Media advisory on behalf of UNOHCHR –UN expert on internally displaced persons launches follow-up visit to Serbia and Kosovo*
Scroll down for the translation in Albanian and Serbian language GENEVA (7 September 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Chaloka Beyani, will undertake a visit to Serbia and Kosovo from 11 to 15 September 2016 to review the human rights situation of internally displaced […]
Read More →Hoxhaj: It would be senseless if dialogue weren’t to end in recognition (RFE)
In an interview for Radio Free Europe in Albanian, Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj said that dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade will continue in the same format as until now but that the government of Kosovo hopes doe a more creative approach to the process “to know what are the exact parametres of the dialogue […]
Read More →Association/Community not to be discussed in this round of talks (Telegrafi)
In a statement to the press, the Kosovo delegation, currently in talks with Serbia under the EU facilitation in Brussels, said that the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities will not be tackled at this stage. “Only four topics will be discussed at this round of talks in Brussels: freedom of movement, diplomas, cadaster, and telephone code,” […]
Read More →Technical dialogue in Brussels continues (Klan Kosova)
The technical dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade is expected to continue today with focus on cadasters and recognition of diplomas. It is reported that the main issues discussed yesterday among the technical teams were implementation of the agreement on freedom of movement and the issue of the use of license plates for Kosovo vehicles. Neither […]
Read More →“Unlikely that Pope Francis will go to Pristina” (B92)
Serbian Ambassador to UNESCO and the country’s former ambassador to the Vatican Darko Tanaskovic say he does not believe Pope Francis will visit Kosovo. Tanaskovic also noted that even if that were to happen, “it would not have to mean that the Vatican had recognized, or was going to recognize, Kosovo.” The diplomat also advised […]
Read More →Kosovo institutions and society to react on the language of hatred (RTK2)
The head of the parliamentary group of the Serbian List Slavko Simić told RTK2 that at the next parliamentary session he will request an apology for the hate speech that could be heard in the wiretapping scandal. The wiretapped conversations of the former head of the parliamentary group of the Democratic Party of Kosovo Adem […]
Read More →Mustafa: Let us remove all doubt over demarcation with Montenegro (media)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, told the Kosovo Government today that he withdrew the bill for the ratification of the border agreement with Montenegro from the Assembly last week, “because circumstances were not right to move forward on the matter”. Mustafa said: “there was a lot of pressure and also individual threats against MPs. […]
Read More →Government extends Shpend Maxhuni’s mandate (RTK)
The government of Kosovo decided during today’s meeting to extend the mandate of the current Police Director, Shpend Maxhuni. Minister of Internal Affairs Skender Hyseni said that the proposal for such decision was made based on Maxhuni’s performance at work. The Prime Minister Isa Mustafa on the other hand praised highly the work of the […]
Read More →Pensioners without pensions seek help from politicians (KIM radio)
The head of the parliamentary group of the Serbian List Slavko Simić, along with the MP Nenad Rašić and Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Mirjana Jevtić, have received representatives of “Kacarevo” and “Ruda i keramika Kosova” to discuss the problems of workers with temporary pensions. Workers of “Kacarevo” have received the decision, in […]
Read More →New round of Belgrade-Pristina technical dialogue opens (B92)
A new round of the EU-facilitated technical dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina began in EU’s External Action Service headquarters in Brussels Wednesday. Sources close to Belgrade’s delegation told Tanjug the topic of the opening day of the three-day discussions would be the implementation of an agreement on free movement – more specifically, the issue of […]
Read More →Maliqi: Demarcation is not dead (Zeri)
Political analyst, Shkelzen Maliqi, said in an interview for the paper that the Kosovo Government did not properly manage the issue of the border demarcation with Montenegro. Maliqi also said that contrary to claims made by opposition parties, the demarcation agreement is not dead. Maliqi further said that two sovereign countries can openly discuss the […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 7 September
• Four Serbs and no Albanian will draft Association’s statute (Klan Kosova)
• PM Mustafa starts meetings for demarcation (RTK, KTV)
• Around 500 apartments remain usurped in Kosovo north (RTK1)
• AKJ supports RTK Editor in Chief, condemns Vetëvendosje’s lynching (RTK)
• Gecaj: VV to be declared terrorist organisation if charges will be confirmed (RTK)
• Gjilan/Gnjilane Serbs dissatisfied with security situation (RTK2)
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