Haziri: LDK seeks political legitimacy for resolving problems with Serbia (Indeksonline/Zeri)
Deputy leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) Lutfi Haziri said today at the “Vox populi on the Grand Finale between Kosovo and Serbia” conference organised by the Research Institute for Development and European Affairs (RIDEA) that his party has requested political legitimacy and broad consensus on moving towards an agreement with Serbia. “LDK […]
Read More →Kurti calls for official document outlining Kosovo’s demands to Serbia (media)
Vetevendosje leader Albin Kurti said today that Kosovo should prepare an official document outlining its demands towards Serbia which would include recognition, missing persons, reciprocity. “We need to be united around our goal for a sustainable agreement,” Kurti said today at a conference titled “Vox populi on the Grand Finale between Kosovo and Serbia” organised […]
Read More →Confirmed presence of AH1N1 virus, but the number of patients is not increasing (Kontakt plus radio)
The presence of the AH1N1 influenza virus was confirmed in the area of competence of the Public Health Institute Kosovska Mitrovica (in charge for north of Kosovo and the Serb enclaves south of Ibar), but the number of patients with flu-like illness compared to last week is not increasing. The head of the Center for […]
Read More →Ministry: Initiative for Mitrovica unification is in opposition with Constitution (Express)
The news website reports that over 16,000 citizens signed a petition initiated by Mitrovica South Mayor Agim Bahtiri for the unification of Mitrovica. The Ministry of Local Government however has advised the Kosovo Assembly to turn down the petition as it does not meet the legal requirements. The Office of the Prime Minister on January […]
Read More →Painful Search For Loved Ones Long Outlives Kosovo War (RFE)
It’s estimated over 1,600 victims of the 1998-1999 Kosovo war remain missing. Under a recent agreement, the authorities in Belgrade and Pristina promised to exchange bodies found on their territories, but most families still await news of what happened to their loved ones. https://www.rferl.org/a/kosovo-missing/29779217.html
Read More →Limaj: Kosovo will never accept negotiations on its sovereignty (Indeksonline)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and co-head of the state delegation for talks with Serbia, Fatmir Limaj, said today that the Kosovo government is making serious efforts to unite political forces and to build broad-based consensus on dialogue with Belgrade. Limaj said Kosovo is not under the pressure of time but rather under the pressure of […]
Read More →Serbia Protests: How Social Media Facilitates Political Protest (Forbes)
Anti-government demonstrations in Serbia have entered their third month – against the ruling Progressive Party (SNS); a conservative, populist, and pro-EU party. Fresh rallies are rolling out across the country and in parts of Kosovo, and social media is playing an increasingly important and necessary role. See at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccabanovic/2019/02/19/serbia-protests-how-social-media-facilitates-political-protest/#4c29e9ef1ccf
Read More →Environmentalists seek tougher EU curbs on Balkan coal power plants (Reuters)
Environmentalists urged EU policy makers on Tuesday to take a tougher stance on air pollution from coal power plants in the Western Balkans, blaming the fumes for 3,900 deaths across Europe each year. https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN1Q80P7
Read More →Novosti: London against abolishment of Pristina tariffs? (Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug)
At a recent meeting of Quint member states, Great Britain has prevented the adoption of a strict conclusion on the abolishment of Pristina tariffs imposed on goods from central Serbia, Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti reported. Despite many officials from the EU and the USA, with stronger or weaker decisiveness, voiced their opposition against the tariffs […]
Read More →Jeremic: Delineation is fig leaf for recognition of Kosovo (BETA)
Leader of Peoples’ Party and Chair of Alliance for Serbia (SZS) Vuk Jeremic assessed yesterday that delineation, which, according to the Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic represents an official Belgrade’s position in negotiations with Pristina, is “a fig leaf” for Kosovo recognition, BETA news agency reported. Jeremic also underlined “how something that National Assembly […]
Read More →Raskovic Ivic: The division of KiM would lead to the exodus of Serbs living south of the Ibar (Danas)
People’s Party Vice President Sanda Raskovic Ivic says that “delineation” with Kosovo Albanians is unconstitutional and that, if that happens, the leaders of the current regime will be responsible when the authority change and that the division of Kosovo leads to the exodus of Serbs living south of the Ibar River. “The so-called delineation is mentioned […]
Read More →Ljajic: Serbian goods arrive to Kosovo through alternative routes (Danas, RTS)
Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic says to Radio Television of Serbia that throughout Kosovo there are Serbian goods, which arrive there through alternative roads, reported Belgrade based daily Danas. Ljajic recalled that Serbian officials promptly warned of the development of the black market immediately after the introduction of a tax. “You […]
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