Thaci: Coordination with U.S. can result in Kosovo-Serbia agreement (RTK)
President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci said today that coordination between the EU and the U.S. could result in a successful agreement between Kosovo and Serbia. Speaking from Tirana where he delivered awards to personalities for their contribution to Kosovo’s freedom and independence, Thaci said Kosovo’s future is in NATO and European Union and Kosovo is […]
Read More →“The essence of the truth is the acceptance of the Serbs” (KIM radio)
Finding the answer to the question “How to achieve essential reconciliation between the Serbian and Albanian communities” was the theme of the public debate “Transitional justice, the path to reconciliation – a fact or fiction” held at the Civil Energy Center in Gracanica. Nora Ahmetaj, in front of the Center for Research and Documentation, points […]
Read More →Vucic calls Trump to help restart Kosovo dialogue (FoNet, N1)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic called US President Donald Trump to convince the Kosovo authorities to revoke the 100 percent tariffs on Serbian goods, the president’s press service said on Friday. “I am asking you to convince Pristina to revoke its harmful tariffs on goods produced in central Serbia so that the dialogue to find a […]
Read More →Apostolova: “The best solution for continuing dialogue is to abolish the tax” (RTS, RTK2)
Kosovo’s progress report confirms its European perspective, but it also shows that there are no shortcuts on the way to the EU, said Nataliya Apostolova, Head of the EU office in Kosovo, adding a glass is half full, and that the continuation of the reforms requires a strong political will of the Assembly and Government. […]
Read More →Police arrest businessman suspected of multi-million-dollar frauds in U.S. (media)
Several news websites report that Kosovo Police today have arrested Imer Shahini, a businessman from Kosovo, who is wanted by U.S. authorities for his suspected involvement in multi-million-dollar frauds. A police spokesman confirmed the arrest, saying the suspect was arrested based on an international warrant and that he has been sent to detention. Telegrafi learns […]
Read More →Wilson: Serbia cannot be a normal state without resolving Kosovo issue (media)
Damon Wilson, an American foreign policy advisor and current executive vice president at the Atlantic Council, a foreign and public policy think tank based in Washington, D.C, in an interview to Voice of America on Thursday, called for a final settlement between Kosovo and Serbia. He argued that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has a good […]
Read More →Serbian Justice Minister: If they wanted to, they would have tried Thaci and Haradinaj, constitutional amendments do not include Kosovo (Serbian media)
The justice minister of Serbia Nela Kuburovic told Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti that she is not sure that at the beginning of the Court’s work, charges will be raised against high-ranking persons, replying to a question whether she expects Kosovo Prosecutor’s Office to indict Hashim Thaci, Ramush Haradinaj and Kadri Veseli. “If there was […]
Read More →Justice Gap for Kosovo 20 Years On (HRW/Klan Kosova)
Klan Kosova carries an opinion by Human Rights Watch Associate Director Fred Abrahams where he says that civilians have paid a high price of the Kosovo conflict that ended 20 years ago with 1,653 persons still missing, of which 1,092 Albanians and 562 Roma and Serbs. “In Kosovo, Serbian and Yugoslav forces rampaged through villages […]
Read More →Haradinaj meets representatives of Egyptian community, promises support (media)
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj met today with a delegation of the Egyptian community led by deputy ministers Artan Berisha and Bashkim Krasniqi, several news websites report. Haradinaj said the meeting focused on ways how to increase cooperation with the Egyptian community, their position in society and their representation in the institutions. “With respect to […]
Read More →Veseli presents to civil society initiative for investigative committee into veterans’ lists
Several news websites report that Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli met today with representatives of civil society organizations to discuss his initiative to set up a committee that would clean the lists of war veterans. Veseli wrote on a Facebook post that he has called on civil society to support the initiative and to work […]
Read More →Political will required for resolving fate of missing persons in armed conflicts (DW)
Deutsche Welle in Albanian reports that for the first time in its history, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution on persons reported missing during armed conflicts. The Security Council resolution 2474, according to DW, calls on parties in armed conflict to take all necessary measures to prevent persons from going missing, especially children. It […]
Read More →KFOR spokesman says ROSU intervened after shots fired at police (Politika, B92, N1, Tanjug)
KFOR spokesman Colonel Vincenzo Grasso told Belgrade daily Politika that the Kosovo police special unit ROSU intervened after shots were fired at police officers in the north of Kosovo. “Shots were fired at the regular police after the road to Zubin Potok was blocked and a police officer was wounded. Opening fire at the police […]
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