Thaci: We don’t accept conditions from Serbia, tariff remains in force (RFE)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci said in an interview to Radio Free Europe today that the 100-percent import tariff on goods from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina will remain in force. Commenting on the recent Berlin Summit, Thaci said it did not produce any clear conclusion, and he criticized the European Union for lack of unity. […]
Read More →Kosovo youth debate their future in the labor market (Prishtina Insight)
The gap between the needs of the economy and the skills of Kosovo’s youth is getting bigger, and the government needs to step up, said participants in BIRN’s televised #debatpernime, ‘debate for real,’ airing on RTK at 20:15 this Thursday. The most recent discussion in the #debatpernime, ‘debate for real,’ series organized by BIRN Kosovo […]
Read More →Residents of Strpce blocked the road and prevented the continuation of works on mini hydro power plant near Obereke (Gracanicaonline.info)
Portal Gracanicaonline.info learns that residents of Strpce prevented this morning the excavator from the company Matkos group from Pristina to reach the site of Obereke, above Strpce, where the construction of a mini hydro power plant began. Around 50 people spontaneously gathered when early this morning the cargo truck of the company Matkos Group was […]
Read More →Veseli: International Court for Serbia’s crimes in Kosovo, necessary (RTK)
Kadri Veseli, Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo has initiated meetings with different organisations and justice institutions that deal with documentation of war crimes. He even said that an international court which would trial Serbia’s crimes in Kosovo is possible. “Creation of the International Court for Serbia’s war crimes in Kosovo is a must. And […]
Read More →Kosovo government nominates a group for cooperation with Germany on visas (RTK)
The government of Kosovo decided today to create a working group for cooperation with the German Federal Ministry for Internal Affairs and harmonization of standards related to visa liberalization. Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj proposed the names of the members of this group. “I request approval of the request for creation of the working group for […]
Read More →Another robbery in Gracanica, the president of the municipality calls the police to react (N1, RTV Gracanica, KIM radio, Kontakt plus radio, KoSSev)
Petrovic family house in Gracanica was robbed and 700 euros and gold worth 450 euros were stolen, reports RTV Gracanica. The robbery happened last night, when unknown perpetrators burst into the house through the bedroom window, and as the owner said, after returning home, they found window-glass broken and stuff jumbled, from where money and […]
Read More →Haradinaj: We are entering a serious process (media)
After the meeting of the government, Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj extended his thanks to the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron for organising the Berlin summit. He said that although the summit was of a multilateral character, much of its focus was on normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. […]
Read More →“Balkan Exodus”: Six million people have left region (B92, RTS)
EBRD analyses show that during migrations, highly qualified personnel rather than those with average knowledge and skills leave regional countries. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Suma Chakrabarti told RTS that migration of skilled workers has a negative effect on productivity, and that negative growth effects can also lead to the departure of […]
Read More →Balkan dreams (Financial Times)
Member states will have to decide whether to approve accession talks with applicants. Ten countries on Wednesday celebrated 15 years since joining the EU — but the latest round of applicants to the bloc are getting nervous. Next month member states will have to decide whether to give a green light for accession talks to […]
Read More →Initiative to include the Presevo Valley in the dialogue (KIM radio, RTS)
The President of the National Council of Albanians Ragmi Mustafa, Bujanovac Mayor Shaip Kamberi and a member of the Serbian Parliament Fatmir Hasani, sent an initiative for the inclusion of the Presevo Valley into the final phase of the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade, reports KIM radio, quoting Radio Television of Serbia (RTS). The initiative […]
Read More →Why is the EU punching below its weight in the Western Balkans? (Aljazeera)
The EU has the leverage to resolve major Balkan issues, such as the Serbia-Kosovo dispute. Why is it holding back? This week’s mini-summit on the Western Balkans hosted in Berlin by German Chancellor Angela Merkel was indeed “mini” in terms of both output and format. See at: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/eu-punching-weight-western-balkans-190501154155409.html
Read More →Rama denies pressuring Haradinaj into lifting tariff on Serbia (media)
Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama denied he put pressure on Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj to rescind the import tariff on Serbia during the recent summit in Berlin. In a Facebook post, Rama said that it was not customary for people to publicly comment on their conversations, even more so if they were informal, […]
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