Haradinaj: Dissolution of parliament is the only solution (RTK)
Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), walked out of the meeting of political leaders called by Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga and attended by Prime Minister Isa Mustafa and Principal Deputy Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. Haradinaj told reporters that he had requested the dissolution of the Parliament and new parliamentary […]
Read More →Assembly President Kadri Veseli did not attend leaders meeting (Lajmi)
Pristina-based Lajmi news site reports that Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli decided not to attend the meeting of political leaders called by President Atifete Jahjaga because he did not want the meeting to fail. Unnamed sources told the news site that it was Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), […]
Read More →Kosovo and FYROM sign bilateral agreements (Koha)
The Foreign Ministers of Kosovo and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Hashim Thaci and Nikola Poposki respectively, signed two bilateral agreements in Pristina today, one that will enable the citizens of the two countries to cross the border with their ID cards only, and the other one on opening another crossing point. Kosovo FM Thaci […]
Read More →Djuric: Top government positions for Serbs of Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti)
The Serbian List will decide whether Serbian candidates will present themselves for President of Kosovo. The Albanian political elite in Pristina needs to get used to the fact that the Serbs have a right to be part of decision-making in the province and that they cannot only be political decor that contributes to creating the […]
Read More →President, what are you waiting for? (Kosova Sot)
The front page of the paper says that new elections in Kosovo are unavoidable because “all the other alternatives to overcome the political crisis, created since the establishment of an insatiable government of elephants, and later the signing of the anti-constitutional agreements, have been exhausted.” Kosova Sot further notes that based on the Constitution, the power to dissolve the […]
Read More →Gerard Gallucci: Reply to Dusan Kozarev’s text (Vecernje Novosti)
The story about Belgrade’s role in the decision of the EU to prosecute Oliver Ivanovic is generally known to begin around the beginning of his detention in 2014. It’s nothing new. I have heard it from different sources, including ones that I consider to be credible and in a position to know. However, I cannot reveal their […]
Read More →Church property in Kosovo – there is nothing to negotiate (KiM Radio)
Abbess of Sokolica monastery, Makarija, said that the property of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) in Kosovo are indisputable church belongings. “The property of SPC was registered long ago in historic deeds, and more recently in the cadaster of each municipality. The assets of Sokolica monastery, and of all other monasteries and temples, are indisputable SPC property,” said Abbess […]
Read More →Van Den Dool: No one ever requested Serbia to recognize Kosovo (Blic)
Ambassador of the Netherlands to Serbia Hendrik Van Den Dool said that “so far no one has requested Serbia” to recognize the independence of Kosovo, following the end of the negotiation process with the EU. The Netherlands assumed presidency of the EU Council in January. In an interview with “Newsweek”, the Ambassador said that such a request cannot be […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 7 February
• VV deputy chairperson accuses Haradinaj of flirting with Thaçi and Mustafa (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Haradinaj justifies his decision to take part in President’s meeting (KTV)
• Opposition parties jointly call on citizens to protest on 17 February (Klan Kosova)
• Lunacek invites leaders to take part in Jahjaga’s meeting (KTV)
• Kosovo Democratic Institute supports Jahjaga’s initiative (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Another LDK MP will not vote Thaçi for President (Klan Kosova)
UNMIK Headlines 8 February
• Opposition divided over the meeting with Jahjaga (Epoka e Re)
• Caushi accuses Haradinaj for “flirting” with Mustafa and Thaci (Bota Sot)
• NISMA: Jahjaga’s meeting to prepare presidential elections (Telegrafi)
• Deda: Even enemies discuss (Klan Kosova)
• KDI: Accept President Jahjaga’s invitation (dailies)
• FYROM’s Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo today (Epoka e Re)
• North Mitrovica University functions under Serbia’s laws and budget (Koha)