Kosovo Serbs in the CoE? (Vecernje Novosti)
The Pristina delegation at the Council of Europe could soon include Kosovo Serbs. The draft resolution from the report by Spanish rapporteur Agustin Conde (which will be discussed by the CoE on Thursday) recommends that the Pristina team also include minorities. Since 2013, Pristina has had two political representatives from the Assembly who are able participate in the work of various Commissions. […]
Read More →59 news websites registered in Kosovo (Epoka e Re)
The paper reports that according to the Kosovo business registration agency, there are currently 59 news websites running in Kosovo with 44 that were registered in 2015 alone. Sociologist Fadil Maloku believes unfair competition and the absence of a media control mechanism is behind the soaring number of news websites in Kosovo. Maloku adds that political parties, […]
Read More →On the agenda and Belgrade-Pristina flight (Danas)
If tomorrow’s meeting between the Prime Ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa and the EU High Representative for Security and Diplomacy Federica Mogherini takes place as planned, official topics will be the Community of Serbian municipalities (ZSO), license plates, and establishing air traffic between Belgrade and Pristina, diplomatic sources close to the […]
Read More →Maric: No subsitute for the Brussels dialogue (RTS)
The upcoming round of talks in Brussels should result in the statute on the establishment of A/CSM. Ljubomir Maric coordinator of the team for establishing the Association/ Community of Serb Municipalities (A/CSM) said that there is no substitute for dialogue. “The two sides pledged to implement agreements resulting from the dialogue and so far we have […]
Read More →Selimi: Elections to probably take place in late February (Danas)
Elections for the President of the Republic of Kosovo will take place within the constitutional deadline. The elections will be probably held in late February and the ruling coalition has no fear about the outcome because over two-thirds of the parliament support the government, said Petrit Selimi, Kosovo deputy FM, referring to the presidential campaign of the current […]
Read More →Serbian Fighters Deny Killing 118 Kosovo Civilians (Balkan Insight)
Eleven Serbian ex-fighters pleaded not guilty to war crimes in the Kosovo villages of Ljubenic, Cuska, Pavlan and Zahac in 1999, but anger erupted in the courtroom after the prosecution changed the indictment again. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/serbian-fighters-deny-killing-albanian-civilians-01-25-2016
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 25 January
• Djuric: Serbia will hold its parliamentary elections in Kosovo (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Jahjaga: No international intervention needed for solving the political crisis (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Mushkolaj: PDK is threatening LDK with elections (KTV)
• Government confirms 27 January as the date of new talks (RTK2, TV21)
• Ambassador O’Connell meets Vetëvendosje chairperson Ymeri (Klan Kosova, TV21)
UNMIK Headlines 26 January
• Jahjaga: We have to solve our problems on our own (Zeri)
• LDK MP Salihaj: Two recent agreements must be reviewed (KTV)
• Civil society: Elections are the only solution (Epoka e Re)
• Hoyt Yee will not arrive tomorrow in Kosovo (Epoka e Re)
• Former French intelligence chief claims they recruited Thaci (dailies)
• Women from Kosovo running ISIS camps (Zeri)
• Kosovo ratifies agreements of the former Yugoslavia (Koha)
Amid Political Turmoil, Kosovo Parliament Extends Holiday (Balkan Insight)
The parliament’s presidency has extended MPs’ New Year holidays February after the opposition threatened to disrupt any assembly sessions, demanding snap elections. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-parliament-extends-holidays-amid-tough-agenda-ahead-01-25-2016
Read More →Political crisis threatens Kosovo’s economic outlook – IMF (Reuters)
Political crisis in Kosovo represents the “key risk” to a funding deal with the International Monetary Fund and may force a revision of the young country’s economic outlook for this year and coming years, the IMF warned on Monday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-kosovo-imf-idUKKCN0V31QF
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