Austrian FM Kurz: Dialing prefix for Kosovo, historic (RTK)
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz hailed the decision of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to grant Kosovo a dialing prefix as historic, the Austrian news agency APA reported. Kurz recalled that Austria applied on behalf of Kosovo on 1 January 2016 and that the ITU decision will enable cheaper and simpler telephone calls. Furthermore, he said […]
Read More →PM Mustafa dismisses Minister Maric (Koha)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, has dismissed Ljubomir Maric from the post of Minister of Local Government and Administration and replaced him with Mirjana Jevtic who until now was Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare. “The decisions have been taken following proposals and consultations of the Serbian List representatives at the Assembly of […]
Read More →KLA War Veterans gather at Ibar Bridge, not allowed to approach the wall (media)
Several news websites report that around 100 veterans of the former Kosovo Liberation Army have gathered today at the Ibar Bridge to express their opposition to the recent construction of the wall in Mitrovica North. Media are reporting that there is an increased police presence and that the war veterans are not allowed to approach […]
Read More →Dacic: China, Russia guarantee Kosovo issue won’t be solved to Serbia’s detriment (media)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Thursday that the support of China and Russia as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council “guarantees that the issue of Kosovo will not be solved to Serbia’s detriment”. Dacic made these remarks during his visit to Beijing.
Read More →Civic Initiative for Action to organize today a symbolic action in front of EU Office in Pristina (media)
“Civic Initiative for Action considers that the European Union holds the main responsibility for the dividing wall built in Mitrovica, therefore, they will organize today a symbolic action to request from the EU, as mediator of the negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia, to ruin the wall and expel from Kosovo Serbian state, which is ruining […]
Read More →Government gives details about the meeting with Montenegrin PM (Indeksonline)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, met five days ago in Albanian city Shkodra, his Montengrin counterpart, Duško Marković. The meeting made many headlines in the media however there was no information about the issues discussed on Saturday evening. Indeksonline contacted several times the spokesperson of the government Arban Abrashi, however despite the promises, there was […]
Read More →Kosovo Gets UN Recognition in Phone Country Code of Its Own (ABC/AP)
Kosovo has received an important mark of recognition eight years after declaring independence from Serbia: its own telephone country code. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/kosovo-recognition-phone-country-code-44208370
Read More →+383 geographic area code assigned to Kosovo (Tanjug)
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has assigned the “geographic area” of Kosovo the +383 dialling code pursuant to the Brussels agreement on telecommunications and a formal letter from Serbia. “This is a historic achievement in the field of telecommunications that strengthens the international entity of Kosovo,” the website of the Kosovo government quoted Minister for […]
Read More →Kosovo Hails Receipt of Own Telephone Code (Balkan Insight)
The International Telecommunication Union, ITU, has finally allocated Kosovo its own telephone code, 383, more than a year after Kosovo and Serbia initially reached a deal on telecommunications in Brussels. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/383-kosovo-s-dial-code-12-15-2016
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 15 December
• ITU allocates international dial code to Kosovo (All monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Kosovo Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns Djuric’s visit to the north (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Mustafa: No Association without dissolution of parallel structures (RTK1)
• Two former ministers sentenced for abuse of official position (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Azem Syla pleads not guilty (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• 52 additional observers will observe the election process in Gllogovc/Glogovac (RTK1)
• Apostolova urges Kosovo to avoid politicization of issues (Summary of KTV – Rubicon show)
Headlines 16 December
• Mustafa: Visa liberalisation threatened if we don’t ratify demarcation (media)
• EP endorses mechanisms for visas, Kosovo should fulfil conditions (Epoka)
• Bomb thrown at Serb’s house in northern Mitrovica (Kosovapress)
• Djuric visits Mitrovica, Kosovo authorities send protest note (Kosova Sot)
• Two police officers suspended for allowing Djuric’s visit (Telegrafi/RFE)
• Jevtic: First decree on Association, then return to the institutions (Lajmi)
• Independent autopsy on Dehari’s death to be published today (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo loses millions of U.S. aid due to corruption (Koha)
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