Kosovo Assembly to hold special session to discuss foreign policy (Koha)
The Assembly of Kosovo presidency has approved the request of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and Vetevendosje for an extraordinary session to discuss Kosovo’s foreign policy which the opposition parties claim is riddled with scandals and failures. The request states that instead of foreign policy priorities being long-term, they are changed on daily basis […]
Read More →“10 percent tax increase is not enough” (Telegrafi)
Economy experts and local producers in Kosovo are arguing that the 10 percent tax increase on products coming from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina is not enough and that it will have minimal effects in protecting local products, the news website reports. Former Trade and Industry Minister, Bajram Hasani, told the news website that the […]
Read More →10th country revokes recognitition of Kosovo (B92)
Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic announced on Wednesday that he expected another country to withdraw its recognition of Kosovo. B92 later learned, and it has in the meantime been confirmed, that recognition of the unilaterally proclaimed independence of Kosovo has been withdrawn by the Union of the Comoros – a small island state […]
Read More →“Resolution of Kosovo and Metohija crucial for Serbia” (B92)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, who takes part in the Web-Summit in Lisbon spoke with German ARD journalist Marcus Price. While discussing political topics, the PM Brnabic said that for Serbia resolution of Kosovo and Metohija issue is crucial. She noted Serbia remains committed to finding a compromise solution in dialogue with Pristina, adding that […]
Read More →Socially owned properties under authority of Serb municipalities (RTV Puls)
By joint, committed and years-long work of Srpska Lista representatives, in particular mayors from Serb-majority municipalities, outgoing Minister for Local Governance Administration, Ivan Todosijevic and Sprska Lista MPs, all socially owned properties located in these municipalities have been transferred under municipal authority, Goran Rakic said, RTV Puls reports. This decision would end privatization process that […]
Read More →Yet another country about to revoke Kosovo recognition – FM (Serbian media)
Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic announced that he expects another country to withdraw recognition of Kosovo’s independence today. “It will be the tenth country that has withdrawn recognition,” Dacic told RTS on Wednesday. The recognition of the unilaterally proclaimed independence of Kosovo is expected to be withdrawn by the Union of the Comoros […]
Read More →Following announcements of new round of dialogue, Djuric said dialogue is blocked (KoSSev)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will resume the dialogue this week in Brussels, Pristina-based Koha Ditore and Belgrade-based Tanjug news agency reported last night. This announcement arrives in the midst of intense discussions on the legally binding agreement between Kosovo and Serbia. Vucic and Thaci have simultaneously been announcing ethnic delimitation […]
Read More →“Presevo valley must feature in normalization of relations” (B92, Tanjug)
Ragmi Mustafa says “there cannot be normalization” between Belgrade and Pristina “without inclusion of the Presevo valley.” Mustafa is the new President of the Albanian Minority National Council in Serbia. “Presevo valley” is the informal name for a region in the southern part of central Serbia that has ethnic Albanian minorities in three of its […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 7 November
• Austrian Chancellor Kurz visits Pristina (media)
• Thaci: Agreement with Serbia brings peace and security to the region (media)
• Haradinaj against Kurz’s position on Kosovo-Serbia agreement (Zeri)
• Germany has not changed position, Kosovo’s border cannot be touched (Bota Sot)
• Thaci and Vucic to meet this week in Brussels, sources say (Koha)
• Kosovo imposes protective measures to products from Serbia and Bosnia (media)
• EU requests Kosovo to lift tax against Serbia and Bosnia (Koha Ditore)
• Djuric: Dialogue to resume once Pristina lifts tax measures (Klan Kosova)
• Opposition requests Assembly session to discuss foreign policy (Zeri)
• Veseli: We expect EU countries to support visa liberalisation for Kosovo (Zeri)