Ljajic: Only political pressure of international community can bring solution (Tanjug, Dnevnik)
Serbian Minister of Trade and Telecommunications, Rasim Ljajic said that only political pressure and decisive reaction of the international community can resolve the issue created by Pristina’s decision to impose 100 percent taxes on the goods from central Serbia, Tanjug news agency reported. He noted it is logical to expect, the prices in the shops […]
Read More →Commissioner Hahn to visit Pristina on Monday (Zeri)
European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn is expected to visit Pristina on Monday and meet President Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli, and representatives of opposition parties. Hahn’s visit comes in response to the Kosovo Government’s decision to impose a 100 percent import tax on Serbia and […]
Read More →Mitrovica municipal assembly approves request for unification with Mitrovica North (media)
The Municipal Assembly of Mitrovica has unanimously approved the resolution calling on the Government of Kosovo to amend necessary legislation to enable the unification of two Mitrovica municipalities. Mitrovica Mayor Agim Bahtiri said the request is a democratic right and should become a reality. “I want peace and calm. I have worked since 2013 together […]
Read More →Court employees in Mitrovica back to work (Danas, KoSSev)
Employees of the Basic Court in Mitrovica, located in the north, have returned to their work, which they interrupted on Tuesday as a sign of solidarity with citizens protesting the introduction of 100 percent taxes on the goods from central Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, KoSSev portal reports. It was also reported that staff members […]
Read More →Blic: Why USA rushes to cut Kosovo knot? (Blic)
Belgrade-based daily Blic writes today that the USA is in a hurry to resolve the Kosovo issue, since any prolongation could place the problem in the hands of Russia, that would have much greater influence over the European Commission after its forthcoming elections. That is why Trump’s administration is exercising pressure upon Albanians to continue […]
Read More →LDK to call meeting of political parties (Zeri)
Head of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) parliamentary group Avdullah Hoti said at a press conference today that his party plans to call a meeting of political parties in an effort to set a date for fresh elections. Hoti said Kosovo is in an institutional crisis and the only way out of it is […]
Read More →Assembly Speaker Veseli meets new COMKFOR D’Addario (media)
Kosovo Assembly Speaker, Kadri Veseli, met today the new KFOR Commander, General Lorenzo D’Addario and congratulated him on taking on the post and pledged full cooperation. Veseli and D’Addario discussed the current situation and Veseli spoke about steps the Assembly of Kosovo plans to undertake in December with regards to the transformation of the Kosovo […]
Read More →Pacolli to attend Western Balkans foreign ministers’ meeting (media)
Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli has travelled to Budva, Montenegro to take part in a meeting of Western Balkans foreign ministers. In a Facebook post, Pacolli said European integration of the region and progress in the Berlin process will be the main topic of the meeting.
Read More →Kosovo Mayor Seeks Divided Town’s Re-Unification (Balkan Insight)
The mayor of the southern half of divided Mitrovica has called an urgent session on Friday to discuss reuniting the city – although such decisions do not lie in his competences. The mayor of the southern half of the divided Kosovo town of Mitrovica, Agim Bahtiri, has called an urgent meeting of the local assembly […]
Read More →Serwer: Kosovo-Serbia agreement not necessarily close (VOA/Telegrafi)
U.S. Balkans analyst Daniel Serwer said for Voice of America Serbian service that the statements made by U.S. officials that now is the right time for Kosovo and Serbia to reach agreement does not necessarily mean that a deal is close by. “It is not a bad thing to call for an agreement to be […]
Read More →Insufficient reserves of oxygen, reserves of medicaments in the south on verge (B92, Radio KIM, RTS)
Reserves of oxygen for patients in the north of Kosovo are small and insufficient, Director of the Health Centre in Mitrovica North, Milan Ivanovic said, Radio KIM Reports. “There are reserves now, however, they are insufficient and won’t last long. I hope that we would stabilize supply of oxygen in the coming days,” Milan Ivanovic […]
Read More →EP requests from five EU countries to recognise Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
The European Parliament has voted a motion which calls on the five countries of the European Union – Spain, Slovakia, Romania, Greece and Cyprus to recognize independence of Kosovo. The text of this motion stresses that “recognition would have been beneficial for reestablishment of the relations between Kosovo and Serbia,” reports Larepublica.cat. 393 MPs supported […]
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