Kosovo approves new army despite Serb opposition, NATO criticism (Reuters)
Kosovo’s parliament voted on Friday to create a 5,000-strong standing army, a week after Serbia’s premier suggested the move could provoke military intervention by Belgrade. The move, coming 20 years after Kosovo Albanians’ uprising against Serbian rule and a decade after independence, was lauded as “historic” by the United States but NATO criticized it as […]
Read More →Veseli to KSF cadets: From today, attention! (RTK)
The President of the Assembly of Kosovo Kadri Veseli has closed the Assembly session for approval of the laws that transform Kosovo Security Force into Army, in a very interesting way. “We have KSF cadets present here at the session, who will be future officers of the Army of Kosovo, and we congratulate them in […]
Read More →Kurti: Army is Kosovo’s victory (Kosovapress)
Vetevendosje leader Albin Kurti said creation of Kosovo army is a victory for every person that has made sacrifices, especially the martyrs who paid the ultimate price for freedom. Kurti said that over 70 amendments contained in the three draft laws for transformation of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) into an army have been proposed […]
Read More →Head of EU Delegation in Serbia says Kosovo army must be in line with Constitution (TV N1, BETA)
Head of EU Delegation in Serbia Sem Fabrizi said on Friday that the Kosovo army should be formed in line with the Constitution which does not mean that today’s vote on three laws to transform the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) is contrary to it, TV N1 reports. “Our view is clear. The EU shares the […]
Read More →Students in Mitrovica North will symbolically bury international law and resolution 1244 (Vecernje Novosti)
Vecernje Novosti reports that the new protest of the students in Mitrovica North is scheduled for today at 12.30. A walk is planned from the student canteen to the headquarters of the OSCE and UNMIK, where it will symbolically be buried International Law, UNSC Resolution 1244, the UN Charter and the military-technical agreement from Kumanovo at 12.44.
Read More →President Thaci back to uniform (Prishtina Insight)
By: Eraldin Fazliu Clad in his military best, Kosovo’s president has broken his silence on the eve of tomorrow’s vote at the Kosovo Assembly, congratulating the KSF on the expansion of their mandate. In what has been described as an “inspection” of soldiers at the Adem Jashari military base in Prishtina on Thursday, Kosovo’s president […]
Read More →Thaci: Army is the honor, security and well-being of Kosovo (RTK)
The President of Kosovo took to Facebook to write that the army is Kosovo’s honor, security and well being of Kosovo. “After two very tough decades, we are finally concluding the process of the state-building. At the Assembly of Kosovo, with absolute majority, despite political differences, as in very rare cases, the elected of the […]
Read More →Kosovo Votes to Turn Security Force Into Army (Balkan Insight)
The Kosovo parliament on Friday, as expected, adopted three draft laws on the Kosovo Security Force, FSK, giving the lightly armed force the attributes of an army. Kosovo’s parliament on Friday on a second reading approved three draft laws on the Kosovo Security Force, KSF, expanding its competences and creating a legal base for its […]
Read More →Kosovo Assembly adopts laws to establish army (B92, RTS, Tanjug)
The Kosovo Assembly in Pristina on Friday adopted three draft laws allowing for transformation of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) into an army. Several future “soldiers” also walked into the parliament (see video below), B92 reports. RTS is reporting said that the legislation in question was passed “under accelerated procedure and unanimously.” The decision, that […]
Read More →Statement from U.S. Embassy on Kosovo Army (media)
The U.S. Embassy in Kosovo has issued a statement following Kosovo Assembly’s vote today on the creation of army reaffirming support to “gradual transition of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) to a force with a territorial defense mandate, as is Kosovo’s sovereign right.” The laws approved today, according to the U.S. Embassy do not bring any […]
Read More →Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the adoption of the laws on the transition of the Kosovo Security Force (NATO website)
Today, the Institutions in Kosovo have announced the adoption of the three laws initiating the process of transition of the Kosovo Security Force. I regret that this decision was made despite the concerns expressed by NATO. While the transition of the Kosovo Security Force is in principle a matter for Kosovo to decide, we have […]
Read More →Brnabic: Today is difficult day, does not contribute to cooperation in region (BETA, Danas)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said today is a difficult day for her, but that Serbia would continue its path towards peace and prosperity, BETA news agency reports. She added today’s decision of the Kosovo Assembly to pass the laws on transformation of the Kosovo Security Forces does not contribute to the cooperation in the […]
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