Jevtic: Army was not part of coalition agreement with PDK and LDK (Klan Kosova)
Dalibor Jevtic, Minister for Returns and Communities in the Kosovo Government, said today that Kosovo Serbs do not support the idea of forming the Army of Kosovo, “because this was never part of the coalition agreement between the PDK, LDK and the Serbian List”. Jevtic argued that the funds that would be used for the […]
Read More →Quni: LDK prefers creation of army through constitutional changes (Klan Kosova)
Speaking about the initiative of President Hashim Thaci to set up a Kosovo army through amending the current law on the Kosovo Security Force (KSF), the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MP, Anton Quni, said his party would prefer the transformation to be done though constitutional changes. “We prefer the KSF transformation not to be […]
Read More →NATO comments on KSF law (Kallxo)
The news website quotes NATO officials as saying that NATO will support the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) within its current mandate. NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu told Kallxo: “as the NATO Secretary General said during his recent visit to Pristina, NATO supports the development of the Kosovo Security Force within its current mandate”. Lungescu added that […]
Read More →The US plan for Macedonia: Keep Serbia down and Russia out (Russia Today)
The role of the United States in the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is often overlooked by people who are critical of Washington’s intervention in the internal affairs of independent, sovereign countries. For it was in the former Yugoslavia that the precedent was set for future American intervention in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya […]
Read More →Vucic and Thaci have “fierce” telephone conversation (B92, RTS)
Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci have had a telephone conversation, the Serbian government has announced. According to a statement posted on the government’s website, the Serbian prime minister and the president of the interim institutions of self-government in Pristina spoke on Tuesday. They discussed “the importance and consequences” of the visit last week of EU […]
Read More →Kosovo Moves To Create Regular Army Over Serbian Objections (RFE)
Kosovo’s president has asked parliament to transform the country’s lightly armed security forces into a regular army, a move that quickly drew objections from Serbian leaders who refuse to recognize Kosovo’s independence. http://www.rferl.org/a/kosovo-moves-create-regular-army-over-serbian-objections-thaci-vucic/28356811.html
Read More →Kosovo Moves to Establish Army, Defying Belgrade (VOA)
In a move likely to anger neighboring Serbia, Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci on Tuesday filed a draft law to convert the country’s lightly armed security forces into a national army. http://www.voanews.com/a/kosovo-moves-to-establish-army-defying-belgrade/3754084.html
Read More →Kosovo May Form Army, Bypassing Serb Veto (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo’s president is mulling ways to bypass a Serb veto on the formation of an army by proposing changes that would broaden the responsibilities of the existing Kosovo Security Force. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-s-tha%C3%A7i-bypass-serb-boycott-to-form-army-03-06-2017
Read More →Kosovo Seeks To Root Out Radical Islam In Prison System (RFE)
Kosovo is trying to counter a perceived radicalization threat within its prison population amid reports of a surge in the embrace of more radical beliefs by practicing Muslims and others. http://www.rferl.org/a/kosovo-root-out-radical-islam-from-prisons/28356290.html
Read More →Albania, Kosovo Deny Stirring Crisis in Macedonia (Balkan Insight)
Experts in Tirana and Pristina say the crisis in Macedonia is mainly about a power struggle over who will form the next government – and say leaders of Albania have a right to take an interest in the fate of other Albanians in the region. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/analysts-in-tirana-and-pristina-believe-albania-didn-t-stir-macedonia-crises-03-06-2017
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 7 March
• US concerned with Thaçi’s initiative to change KSF’s mission (Klan Kosova)
• KFOR does not comment Thaçi’s initiative to change KSF’s mission (Klan Kosova)
• Serbia against KSF’s transformation (Most monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova)
• Thaçi and Vucic agree about continuation of dialogue (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• No power line with Albania without approval of Association and Agreement on Justice (KTV)
• Sprska List MPs signed in Assembly’s presence records (RTK2)
Headlines 8 March
KSF transformation without international go-ahead (Koha Ditore)
Mustafa: Minister Demolli is not against KSF transformation (Epoka e Re)
Veseli: KSF without competition in the region (RTK)
“Mattis gave a strong message, Kosovo should have its army” (Epoka)
Vucic and Thaci discuss Mogherini’s visit over the phone (Zeri)
Tahiri: Blocking energy transmission lines could destabilize the region (Koha)
“AAK would approve demarcation after reading report” (Lajmi)
Albanian President Nishani visits Presheve/Presevo Valley (dailies)
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