Rada Trajkovic: Radoicic, if he surrenders, could become protected witness (Radio KIM)
Commenting on the media reports that Milan Radoicic has hired a lawyer Zivojin Jokanovic, Rada Trajkovic believes in case he decides to surrender, Radoicic could become a protected witness in the process of resolving the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, Radio KIM reports. She went on saying there are indications that Radoicic would surrender, and it […]
Read More →“Lawyer Jokanovic to defend Radoicic” (KoSSev, RTV KIM)
Long-term Pristina lawyer Zivojin Jokanovic said for RTV KIM show “Dogovor” he would be a defense lawyer of Milan Radoicic if Kosovo bodies bring him in and initiate a court proceeding related to the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, KoSSev portal reports. “I am the future defense lawyer of Milan Radoicic, if he is brought before […]
Read More →Greece to be first to ratify Macedonia-NATO protocol (BETA, B92)
In a symbolic gesture, the Greek Government will most probably be the first country to ratify North Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol. Beta agency is reporting this on Wednesday, citing EURACTIV. The plan is to do this by February 8, sources close to the issue told the Brussels-based website. The article further quotes as NATO spokesperson […]
Read More →Kosovo President ready for compromise deal with Serbia (Reuters)
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo is ready for a compromise deal with Serbia to resolve long-standing issues between the countries, President Hashim Thaci said in a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump. See at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kosovo-serbia-usa/kosovo-president-ready-for-compromise-deal-with-serbia-idUSKCN1PN27F
Read More →Minister: Law on salaries undermines independence of judiciary (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Minister of Justice, Abelard Tahiri, has reacted to the amendment of the draft law on salaries saying it is threatening independence of the judiciary. “I am deeply concerned with the fact that regulative parametres set out in this draft law have affected and degraded the salaries of judges and prosecutors by misappropriating the concept […]
Read More →Mixed Results of Serbian President’s Kosovo Promises (Balkan Insight)
Serbia’s president says Belgrade has honoured the commitments it has made so far in negotiations with Kosovo, but a closer look reveals the results are mixed, at best. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says he is committed to reaching a compromise deal in talks with Kosovo, the former Serbian province which declared independence in 2008 but […]
Read More →Civil society seeks amendment of law on NGOs (Koha/Kallxo)
Representatives of 300 civil society organisations have protested before the Kosovo Assembly building against the law aiming to regulate the way non-governmental organisations function. Speaking on behalf of civil society, Taulant Hoxha from the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF) called on MPs to prevent the “stealing” of NGOs’ capital and assets. “The law on NGOs […]
Read More →Brnabic: Pristina’s behaviour goes to its detriment (Tanjug, RTS, B92)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said that Pristina, unlike Belgrade, runs a policy of confrontation and insists on barriers and conflicts, adding she believes such a behavior would go to the detriment of Albanians and would not go without consequences, RTS reported. Commenting on Pristina’s policy and acts of the Albanian representatives, Brnabic said it […]
Read More →Djuric on possibility of elections, tariffs and meeting with Serbs in Kosovo (Prva TV, BETA, B92, TV N1, Danas, KoSSev)
Representatives of Serbs in Kosovo have shown they can fight and not allow themselves to be merely “a part of folklore,” Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric said, commenting on the possibility of early parliamentary elections in Kosovo, Serbian media report. “They resigned, they left the institutions. They also fight in […]
Read More →Dacic: Haradinaj unaware of situation he is in (SRNA, Blic, Vecernje Novosti)
Commenting on a letter Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj sent to the world leaders saying “that Kosovo negotiates with Serbia as a sovereign state”, Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said Haradinaj is unaware of the situation he is in, Blic daily reports. “If it is so, why they do not become a UN member, join […]
Read More →Kozarev: Role of international organizations crucial for human rights protection in Kosovo (Danas)
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Deputy Director Dusan Kozarev met with the Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jan Braathu yesterday, and informed him about everyday problems Serbs in Kosovo are facing, in particular about the difficulties caused by the trade blockade on goods from central Serbia, Danas daily reports. Kozarev noted […]
Read More →Threats to Marko Jaksic over announced protest in Mitrovica North (RTV KIM, KoSSev, Danas)
After announcing on Twitter that the first “One in Five Million“ protest walk would be held on Saturday in Mitrovica North, the municipal assembly councillor from Civic Initiative, Freedom, Democracy, Justice (GI SDP) Marko Jaksic received a threat, KoSSev portal reports. “Pal, you need to be hanged in the middle of Terazije, as an example. […]
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