PM says he “acknowledges” EU’s objections (B92)
“I have acknowledged it,” was Aleksandar Vucic’s response when asked about the objections made in EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini’s report. The report in question concerns the priorities of EU’s common foreign and security policy for 2016. “How did they put when I spoke about Trepca (mining basin in Kosovo)? That they acknowledged it? […]
Read More →EU encourages Serbia to continue reforms, normalise ties with Pristina (Tanjug)
The EU has encouraged Serbia to intensify implementation of reforms in key areas such as the judiciary, the fight against corruption and organised crime, and freedom of expression and the media, and also expects Belgrade to further normalise its ties with Pristina and align its foreign policy with the EU. In a report on the […]
Read More →Around 12% of people in Kosovo live in extreme poverty (Koha)
Over 26,000 families or more than 100,000 people in Kosovo live on social welfare assistance and half of this figure includes children. Officials from Kosovo’s Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare said that the large number of people on social assistance costs millions of euros and that they also need partners’ help in decreasing the […]
Read More →Dikovic: Decision on Trepca threat to security in Kosovo (Tanjug)
Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gen Ljubisa Dikovic Monday urged KFOR to take all measures to maintain peace and security for the citizens of Kosovo-Metohija, pointing to a “fragile” security situation in the province after the decision of the Kosovo authorities on Trepca. Dikovic stressed, during a meeting with KFOR Commander Major General […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 17 October
• Djuric commends the contribution of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo(RTK2)
• Constitutional Court pledges to respect legal deadlines about the Law on Trepça (KTV)
• Government requests temporary suspension of Trepça’s liquidation (RTK1)
• Hoxha: North of Kosovo remains a challenge (KTV – Puls show)
• KIA Oversight Assembly Committee launches monitoring visits (KTV)
Headlines 18 October
• Serbian List postpones demarcation (Zeri)
• Demarcation removed from government’s list of priorities (Koha)
• Ferati: Coalition is stable, but it’s not easy to secure 80 votes (Epoka)
• Government to ask for temporary measure on Trepca (RTK)
• Tahiri: Serbia is aware of recognition of Kosovo criteria (Bota Sot)
• Pajaziti: EU, the only option for Nehat Thaçi’s release (Indeksonline)
• Dikovic: Law on Trepca threatens fragile situation in Kosovo (Koha)
• KIA has information on Serbs arrested in Montenegro (Zeri)
• Rama: Unification of Albania and Kosovo belongs to the past (Kosovapress)
Albania PM Accused of ‘Interfering’ With Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
Edi Rama’s remarks on Kosovo during his visit to Serbia have sparked a row over the level of involvement that Albania should have in Kosovo’s affairs. After Kosovo became the main topic of a recent debate between Rama and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, the general public, diplomats and analysts in both Kosovo and Albania […]
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