OSCE Broadcast 08 May
• Mogherini: If tariff is revoked tonight, I call Dialogue tomorrow (RTK1)
• Haradinaj: Thaçi, Rama, and Mogherini have discussed partition (KTV)
• Thaçi to Haradinaj: Kosovo is not endangered by partition, but by bad government (Klan Kosova)
• Rama: Things in Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue can’t happen secretly (RTK)
• Thaçi in Tirana asked Mogherini for visa liberalisation (Klan Kosova)
• Thaçi: Border correction was my idea, US has not set ‘red lines’ (Klan Kosova)
• Swiss Ambassador: Border correction idea could lead to trouble (RTK)
• Deda: Merkel’s Office confirms that there is no change of borders (KTV)
• Liberalisation might happen in September, Haradinaj says (RTK)
• Task Force for war crimes established (Klan Kosova)
• O’Connell: Time for citizens to raise their voice against corruption (KTV)
• CEC approved slogan for elections in four northern municipalities (RTK)
Jeremic: Internationals will not let Vucic go down if he recognizes Kosovo (Danas)
Leader of Peoples’ Party (NS) Vuk Jeremic said Serbian opposition at no cost must fall prey to the temptation to silently support the Serbian President and leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Aleksandar Vucic in his intention to resolve the difficult Kosovo issue by an act of “grand-treason” hoping that afterwards the internationals would […]
Read More →Haradinaj calls on EU to end Kosovo’s isolation (media)
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, on the occasion of Europe Day, has called on EU member states and institutions, to acknowledge Kosovo’s achievements and to end the isolation of Kosovo’s citizens. “The sole aspiration of Kosovo’s citizens and institutions is full integration in the European Union, to contribute to prosperity, peace, security and justice in […]
Read More →Church of St. Paraskeva in Gojbulja near Vucitrn broken into (Kontakt plus radio, KIM radio)
In the village of Gojbulja, municipality of Vucitrn, church of St. Paraskeva was broken into, the Diocese of Raska-Prizren announced yesterday on its website. The Diocese stated that the believers at around 16.00 yesterday noticed that the door to the church was broken. The incident was reported to the police, and the investigation was conducted. […]
Read More →Thaci on Europe Day: We call on EU to remove visas (media)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci called on the European Union today to grant visa liberalization for Kosovo’s citizens, most news websites report. On the occasion of Europe Day, Thaci said Kosovars are more pro-European than many other nations and that their discrimination is compromising the very values of the European Union. “On this special day for […]
Read More →“Serbia is small, not stupid. Albanians spit in EU’s face” (RTS, B92)
Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic has told public broadcaster RTS that Serbia is “a small, but not a stupid country.” He added that while Belgrade talks about compromise and dialogue, Pristina and Tirana are looking for ways to create ‘Greater Albania’ – an expansionist nationalist project at the expense of Albanians’ neighbors – and […]
Read More →Vucic on Thaci and Rama: Albanians say impossible things and made Europe used to it (Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug, B92)
By constant repeating about their national unification Albanians succeeded to make it sound normal and nobody reacts to it any longer, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said commenting on the meeting of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Kosovo President Hashim Thaci in Tirana yesterday. Vucic made these remarks following his meeting with EU High Representative […]
Read More →Dacic on Thaci and Rama: Pinnacle of insolence (B92, Tanjug)
The meeting of the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Hashim Thaci in Tirana represents a pinnacle of insolence by the Albanian politicians, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said last night. Dacic’s statement came as a reaction to the topics of the meeting that included national unification of Albanians, abolishing the borders between Albania […]
Read More →Thaci and Rama on “abolishing the borders“ and “creating Albanian space” (KoSSev)
While the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic was preparing for his flight from Rome to Tirana and sending messages on the need to calm down the situation in the region, Kosovo President Hashim Thaci said from Tirana that “it is time to create an Albanian space without borders and to sensitize the rights of Presevo, Medvedja […]
Read More →Italy “understands Belgrade’s position on Kosovo” (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic was in Rome on Wednesday where he met with Italian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. According to announcements, Vucic discussed the Kosovo-Metohija issue with Salvini, whom he sees as one of Europe’s most influential politicians. Despite a differing stance on the Kosovo issue, Italy understands Serbia’s position, Vucic said […]
Read More →Brnabic: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue to continue after tax abolition (Serbian Government, B92, Tanjug)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Palmer spoke on Wednesday in Sarajevo. The conversation was about the current situation in Kosovo and Metohija, tariffs and the possibilities for the continuation of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, the Serbian Government announced. After the meeting, […]
Read More →Isufi: Border changes lead to war (RTK)
Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) deputy leader, Ahmet Isufi, argued on Wednesday that EU High Representative Federica Mogherini has lost her credibility. “The game is that being played leads to war. The attempt to change borders will destabilize the region. What is important today is that Mogherini has lost her credibility, because she […]
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