Kosovo Orders Second Retrial for Organ-Trading Defendants (Balkan Insight)
The Appeals Court in Pristina ordered a second retrial for the owner of Kosovo’s Medicus clinic and his head anaesthetist, who were convicted in May of carrying out illegal transplant operations to sell kidneys. The Court of Appeals in Pristina on Tuesday once again ordered a retrial for the Medicus clinic’s owner Lutfi Dervishi and […]
Read More →Mitrovica North: Students protest, urge Europe not to remain silent (KIM Radio)
Protest of students from Pristina University temporarily located in Mitrovica North took place today under the slogan “Europe, res non verba!” KIM Radio reports. During the protests, students urged the international community not to turn a blind eye to the discrimination of entire people, and to stand in defense of their own values. Students also […]
Read More →Merkel tells Pristina: End “war” with Serbia (Tanjug, B92)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government has called on interim Kosovo institutions to “end a trade war” with Belgrade, B92 reports. Merkel’s spokesperson Steffen Seibert said Germany has “zero understanding” for Pristina imposing a 100 percent tax on products from central Serbia. He also told Bloomberg agency that Germany “would have preferred Serbia to allow Kosovo […]
Read More →“Why didn’t they leave Haradinaj’s government?” (Danas)
I think the resignations should have been submitted at all levels, and not only that mayors of the northern municipalities do so. I think it makes no sense to call for the national unity and remain in Kosovo government and institutions, deputy leader of the Civic Initiative Freedom, Democracy, Justice (GI SDP) Ksenija Bozovic said, […]
Read More →Government: 100-percent tax is not aimed against Serbs in Kosovo (media)
Several news websites cover a statement issued by the Kosovo government today in which it rejects claims that the 100-percent tax on products from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are aimed against Kosovo Serbs. “Claims and statements by different actors both in Kosovo and abroad that the 100-percent tax on goods originating from Serbia and […]
Read More →Around 20 cases of domestic violence reported in Gracanica in 2018 (RTK)
On the occasion of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a movie “Not Your Property” was shown in Gracanica yesterday, RTK 2 reports. In the movie, women from different Kosovo communities speak about their experiences and fight against violence. A debate followed the movie, including representatives of institutions and civil society. Domestic violence takes […]
Read More →President Vucic: It’s clear, negotiations are “ad acta” (Tanjug)
Commenting on Ramush Haradinaj’s letter to the Washington Post, President Vucic says this means that the (Kosovo) negotiations have been put “ad acta.” Asked by a journalist about Haradinaj’s claim he is ready to recognize Kosovo in exchange for a part of its territory, Vucic asked “what he should say at all, and whether he […]
Read More →Bahtiri calls urgent meeting of Mitrovica assembly (media)
Mitrovica Mayor Agim Bahtiri has called an urgent meeting of the Municipal Assembly for tomorrow to initiate changing the law on administrative boundaries between municipalities in an effort, as he said, to unify two municipalities of Mitrovica. In a letter to municipal councilors, Behtiri said the meeting is being convened following the resignation of Mitrovica […]
Read More →EP adopts resolution on Serbia (BETA)
Members of the European Parliament adopted in Brussels a resolution in which it is estimated that Serbia has made progress in economic reforms, BETA news agency reports. It has been stated it is crucial that tangible results are achieved in judicial reform, anti-corruption and media freedoms. The European Parliament has also adopted six of the […]
Read More →CDHRF: Mogherini is seeking to bring down Haradinaj through Thaci (Koha)
The Pristina-based Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) issued a press release today claiming that EU High Representative Federica Mogherini is trying to bring down Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj through President Hashim Thaci. “Federica Mogherini, by asking President Thaci to revoke the 100-percent tax on Serbian goods, is interfering flagrantly in […]
Read More →Vucic: We don’t have control over one inch of Kosmet (B92)
Vucic said that the Serbian authorities have no control over even one inch of Kosovo and Metohija (Kosmet), and this is why our situation is difficult, B92 reports. “Our situation is not easy at all, when you depend on the will of Pristina and whether they will respect the law or not. If someone behaves […]
Read More →Thaci: No agreement with Serbia without defining border (VOA)
In an interview with Voice of America Albanian service, President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci said that a final agreement with Serbia will not be possible without defining border between Kosovo and Serbia. “I have faith that our experts and those of Serbia that will also work with international advice and expertise will close this issue […]
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