Why does Thaci want to be President? (Koha Ditore)
KTV editor-in-chief Adriatik Kelmendi argues in an opinion piece that “Kosovo today is hostage of a mysterious agreement between two friends, [PDK leader] Hashim Thaci and [PDK deputy leader] Kadri Veseli, “who are willing to risk many things, including the position of the PDK, to fulfill each other’s ambitions. The question is why?” Kelmendi writes […]
Read More →Djuric: Isa Mustafa is lying (Klan Kosova)
The Director for Kosovo at the Government of Serbia, Marko Djuric, told Serbian media that the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa is misinterpreting the result of the most recent round of talks between Pristina and Belgrade, especially regarding the statute of the Association/Community for Serb-majority Municipalities. “With the pretension that it was agreed to draft the […]
Read More →Serbian elections, challenge for Kosovo (RTK)
The government of Kosovo has not yet taken a stance on whether it will allow Serbian parliamentary elections to be held in the predominantly-Serb municipalities. Deputy Minister of the Local Government and Administration Bajram Gecaj told Radio Kosova that the government of Kosovo has not yet discussed Serbian elections in Kosovo. Meanwhile, political analysts say Kosovo […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 28 January
• Mustafa: Association, only in accordance with Constitutional Court (dailies)
• Mogherini: Talks were held in a very good atmosphere (dailies)
• Ymeri: Vucic has Mustafa in his pocket (Kosova Sot)
• Opposition’s plan B to overthrow government (Zeri)
• Delawie: Kosovo to combat corruption (RTKLive)
• Vetevendosje blames K-government for legalizing Serbia’s authority (Koha)
• Limaj: President to be elected by the people (Epoka e Re)
• EC calls for depoliticizing of independent institutions (Koha Ditore)
• KLA veterans to protest on Monday (Tribuna Channel)
OSCE Broadcast 27 January
• No agreement reached in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (KTV, 23:00hrs)
• Attack on Kosovo journalist condemned (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Hahn calls on opposition to return to Assembly (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Osmani: If Thaçi becomes President, PDK will demand elections to take over Government (KTV)
• Ferrarese: No international mediation for political crisis in Kosovo (TV21)
• Freedom House: Kosovo is still partly free (All monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• HRW criticises Kosovo regarding human rights (All monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• TI: Kosovo marked little progress in fight against corruption (All monitored broadcasters, TV21)
OSCE Broadcast 26 January
• Kosovo-Serbia talks continue on Wednesday (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Konjufca: Mustafa broke his promise (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Hoyt Yee’s visit to Kosovo was not announced (KTV)
• Haradinaj: Elections are the only solution for the crisis (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Viets: Elections do not solve the political crisis (KTV)
• Zbogar: Special Court will clarify suspicions on alleged KLA crimes (RTK1)
• Admiral Ferguson visited Kosovo (Most monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova)
• Kosovo Serb teachers want two salaries (KTV)
Kosovo Man Charged With Hacking for IS Appears in US Court (VOA)
A man from Kosovo made his first appearance in U.S. federal court Wednesday on charges of hacking computers and giving information about more than 1,000 U.S. military members to Islamic State. http://www.voanews.com/content/kosovo-man-charged-hacking-islamic-state-court-appearance/3166096.html
Read More →Love for Clintons Lingers in Kosovo, as Country Awaits US Elections (VOA)
In Kosovo’s capital, Pristina, the name Clinton is ubiquitous. Bill Clinton Boulevard bisects the city, on which a 10-foot effigy of the former U.S. president, and a giant billboard depicting his smiling face stand. Some Kosovars have even named their sons “Klinton.” http://www.voanews.com/content/love-the-clintons-lingers-in-kosovo-as-country-awaits-us-elections/3164551.html
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