Vetevendosje and LDK with positive signs on forming new government (RFE)
Unlike previous parliamentary elections when there were delays in forming the new central institutions in Kosovo, political commentators in Pristina predict that there won’t be such delays after the October 6 early parliamentary elections, the news agency reports. Based on the preliminary election results, the Vetevendosje Movement and the Democratic League of Kosovo, which won […]
Read More →Haradinaj says Germany doesn’t support border changes (media)
Kosovo’s outgoing Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, said today after meeting a delegation from the German Bundestag that Berlin does not support any idea for border changes between Kosovo and Serbia, several news websites report. Haradinaj wrote in a Facebook post that he thanked Germany for their support for visa liberalisation for Kosovo and their position […]
Read More →“Fjala” Party opposes Pride Parade, calls it “Shame Parade” (ekonomiaonline)
Representatives of the Fjala political party (The Word) told reporters in Pristina today that they are against the Pride Parade which will be held in downtown Pristina at noon today. Bedri Bytyci, a senior member of this party said: “As a conservatory party from a conservative society we are here to express our opposition to […]
Read More →Haziri on today’s meeting between Mustafa, Osmani and Kurti (Gazeta Blic)
Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) deputy leader, Lutfi Haziri, confirmed to the news website that LDK leader Isa Mustafa, the party’s candidate for Prime Minister, Vjosa Osmani, will meet today with Albin Kurti, leader of the Vetevendosje Movement, which won the highest number of votes in Sunday’s parliamentary elections. “The meeting will take place today. […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast Report 09 October
• Kurti: Content is more important than deadline for reaching agreement with Serbia (KTV)
• CEC decides to recount over 300 polling stations (KTV)
• Forty-thousand invalid ballots (KTV)
• Serbs explain how Srpska Lista intimidated them in election process (RTK)
• Philips says that border change idea is dead (KTV)
LVV-LDK coalition welcomed by analysts and citizens (KTV)
• EULEX report: Tackling high-profile cases remains slow (GazetaExpress)
• Dacic: Photos with Albanian flag legalize Greater Albania (N1)
• Protests against the MHPP continue in Donja Bitinja village (Kossev)
Serbian ministers brief ambassadors on Kosovo request to join Interpol (N1)
Serbia’s Foreign and Internal Affairs Ministers briefed Interpol member state ambassadors in Belgrade about Kosovo’s repeated request for membership in the international police organization on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Ministers Ivica Dacic and Nebojsa Stefanovic expressed the conviction that the countries that voted against membership for Kosovo at last year’s Interpol […]
Read More →Kelmendi: Return to 2007 (Koha Ditore)
Adriatik Kelmendi, author of Rubikon show on KTV and columnist, writes in an opinion piece that U.S. President Trump’s decision to appoint Richard Grenell as his special envoy for the Kosovo – Serbia talks comes after failed efforts to normalise relations between Kosovo and Serbia by EU mediators. He recalls that the last time when […]
Read More →CEC decides on recount of votes at 313 polling centers (RTK)
Central Election Commission (CEC) decided during its meeting held on Wednesday to recount votes at 313 polling centers. Ten of the polling centers will be recounted as they could not be proceeded as regular, due to the irregularities, while the decision for the recount of votes at 303 polling stations was made due to the […]
Read More →Russia doesn’t trust the U.S., skeptical about resumption of Kosovo – Serbia talks (media)
Russia’s Ambassador to Serbia, Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko, in an interview to Vecernje Novosti on Wednesday said he is sceptical that the position of the United States of America could translate in an opportunity to resume the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. Asked to comment on U.S. President Trump’s decision to appoint a special envoy for the […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 10 October
• Kurti to meet Mustafa and Osmani today (RTK)
• Kurti: Content of dialogue more important than deadlines (RTK)
• Grenell to Kurti: Lack of agreement with Serbia, obstacle for investments (RTK)
• Kosnett on Thaci-Grenell meeting (RTK)
• President Thaci received Ambassador Richard Grenell (media)
• Vetevendosje leader Kurti’s interview to TV Klan
• Joseph: White House believes Grenell will convince Germany on land swap idea (RFE)
• Philips: Border changes idea has died (media)
• Jahjaga: Girls and women are suffering from injustice, don’t trust institutions (media)
• Civil society condemns police force against protesters in Shterpce (media)
• Pride Parade to be held in Pristina today (media)
• Crvena Zvezda returned to Serbia, after being stopped by Kosovo Police (media)