Visa liberalization for Kosovo is in the interest of Serbia (Danas)
“Establishment of visa liberalization between EU and Kosovo is in the interest of Serbia. It would ensure that Kosovo citizens in possession of Serbian passports would not be discriminated against and differentiated from other Serbian people,” said Serbian government sources to Danas. Though Kosovo PM Isa Mustafa claimed that he will not come to the scheduled meeting with the […]
Read More →Oliver Ivanovic: Karate master defeated in Court (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo Serb leader Ivanovic’s martial arts skills brought him to politics, and he was once seen as a key figure in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue – but he now faces jail for war crimes against Albanians. “I am completely innocent,” Oliver Ivanovic, the head of the Freedom, Democracy, Justice political party in the Serb-majority north of the […]
Read More →Austrian parliamentarians’ Gracanica visit (KIM Radio)
Mayor of Gracanica Vladeta Kostic presented the municipality’s development plans to Austrian parliamentarians, led by the Austrian Ambassador in Pristina/Prishtine, Gernot Pfandler. Mayor Kostic informed the Austrian delegation about the main characteristics, current situation and development opportunities of the municipality of Gracanica. Kostic unveiled three directions of development of the municipality. He said that the municipality was a […]
Read More →SAA: the foundation for improving Kosovo’s relations with Serbia (Akter)
Kosovo must implement the agreements already achieved through dialogue with Serbia in Brussels and continue working towards further agreements. EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn, during the discussion at the European Parliament ahead of the vote on the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with Kosovo, said that the agreement should strengthen regional cooperation, and that Kosovo has committed to achieving visible […]
Read More →Kosovo Serb Leader Ivanovic Jailed for War Crimes (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo Serb political party leader Oliver Ivanovic has been jailed for nine years for war crimes, convicted of ordering the murder of ethnic Albanians in Mitrovica in April 1999. Ivanovic, a former Serbian government official and head of a Kosovo Serb political party called Freedom, Democracy, Justice, was convicted of war crimes at the Basic Court […]
Read More →A united front against evil (Gazeta Express)
Political analyst Imer Mushkolaj wrote in an opinion piece that people do not necessarily have to be part of the opposition to become part of the battle against the Mustafa-Thaci government. “The opposition cannot and should not monopolize the right to protest. The united front against evil should be expanded. Tens of thousands of people […]
Read More →Oliver Ivanovic sentenced to nine years in prison (Dailies)
Leader of the Civic Initiative SDP Oliver Ivanovic was sentenced to nine years in prison at the proceeding against him and four other Serbs. The trial was briefly interrupted at about 10.20 a.m. due to technical problems with microphones. As the technical issue failed to be resolved, the trial continued without sound half an hour later. Ivanovic […]
Read More →Germany to donate € 11 million to Kosovo (Zeri)
During his Kosovo visit yesterday, German Parliamentary State Secretary, Hans-Joachim Fuchtel announced that Germany has allocated 11 million euros to Kosovo for the year 2016. The money will be allocated to developing the sectors of education, youth employment and green economy. Fuchtel said Germany will continue to support Kosovo on its path towards European integration.
Read More →Enhanced security measures before announcement of verdict (KiM radio)
The verdict of the case against Oliver Ivanovic, Dragoljub Delibasic and three other Serbs, should be announced from 10 a.m. onward at the Municipal Court in Mitrovica North. The presence of the Kosovo Police has been visibly increased today. Both gates leading to the Court building have been closed and are being guarded by Kosovo police who have been deployed in […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 21 January
• Establishment of special court in violation of Constitution of Kosovo (Koha)
• Tahiri: Serbia’s parliamentary elections will not be held in Kosovo (Koha)
• Lunacek: Neither Belgrade nor Pristina implemented agreements (Koha)
• Opposition against Thaci for President (Zeri/Top Channel)
• “Opposition’s violence linked to special court” (Zeri)
• Political crisis is blocking the army (Kosova Sot)
• Lushtaku rushed to Pristina hospital and sent back to prison (Koha Ditore)
OSCE Broadcast 20 January
• Tahiri: Serbian parliamentary elections will not be held in Kosovo (RTK2, KTV)
• Sami Lushtaku hospitalised (Most monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova & KTV)
• O’Connell: Seeking of political solution through violence dangerous (RTK1)
• NATO stopped Milosevic from making Kosovo mono-ethnic (All monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Verdict on Ivanovic and others to be announced on Thursday (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Schwendiman: More work has to be done on establishment of Special Court (KTV)
• Austrian MPs: Assembly must continue to function in democratic manner (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Assembly legislation committee held its meeting (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
OSCE Broadcast 19 January
• Mitrovicë/Mitrovica south and north disagree about administrative lines (TV21)
• Jablanovic continues to dispute Kosovo’s statehood (KTV)
• Thaçi convinced that he will become Kosovo President (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Two Assembly committees fail to hold meetings (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• AAK: Authorization of Serbian mobile operator harmful (TV21&KTV)
• RTK leads with viewership and credibility (RTK1)
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