Kosovo urges EU to stop Serbia’s obstructions (Telegrafi)
Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, had a telephone conversation last night with European External Action Service Director for Western Europe, Western Balkans and Turkey, Angelina Eichhorst, whom she informed about the attempted attack on Kosovo government premises in Mitrovica North. Tahiri expressed the position of the Kosovo government that such acts are aimed at […]
Read More →Ferat Shala appointed Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning (Klan Kosova)
Ferat Shala has been appointed new Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning in today’s meeting of the government. Prime Minister Isa Mustafa said Shala’s appointment has been done in consultation with coalition partner PDK. Shala replaces Ferid Agani to the post.
Read More →Hoxhaj: Serbian List actions, unacceptable (Koha)
Kosovo’s Foreign Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, said in an interview for KTV that Prime Minister Isa Mustafa acted rightly when he dismissed Ljubomir Maric from the post of Minister of Local Government and Administration. “Maric cannot be reinstated. He was my colleague but his dismissal was a long time coming due to his actions,” Hoxhaj said. […]
Read More →Government confirms: Jevtic is no longer a minister (Gazeta Express)
Citing sources in the Kosovo government, the news website reports that Local Government Minister, Mirjana Jevtic, has resigned from her post. “The decision has been sent to the office of the secretary. Tomorrow the decision could be sent to the Office of the Prime Minister and he will be officially notified about her resignation,” the […]
Read More →Headlines 30 December
• Mustafa: Narrow political interests cost us visa liberalisation (Bota Sot)
• Thaci: 2016 was a year of historic achievements (Epoka)
• Veseli: Assembly has managed to safeguard functioning democracy (Epoka)
• Haradinaj: Elections could be held early next year (Epoka)
• Demolli: Everything ready for KSF transformation (Kosova Sot)
• Lladrovci sworn in as Drenas/Glogovac mayor (Kosova Sot)
Dacic: Dialogue with Pristina biggest challenge for 2017 (Tanjug)
The dialogue with Pristina will definitely be the biggest challenge for Belgrade in 2017, FM Ivica Dacic said Thursday, noting the significance of maintaining the dialogue and implementing all agreements. This primarily applies to establishing the Community of Serb Municipalities, Dacic told Radio Belgrade 1 in an interview, adding that Serbia would never have signed […]
Read More →Albania Arrests Kosovo Citizen Tried as Terror Group Member (AP/ABC)
Albanian police say they have arrested an ethnic Albanian from neighboring Kosovo who was wanted for allegedly fighting with terror groups in Syria. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/albania-arrests-kosovo-citizen-terror-group-member-44455960
Read More →Kosovo risks losing hundreds of millions in telecoms case (Reuters)
A German investment company that was thwarted in an attempt to buy Kosovo Telecom in 2013 is seeking up to 400 million euros (342 million pounds) in compensation in an international arbitration court, two sources close to the matter told Reuters. http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-kosovo-telecom-idUKKBN14I13L?il=0
Read More →Kosovo votes to pull down wall raised by ethnic Serbs (DW)
Kosovo’s parliament has backed the demolition of a concrete wall in the northern city of Mitrovica. The Serb ethnic minority responsible for the wall’s construction claims it was a barrier against landslides. http://www.dw.com/en/kosovo-votes-to-pull-down-wall-raised-by-ethnic-serbs/a-36943878
Read More →Kosovo Assembly adopts resolution for demolition of wall in Mitrovica North (media)
All news websites report that the Kosovo Assembly adopted today a resolution for demolishing the wall in Mitrovica North. The resolution provides that the wall will be demolished in January next year. “The Kosovo Government must make sure that the competent authorities will undertake all legal actions to treat this [the wall] as a political […]
Read More →Hotel owner: I told Edita Tahiri to leave because there could be problems (Koha/Blic)
Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri stayed at a hotel in Mitrovica North which was later attacked with a bomb. Sasa Dedovic, the owner of the hotel, told Blic: “She [Tahiri] came with an old car, accompanied by a man, and said she stopped to see the rooms where the Serb employees will be accommodated […]
Read More →Gecaj: Djuric is talking nonsense (Telegrafi)
Bajram Gecaj, Kosovo’s Deputy Minister for Local Government and advisor to Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, reacted to a statement by Marko Djuric, head of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo, who said that the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities will be an integral part of Serbia. Gecaj wrote on his Facebook account today: “Djuric seems to […]
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