Finance Minister: Four percent economic growth this year (Klan Kosova)
Finance Minister, Avdullah Hoti, said that the government of Kosovo expects to close the year with 4 percent economic growth and the estimates are that this figure will be even higher in 2017. “We have a significant improvement in tax payment,” said Hoti in the meeting of the parliamentary commission on budget and finance. He […]
Read More →Kosovo Serb Leader Ivanovic Claims Trial was Unlawful (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo Serb political party leader Oliver Ivanovic, jailed for nine years for war crimes, told Pristina’s appeals court that his trial was unlawful because he had already been investigated over the same offence. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/ivanovic-i-have-been-prosecuted-twice-for-the-same-case-11-22-2016
Read More →Buja: No, PDK has not agreed with LDK on the budget yet (Indeksonline)
The news website reports that the draft budget for 2017 is being kept “hostage” by the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) at the parliamentary committee for budget and finance. Although, Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) representatives said they have agreed to pass the draft budget, a PDK MP has a different position. Shukri Buja, a […]
Read More →Dacic, and Thaci, to attend “La Francophonie” summit (B92)
Serbian Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic will attend the November 22-26 Summit of the International Organization of La Francophonie in Madagascar. Tanjug reported on Tuesday that this event is “also expected to be attended by Kosovo President Hashim Thaci.” President of France Francois Hollande has also been announced to attend the event, the Serbian […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 22 November
• Prishtinë/Pristina Municipality starts online communication with its citizens (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Decree on establishment of the Association not likely (RTK2)
• Thaçi initiates changes in Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Tahiri meets municipal councillors from north (Klan Kosova)
• Appeal concluded court hearing against Oliver Ivanovic (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
– Surroi: State is fully responsible for Astrit Dehari’s death (Summary of KTV – Rubicon show)
Read More →Headlines 23 November
• LDK agrees with PDK’s proposals for budget amendments (Koha/Zeri)
• Government publicly calls Serbian List to return to institutions (Kosova Sot)
• Delawie: Transparency and accountability are vital (Zeri)
• UK will not get involved in Dehari case (media)
• Kosovo chief prosecutor’s house robbed (media)
• Two more months of detention for former PDK MP Syla (Zeri)
• Veseli supported a company suspected of illegal acquisition of shares (Koha)