Mogherini in Washington, meets Secretary Pompeo and Adviser Kushner (media)
Most news websites report that EU High Representative Federica Mogherini concluded an official visit to Washington DC on Tuesday where she had bilateral discussions with the US Secretary of State, Michael R. Pompeo, as part of the regular high-level transatlantic political dialogue, as well as with Senior Adviser to the US President, Jared Kushner. A […]
Read More →Medical services for survivors of sexual violence, facilitated (media)
University Hospital and Clinical Service of Kosovo (UHCSK) and Medica Association from Gjakova signed on Tuesday an agreement for cooperation and facilitation in offering medical services for the categories of the individuals who are survivors of sexual violence during the conflict in Kosovo. According to UHCSK this agreement was made to impact social policies in […]
Read More →O’Connell: Domestic violence, a problem for Kosovo society (RTK)
The British Ambassador to Kosovo, Ruairi O’Conell, said today on the occasion of the International Day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict, that societies cannot advance if all parts of society do not act together and if one part of society is marginalized. “Conflicts cannot be resolved if one part of society remains […]
Read More →“Tariff increased consumer prices … impacting lower income households” (media)
Most news websites report that an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Stephanie Elbe visited Kosovo during June 12-18, to discuss recent economic developments and Kosovo’s economic outlook. At the conclusion of the visit, Ms. Eble made the following statement: “The key challenge for the Kosovo economy is to achieve higher private sector and […]
Read More →Kosovo War survivor of sexual violence awarded 2019 Kim Bok-dong Prize (hani.co.kr)
Vasfije Krasniqi-Goodman is the first survivor of sexual violence during the Kosovo War to publicly share her story without hiding her identity. She was abducted and raped by a Serb police officer when she was only 16 years old. On June 19, Krasniqi-Goodman stood alongside South Korean activists during the 1,392th Wednesday Demonstration, a weekly […]
Read More →Serbian official says Kosovo’s application is political pressure on Interpol (Beta, N1, KIM radio)
A senior official with the Serbian Internal Affairs Ministry (MUP) said on Tuesday that the Kosovo authorities have applied for membership in Interpol for a fourth time. MUP State Secretary Biljana Popovic Ivkovic said that the re-submitted application is part of continued political pressure on the international police organization, a ministry press release said. Popovic-Ivkovic […]
Read More →N1: EU calls Belgrade and Pristina to implement all agreements (Serbian media)
European Union foreign ministers on Tuesday called the Kosovo government to immediately revoke the 100 percent tariffs imposed on goods from Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina, adding that Belgrade and Pristina have to implement all agreements reached in the EU-facilitated dialogue. “The Council deeply regrets the decisions by the government to impose unilateral tariff increases of […]
Read More →Western Balkans still threat to United States, Donald Trump says (Beta, N1)
US President Donald Trump extended a warning from 2001 about the Western Balkans as a threat to his state and notified the Congress that it had not changed, the Beta news agency reported. President George W. Bush first sent the message of the National Emergency with Respect to the Western Balkans on June 26, 18 […]
Read More →Jevtic with OSCE and UNHCR representatives (KIM radio, Vecernje Novosti)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communities and Returns in Resignation Dalibor Jevtic talked to OSCE and UNHCR Heads of Mission in Kosovo, Erol Arduc and Jan Braathu. The statement of the Ministry says that it was concluded that all institutions, as well as the Ministry of Communities and Returns, ” to understand seriously a […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 19 May
• Haradinaj: Council knows importance of visa liberalization for Kosovo (media)
• Haradinaj: EU Council conclusions do not fade visa liberalisation (media)
• Hahn: Difficult to motivate Kosovo and Serbia to return to talks (RTK)
• Kosnett seeks support for Truth and Reconciliation Commission (RTK)
• Trump signs extradition agreement with Kosovo (media)
• Rama promotes “Balkans Schengen” idea in London (Koha)
• EU objects to draft law on funding of political parties (RTK)
• Police raid six money-laundering suspect sites (media)
• International Day for elimination of sexual violence in conflict to be marked today
• Government approves Concept Document on missing persons (media)
• Russia, Serbia stepping up intelligence activity in Kosovo and North Macedonia
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