U.S. Ambassador appeals to MPs for selecting judges of Constitutional Court (Koha)
The United States Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, tweeted today that “today’s Assembly vote to fill five vacancies on the Constitutional Court is key to strengthening Kosovo’s rule of law. I urge MPs to put politics aside and choose candidates that are the best people for the job- good jurists who reflect Kosovo’s diversity, including […]
Read More →No time soon: EU dashes membership hopes of Balkan states (The Guardian)
Concerns over rule of law and corruption, plus enlargement fatigue, meant the six countries got little from Sofia summit Keep waiting in line, but don’t expect the door to open any time soon. That was the message delivered on Thursday to six Balkan states hoping to join the EU. The six had been invited to […]
Read More →Serbia-Kosovo Stalemate Allows Fugitives to Stay Free (Balkan Insight)
Serbia and Kosovo have become refuges for each other’s criminals and fugitives, allowing suspected murderers, drug dealers and organ-traffickers to evade justice by crossing the border. When the time came for Kosovo doctor Lutfi Dervishi and his son Arban to be imprisoned in 2016 for one of the Balkans’ most gruesome post-war crimes, the pair […]
Read More →EU Leaders Stress Ties To Western Balkans, But Cautious On Enlargement (RFE)
European Union leaders expressed determination to “strengthen and intensify” their ties to the Western Balkans, but they dampened any hopes of a quick move to allow any new countries into the bloc. “The EU reaffirms its unequivocal support for the European perspective of the Western Balkans,” it said in a joint declaration on May 17 […]
Read More →Serbia Hints at Referendum on Kosovo Deal (Balkan Insight)
Serbian government officials are continuing to hint at a nationwide referendum on the Kosovo issue, as any solution to the dispute would likely require changes to the country’s constitution. Serbian officials have continued to hint that citizens will be given an opportunity to declare their views on any proposed settlement of the Kosovo issue. Many […]
Read More →This is not 140-day, but 140-year problem, says president (Tanjug, B92)
President Aleksandar Vucic has said in Sofia that he hopes a solution will be reached for Kosovo and Metohija that will be acceptable to citizens of Serbia. As he said, he will do his best and fight to make it happen. “I want to believe that Serbia will have enough strength in the upcoming period, […]
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