Çollaku officially leaves European Integration Ministry (Koha)
The outgoing Minister of European Integration, Bekim Çollaku today officially confirmed his departure from this post. Çollaku told a press conference on Friday that Prime Minister Isa Mustafa has approved his resignation. He said that the European agenda will be the top priority. “The road to integration is a long and challenging journey. As I […]
Read More →Hahn coming to declare support to Serbia in reforms and Euro-integration (Beta)
The European commissioner for neighborhood policy and enlargement, Johannes Hahn, who is visiting Belgrade on Sept. 9, will convey to the Serbian officials “the EU’s strong support to the reform program and the process of European integration of Serbia.” According to the statement of the EU, Hahn stated ahead of the visit that he was […]
Read More →UNDP presents Human Development Report (Koha Ditore)
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) presented yesterday in Pristina two reports: Making the Labour Market Work for Women and Youth and Risk-Proofing the Western Balkans: Empowering People to Prevent Disasters. The report on the labour market for women and youth highlights that the widespread unemployment and passivity leaves an ample amount of human potential […]
Read More →Kosovo is rioting over how to draw its borders (The Washington Post/Klan Kosova)
Klan Kosova carries an opinion piece by Sandra Joireman originally published by The Washington Post. Smoke, shouting, chaos and tear gas are the staples of a riot — or an assembly session in Kosovo. It has become common for opposition parties in this western Balkan state to delay votes through the use of tear gas […]
Read More →Community Managing Team Starts Operations and Visits EU (Beta.rs)
The Managing Team for forming the Community of Serbian Municipalities in Kosovo said in Brussels on Sept. 8 that it was starting on a Community statute and that members of the team had discussed this with representatives of the EU’s institutions. The four member team and its expert groups are starting, team member Dejan Radojkovic […]
Read More →“West can honor will of people in Kosovo, but not in Crimea” (B92)
Vladimir Putin has said that the West negates the right of the people to self-determination in Crimea, while referring to it in the case of Kosovo. The Russian president spoke for Bloomberg when he said that “nothing can be done against the will of the people,” but that “it seems that some of our partners […]
Read More →29 Kosovo radio stations to be shut down (Koha)
29 radio stations in Kosovo are expected to be shut down by the end of the year after failing to express interest for extension of operating license. Financial constraints are the main reason behind the anticipated closure of radio stations. The head of the Independent Media Commission, Adnan Merovci, expressed his regret over the closure […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 8 September
• Management Team for establishment of Association established; Tahiri refutes such claims (All monitored broadcasters, RTK2&RTK1)
• Agreement on reciprocity of vehicle plates achieved (Klan Kosova)
• Sustainable financing and the issue of property remain RTK’s main concerns (RTK1)
• Twenty-nine radio stations to be closed by the end of this year (KTV)
• Musmurati: Srpska List conditioned its vote for demarcation (RTK1)
• Verification of victims of sexual violence starts three years after adoption of law (KTV)
• Ministry of KSF sends the draft law on Army to Government (KTV)
• UN expert on internally displaced persons to visit Serbia and Kosovo (RTK2)
Montenegro Doesn’t Want Kosovo’s Land, Djukanovic (Balkan Insight)
Veteran leader of Montenegro tells BIRN about his concerns over the border dispute with Kosovo, the need for dialogue in the region and his ’formula’ for staying in power for so many years. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/montenegro-doesn-t-want-kosovo-s-land-djukanovic-09-08-2016
Read More →Headlines 9 September
• Pristina and Belgrade reach agreement on license plates (Epoka e Re)
• Tahiri: Team for Association has no authorisation to draft the statute (Koha)
• Kocijančič: Association/Community not discussed in Brussels (Telegrafi)
• Haliti: Serbian List to respect coalition’s decisions (Indeksonline)
• Đukanović: Montenegro needs not an inch of land from Kosovo (RTK)
• “Serbian List set conditions in exchange for demarcation vote” (RTK)
• PDK ready for early elections (Zëri)
• Warlick: New power plant will help Kosovo’s economic development (Koha)
• Putin: West to recognise Crimea, same as it did with Kosovo (Koha)
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