Opposition to use vuvuzelas during Thaci’s inauguration ceremony tomorrow (Indeksonline)
The three opposition parties – Vetevendosje Movement, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) – are planning to use vuvuzelas, among other things, to impede the inauguration ceremony for Kosovo President Hashim Thaci which will be held tomorrow at Skenderbeu square in Pristina.
Read More →Shala: Producing political stability (Lajmi)
Blerim Shala, member of Kosovo’s Parliament and coordinator of the Kosovo delegation in the Brussels talks, argues in an opinion piece that “it would be wrong to assume that we have entered a period of political stability; this stability has been lacking since the parliamentary elections held in June two years ago”. “We are the […]
Read More →Vetevendosje activists threw stones at Assembly building (Koha)
Vetevendosje activists today threw stones at the Kosovo Assembly building as new President Hashim Thaci’s was being sworn in. Kosovo Police arrested two individuals related to this incident. Vetevendosje Movement through a press release claimed responsibility for the incident. “Two Vetevendosje activists, Egzon Balaj and Atdhe Arifi were arrested today during the Assembly’s solemn session. […]
Read More →PM Mustafa meets Albania PM Edi Rama (Koha/Indeksonline)
Albania Prime Minister Edi Rama during his visit to Kosovo today met with Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa. Rama and Mustafa discussed the latest developments in the region. After the meeting, Rama said Hashim Thaci’s election as Kosovo President is the most positive thing that is happening in Kosovo. Rama is also expected to meet […]
Read More →Kosovo’s new president Thaci takes office amid protests (Reuters)
Protesters hurled stones at the Kosovo parliament as new President Hashim Thaci was being sworn in on Thursday and opposition parties boycotted the ceremony, underlining the political crisis besetting the country. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/kosovo-s-new-president-th/2674784.html
Read More →Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci in Sworn-in Ceremony (ABC/AP)
Kosovo’s new president, Hashim Thaci, has assumed his post in a swearing-in ceremony at the Parliament that the opposition boycotted. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/kosovos-president-hashim-thaci-sworn-ceremony-38214665
Read More →Newly Elected Kosovo President To Be Inaugurated (RFE/RL)
Kosovo’s newly elected president, Hashim Thaci, will be inaugurated in the capital, Pristina, on April 7. http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo-new-president-thaci-inaugurated/27659895.html
Read More →Thaci sworn in as new president of Kosovo (Telegrafi)
Upon being sworn in as the new President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci said he would serve the interests of the citizens of Kosovo and be a unifying factor. He also pledged to uphold the Constitution of Kosovo.“Being president of a country is great honour and responsibility and I pledge to work in close communication with […]
Read More →AAK continues to oppose Thaci’s election (Kosovapress)
The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) announced its MPs will not take part in today’s swearing in ceremony for Hashim Thaci as the new president of Kosovo. Furthermore, in a symbolic action, the party’s activists last night put up posters in Pristina against Thaci becoming president of Kosovo. The posters carry slogans claiming […]
Read More →Krasniqi: My intention was not to cause offence to women (Kosovapress)
Former Kosovo Assembly President and co-founder of Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), Jakup Krasniqi, said in a statement that his remarks about the failures of the Kosovo delegation to which he referred to as the “women’s delegation” as it was led by dialogue minister Edita Tahiri and industry and trade minister Hykmete Bajrami, were misinterpreted by […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 7 April
• Thaci to be sworn in as Kosovo president today (Epoka e Re)
• Closed dialogue between PDK-LDK and AAK-NISMA (Koha)
• Molliqaj: Separate ways with NISMA and AAK (Koha)
• AAK ready to continue protests alone (Kosova Sot)
• AAK to join the government in May (Bota Sot)
• Albanian PM Rama to visit Kosovo today (Kosovapress)
• Telephone code, a condition for the Association/Community (Zeri)
• “Gavric’s explosive, same as one used in France and Brussels attacks” (Koha)
• Another individual from Kosovo killed in Syria (Zeri)
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