GLPS: Letter from EU challenges Kosovo’s democratic decision-making framework (media)
The Pristina-based Group for Legal and Political Studies (GLPS) reacted today to a letter that EU top officials, Mogherini, Salstrom and Hahn, sent to the Kosovo government and Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj about dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. The GLPS argues that the letter is an attempt to challenge Kosovo’s democratic decision-making framework. The group […]
Read More →Has the UN’s Kosovo Mission Become Obsolete? (Balkan Insight)
Washington has called for the shutdown of the downscaled United Nations peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, arguing that its work is done – but Serbia and its allies insist it must stay. After three Serbs, one of them a four-year-old child, were murdered in a village near the eastern Kosovo town of Gjilan/Gnjilane in May 2000, […]
Read More →Moves to create a Kosovo army have ‘deteriorated relations’ with Serbia: UN peacekeeping chief (UN News)
The decision by Kosovo’s parliament to form a national army was described by the UN Peacekeeping chief on Monday as having “further deteriorated relations between Belgrade and Pristina,” which, he said, have been strained for some time. Jean Pierre Lacroix, head of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) was briefing the Security Council on recent […]
Read More →Thaci and Vucic Spar at UN Over Kosovo Army (Balkan Insight)
At a UN Security Council session called by Belgrade, Kosovo’s president defended Pristina’s decision to transform its security force into an army, while his Serbian counterpart claimed it will jeopardize peace. Kosovo and Serbia’s presidents clashed at the UN Security Council in New York on Monday, with Hashim Thaci insisting that Pristina’s recent decision to […]
Read More →Kosovo Serb Politician Ivanovic’s Shooter ‘Still at Large’ (Balkan Insight)
None of the suspects arrested over the murder of Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic is believed to be the person who shot him, although they are thought to have aided the murder, claims a prosecution document seen by BIRN. The Kosovo Special Prosecution says in a document which has been seen by BIRN that it […]
Read More →Dacic for RTS: Important to hear from many countries condemnation of the Pristina’s move (RTS)
Minister Ivica Dacic told RTS that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, at the session of the UNSC, presented the genesis of the problems that Serbia faces, readiness for dialogue and a constructive approach, and on the other hand a clear opposition to the unilateral moves of Pristina to which they were used to in the past […]
Read More →EU: President Thaci leads dialogue (RTK)
The news website has published a letter that EU top officials, Federica Mogherini, Cecilia Malmstrom and Johannes Hahn, sent to Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj on Tuesday. The letter notes: “We would like to thank you for your letter dated 15 December. We regret however that you have not taken into consideration the offer made […]
Read More →President Vucic: Fear for future (B92, Serbian Government)
According to the text of his address at the Council published by the Serbian Government, Aleksandar Vucic said that he was worried and afraid for the future not only of the Serb people and Serbia, but the entire region. Vucic warned about Pristina’s efforts to impose legal and political violence, economic pressure and unilateral moves, […]
Read More →Stefanovic: Good diplomatic victory of Serbia (Prva TV, B92)
Serbian Minister of Interior, Nebojsa Stefanovic speaking for Prva TV news edition said that Serbia has won a good diplomatic victory at the UN SC session yesterday evening. “It was a good diplomatic victory of Serbia. Serbia did all as it should, it was good to see the world started to realize there is no […]
Read More →Serbia and Kosovo trade accusations over Kosovo’s new army (Star Tribune)
UNITED NATIONS — The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo traded accusations Monday at the U.N. Security Council over Kosovo’s decision to transform its 4,000-strong security force into a regular army and Serbia’s threat of armed intervention — but both expressed their readiness for dialogue. See at: http://www.startribune.com/serbia-and-kosovo-leaders-to-address-un-about-kosovan-army/502953451/
Read More →KSF Deputy Minister: UNSC meeting, ineffective (Klan Kosova)
Burim Ramadani, Deputy Minister of the Kosovo Security Force, said the extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council is “unnecessary” and cannot lead to any decision-making. According to Ramadani, the KSF’s military mandate will remain unchanged. “Nothing will be changed. No action will be taken. The force begins transition, Kosovo strengthens, the people of Kosovo […]
Read More →EU to Pristina: Immediately remove taxes, form ZSO (BETA, B92)
The EU on Monday expressed “deep regret” over Kosovo government’s decision to raise taxes on goods from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina to 100 percent. Pristina also imposed non-tariff barriers, and Brussels once again made a “strong” demand for the measures to be lifted immediately, Beta agency reported, citing a press release issued after a session of […]
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