Haradinaj meets UK and Croatian ambassadors (social media)
Haradinaj met separately today the UK Ambassador Ruairi O’Connell and Croatia’s Marija Kapitanovic. After the meeting with O’Connell, Haradinaj said the two discussed the political situation and the “substantial progress Kosovo has made in the rule of law”. “I expressed the commitment of the Government to strengthen engagement and cooperation with Great Britain in all […]
Read More →Hoxhaj: All those who act against Kosovo laws will be punished (Express)
Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Enver Hoxhaj said today’s action of the Kosovo Police concerns rule of law and constitutional order of Kosovo. “Today’s operation of the Kosovo Police proves Kosovo’s commitment for the rule of law, constitutional order and against organized crime. All those who act against Kosovo laws will face justice and will […]
Read More →Veseli: No one will be spared from the hand of the law (Facebook, media)
The President of the Assembly of Kosovo Kadri Veseli commented on his Facebook page today’s police action in the north of Kosovo. “There is no more important objective for the state than guaranteeing the rule of law in the entire territory of the Republic of Kosovo. No one will be spared from the hand of […]
Read More →Pacolli calls on Serbia not to politicize police action against crime (Koha)
Kosovo’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Behgjet Pacolli called on Serbia not to politicize the police broad action against crime and smuggling in Kosovo. “Kosovo Police is commencing an action in northern Kosovo to arrest Kosovo citizens, including police officers, who are part of the network which was deeply involved in smuggling, bribe, abuse of official […]
Read More →KFOR: Action against crime, we do not interfere (RTS)
KFOR has confirmed there is a Kosovo police operation ongoing, in line with the Pristina’s prosecution request and it takes place in an entire Kosovo, claiming same as the Kosovo government, that the action in the north of Kosovo is a fight against the crime, RTS reported. KFOR Spokesperson Grasso said the action is not […]
Read More →Serbian troops placed on alert after Kosovo police arrests (The Associated Press)
Serbia ordered its troops to full alert on Tuesday as tensions soared in the Balkans amid reports that Kosovo police entered Serb-populated regions of the former Serbian province and made several arrests. Serbia’s state TV said that Kosovo’s special police “burst into” northern Kosovo early in the morning. Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj confirmed the […]
Read More →Kosovo Police Stage Major Raid in Serb-Majority North (Balkan Insight)
Three officers were injured as Kosovo police staged a major operation against organised crime suspects in the Serb-dominated north of the country, arresting 10 people, including local police officials. Kosovo police launched raids in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the Serb-majority north of the divided town of Mitrovica, sparking an angry reaction from […]
Read More →The barricade in Zupce village breached, the shooting continues, wounded two Serbs (B92, Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug)
Vecernje Novosti unofficially learn that in the municipality of Zubin Potok currently the most difficult situation. The barricade, set up by the Serbs in the village of Zupce, was breached. B92 reports that ROSU members now are heading towards the village of Varage, according to Novosti’s sources. Tanjug agency reports that two Serbs were slightly […]
Read More →Serbian National Security Council meets in Belgrade (RTS)
Serbian public broadcaster RTS reports that the National Security Council is currently having a session on the situation in the northern Kosovo, following Kosovo police ROSU units intrusion. RTS added President Aleksandar Vucic warned the EU, Serbia shall react if ROSU does not withdraw from the north of Kosovo and Metohija. Movements of Serbian Army […]
Read More →Srpska Lista officials left Belgrade, heading back to Mitrovica North (Tanjug, B92, RTS, Prva TV, Vecernje Novosti)
Srpska Lista officials and representatives who were in Belgrade yesterday to attend the Serbian Assembly session on Kosovo and Metohija have left Belgrade and head back to Mitrovica North, Tanjug news agency reported. Meanwhile, RTS said citizens of Mitrovica North started to gather at city centre over intrusion of ROSU unites While TV Prva and […]
Read More →Vucic: If there is no compromise on Kosovo, wait for attacks by Albanians (TV N1)
Addressing the Serbian Parliament with Kosovo and Metohija issue on the agenda for the first time in almost seven years, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic warned that if there was no compromise solution, Serbia would lose everything and could only wait for the Albanians to attack the local Serbs, but failed to explain what that compromise […]
Read More →President Vucic: No evidence in case of Bytyqi brothers killing, no arrests
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday there was no evidence on who was involved in the murder of the Bytyqi brothers in 1999, BETA news agency reported. Addressing the Parliament with the Kosovo issue on the agenda, Vucic said that “the people were killed and the crime was committed.” Monday’s session ended at 10 […]
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