosova Sot)
• Rakic: The wall, part of revitalisation of bridge agreement (Zeri)
• Poll: PDK first, followed by LVV, LDK, AAK-NISMA and AKR (Epoka)
• “Serbia does not want normalisation of relations with Kosovo” (Epoka)
• UN does not recognise Enver Hoxhaj as Foreign Minister (Bota Sot)
• Only Kosovo’s ambassador invited to Trump’s inauguration (Zeri)
All talk, no action: Human rights in Kosovo in 2016 (Kosovo 2.0)
Though rhetoric has been positive, little benefit has been felt by Kosovo’s vulnerable communities this year. 2016 marked another year full of speeches from Kosovar leaders trying to portray themselves as promoters of a multicultural country that guarantees equal rights to everybody, while the institutions they lead failed again to provide a better living for […]
Read More →LINKS
UNMIK
Peacekeeping
UN News Center
From Google News- Russian Hackers Accused of Cyberattacks on Kosovo Government Websites - Prishtina Insight 08/05/2024Russian Hackers Accused of Cyberattacks on Kosovo Government Websites Prishtina Insight
- Kosovo prime minister deplores new condition ahead of Council of Europe's membership vote next week - ABC News 08/05/2024Kosovo prime minister deplores new condition ahead of Council of Europe's membership vote next week ABC News
- Kosovo prime minister deplores new condition ahead of Council of Europe's membership vote next week - Bowling Green Daily News 08/05/2024Kosovo prime minister deplores new condition ahead of Council of Europe's membership vote next week Bowling Green Daily News
- Russian Hackers Accused of Cyberattacks on Kosovo Government Websites - Prishtina Insight 08/05/2024
Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General
Media Sources
