Sabri Hilmi Kelmendi arrested in Serbia, suspected for war crimes (Koha)
Hilmi Kelmendi, 36 years old, from Gjakova, was arrested on Friday by the Serbian authorities. He is suspected for war crimes committed in Kosovo. Kelmendi was coming for holidays from Germany, where he has been living during the last twelve years. He was stopped between Friday and Saturday for allegedly war crimes during 1998-99. Kelmendi’s […]
Read More →Djuric in Trepca with permission of Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry (Lajmi)
The Director of the Office for Kosovo at the Serbian Government, Marko Djuric, will visit today Leposavic with the permission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo. He will be visiting the flotation of Trepca combine in Leposavic. Bashmir Xhemaj, adviser to Minister Enver Hoxhaj, announced the news about the visit. A few days […]
Read More →Đurić with Peter Due about dialogue and the recent moves of Pristina (KIM radio)
Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Đurić met with Peter Due Director for Asia, Middle East, Europe and Latin America in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations, and informed him about the dialogue and the latest moves of Pristina. Đurić said that Belgrade wants stability in the Serb-Albanian relations, […]
Read More →OSCE: Independent institutions ensure good governance (Indeksonline)
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today organized a conference with the theme: “Strengthening the performance of independent institutions”, where it was said that the functioning of independent institutions contributes to good governance. The head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Jan Braathu, said the OSCE since 1999 has helped strengthen the institutions in terms of […]
Read More →Veseli welcomes Constitutional Court’s decision on Trepca Law (Koha)
Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli today welcomed the Constitutional Court’s decision on Trepca Law. “I welcome the decision of the Constitutional Court, which confirms that Trepca Law is in compliance with the Constitution. Congratulations to miners and all Kosovo citizens,” Veseli said. The Constitutional Court today rejected the request of the Serbian List for review […]
Read More →Djuric: Pristina responsible for low rate of return (Tanjug)
The rate of sustainable return of internally displaced persons to Kosovo-Metohija is the lowest among all post-conflict regions around the world, amounting to a mere 1.9 pct, the head of the government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Marko Djuric said Monday. At a meeting with Nancy Izzo Jackson, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the US Bureau of Population, […]
Read More →Constitutional Court rejects Serbian List’s request on Trepca Law (Zeri)
Kosovo’s Constitutional Court today rejected the request of the Serbian List for review of the constitutionality of the Trepca Law which was approved by Kosovo Assembly a few weeks ago. In conclusion, the Court finds that the Applicants did not substantiate their allegations on constitutional grounds and did not provide evidence indicating how and why […]
Read More →“West wants to separate us from Russia because of Kosovo” (B92)
Belgrade will make maximum efforts in its dialogue Pristina – “but we will not give Serbia away – not for anything,” SPS leader Ivica Dacic has said. Dacic, who serves as the first deputy prime minister and foreign minister, spoke at a party event on Sunday, noting that there was “absolute agreement” with PM Aleksandar […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 30 October
• OSCE organizes conference on performance of regional independent institutions (RTK)
• Last barricade in Mitrovicë/Mitrovica removed (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Suhodoll village blocks delineation of Mitrovicë/Mitrovica administrative borders (KTV)
• Political analysts: No political climate for early elections (KTV)
• Djuric to visit Kosovo north on Monday (RTK1)
• Hasani: There are cases of selective justice (RTV21)
• Rama: Albania caused two damages to Kosovo (KTV)
Headlines 31 October
• Last two barricades in Mitrovica North removed (Koha/RFE/Kallxo)
• Veseli: I am proud with KLA warriors (Epoka e Re)
• Haradinaj: I don’t fear the special court (Zeri)
• Protests against the sentence for KLA members (RTK)
• PDK expected to appoint Minister of European Integration this week (Koha)
• Gecaj: We will have meetings with Serbian List (Zeri)
• Djuric to visit Kosovo on Monday (media)
• Hoxhaj in Jeddah, seeks Kosovo’s recognition by OIC member states (Koha)