All talk, no action: Human rights in Kosovo in 2016 (Kosovo 2.0)
Though rhetoric has been positive, little benefit has been felt by Kosovo’s vulnerable communities this year. 2016 marked another year full of speeches from Kosovar leaders trying to portray themselves as promoters of a multicultural country that guarantees equal rights to everybody, while the institutions they lead failed again to provide a better living for […]
Read More →Haradinaj invited to Donald Trump’s inauguration (Indeksonline)
Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), has received an invitation to attend the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States of America in January next year. An advisor to Haradinaj confirmed the information and said that further details would be revealed in a press communique later […]
Read More →Tahiri: Serbia without role on establishment of Association (lajmi.net)
Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, said for Radio Free Europe that “Serbia does not have any role on establishment of the Association for Serb-majority Municipalities.” According to her, Serbian representatives do not have the authority to deal with the issue. “It is not up to Serbia to impose dates or make pressure,” she said. […]
Read More →Opposition: Serbian List was formed for Serbia’s interests (Zeri)
Vetevendosje MP Rexhep Selimi told Zeri that Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic appoints the Serb ministers in the Kosovo Government. “The Serb ministers in the Kosovo Government and the Serbian List in general do not represent the Kosovo Serbs but rather Belgrade’s policies in Kosovo’s institutions … Through the Serbian List, the Serbian Prime Minister […]
Read More →Drecun blames Albanians for split among Serbs (Klan Kosova)
Milovan Drecun, chairman of the Serbian Parliament’s committee for Kosovo, said disagreements between Serbian List MPs could have come as a result of “pressure from the Albanian side and certain diplomatic missions”. Drecun told the Radio Television of Serbia that “political immaturity” prevailed among those Serbian List MPs that decided to return to the Kosovo […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 26 December
• Belgrade issues ultimatum to Srpska List and Kosovo Government (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Mustafa: If Maric would be Albanian, he would have been dismissed longtime ago (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Delawie commends return of Srpska List to institutions (RTK1)
• Abudllahu: Srpska List returned without any conditions (KTV)
• Serb MPs blame PM Mustafa for the non-transformation of KSF (KTV)
• KLI: KPC and KJC lack accountability and efficiency (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
Headlines 27 December
Serbian PM Vucic with ultimatum for Serbian List (media)
Djuric: Serbs will establish Association/Community in February (Zeri)
Murtezaj calls for unity against Serbia’s efforts to interfere in Kosovo (Koha)
Gecaj: Maric was a marionette (Zeri)
Hopes for a single resolution for demolishing wall in Mitrovica North (Epoka)
Agreement with EU on Mitrovica wall (Gazeta Metro)
Poll: “Albin Kurti, the most preferred leader for Kosovo youths” (media)
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