Kosovo Foreign Ministry condemns stoning of bus in Serbia (media)
Kosovo’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed concern over repeated attacks on Kosovo’s means of transport going through Serbia saying such acts need to be strongly condemned. “Citizens of the Republic of Kosovo and those of Serbia need to move freely, without fear,” the ministry said in a statement. It further called on Serbian authorities […]
Read More →Specialist chambers chief prosecutor visits Kosovo (media)
Specialist Prosecutor Jack Smith is visiting Kosovo for the first time since taking on the post. Smith is expected to meet heads of international organisations in Kosovo, representatives of EU member states, as well as Kosovo’s Minister of Justice Abelard Tahiri and other officials of the ministry. According to an unnamed official of the government […]
Read More →Hungary supports visa liberalisation for Kosovo (media)
Kosovo’s Minister for European Integration Dhurata Hoxha received assurances by Hungarian officials she met in Budapest that the country will support visa liberalisation for Kosovo. in a meeting with Hungarian Minister of Interior, Sandor Pinter, Minister Hoxha stressed the importance of visa liberalisation for Kosovo adding that all conditions have been met. “Free movement would […]
Read More →Thaci in Belarus for security conference (media)
President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci has travelled to Belarus to attend a conference organised by the Munich Security Conference that will gather regional actors, heads of states and representatives of international organisations and civil society to discuss regional and global security issues. Thaci, invited to the event by the head of the Munich Security Conference […]
Read More →UNFPA presents report on reproductive rights (Koha Ditore)
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) presented in Pristina yesterday the State of World Population 2018 report underlining that increase of housing costs, unfavourable policies for families and careers are some of the main reasons behind the decline of fertility across the world. Doina Bologa from UNFPA said everyone should have the right to choose […]
Read More →Vucic says “Kosovo army will be formed on Nov. 28” (B92)
Aleksandar Vucic has reportedly said that he “has information about the date when the Kosovo army will be formed.” The president made the comment on Tuesday in Belgrade, during his meeting with representatives of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija. B92 has learned that Vucic said an army would be formed in Kosovo “on November 28, […]
Read More →A Balkans plan that merits cautious backing (Financial Times)
Mooted Kosovo-Serbia deal has risks but could bring sizeable benefits. History has shown that tampering with borders in the Balkans is more perilous than in any other part of Europe. Yet Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vucic and his Kosovan counterpart Hashim Thaci are moving towards a landmark agreement to normalise relations between the former Yugoslav republic […]
Read More →Vucic: Kosovo and Metohija issue cannot be resolved without Serbia (RTS, Tanjug)
Neither Kosovo and Metohija nor any other issue related to Serbia can be resolved without Serbia’s participation, President Alekdandar Vucic said yesterday in Istanbul, RTS reported. Following the meeting with Turkish President Erdogan, Aleksandar Vucic would have another meeting with world leaders on November 11, in Paris, however, he is not certain the world powers […]
Read More →Special Court for KLA crimes chief prosecutor visiting Pristina (BETA, B92)
Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for KLA crimes, Jack Smith pays his first visit in Kosovo, his spokesperson Christopher Bennett said, BETA news agency reported. In a brief statement sent to the media it was said, that Smith “would take part in a series of meetings with international and Kosovo officials.” “During the visit, […]
Read More →Stefanovic: Admission of Kosovo in Interpol would mean politicization (BETA)
Serbian Minister of Internal Affairs, Nebojsa Stefanovic said that the eventual admission of Kosovo in Interpol would be “a precedent” BETA news agency reports. Stefanovic made these remarks during the talks with Austrian and Romanian diplomacy heads Karin Kneissl and Teodor Melescanu. Speaking on the margins of third European Union and Arab World Summit in […]
Read More →Vucic responds to claim that he “disappointed” Merkel (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic yesterday in Istanbul commented on a statement made by Serb politician from Kosovo and Metohija Rada Trajkovic, B92 reports. Namely, Vucic reacted after Trajkovic said that he had been “working behind the back of German Chancellor Angela Merkel,” and also, that he had “disappointed Merkel.” “To Merkel – as to everybody […]
Read More →Will Merkel’s departure impact resolution of Kosovo issue? (Blic, Danas, Tanjug)
Departure of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who announced she would not run for the new mandate, would have an impact on everything that happens in Europe, including Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, Regional Cooperation Council Secretary General Goran Svilanovic believes, Blic daily reports. However, Svilanovic did not want to speculate on possible consequences that withdrawal of Angela Merkel […]
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