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UNMIK Headlines 22 June

  • Pristina-Belgrade meeting in Paris postponed  (RTK, DW, VoA)
  • Haradinaj informs Veseli about the meeting in Berlin  (media)
  • Haradinaj: Meetings in Berlin are not trumpeted, but they are not secret (RTK)
  • Haradinaj: Tariff may remain eternally, if Serbia does not recognize us (RTK)
  • Pacolli: Kosovo will not remain hostage or isolated due to Serbia’s whims (RTK)
  • Justice Minister responds

UNMIK Headlines 21 June

• Kosnett: Kosovo should temporarily suspend tariff (Epoka) • Kocijancic: Tariff blocked dialogue and Kosovo’s European integration (Koha) • Haradinaj’s associates met Djuric secretly in Berlin (media) • Prosecution to begin collecting information into Thaci’s advisor (T7/Zeri) • A government of calculations with corruption (Koha) • Tahiri: Veseli’s decision may damage PDK vote, but standard is important (media) • Apostolova: Visa liberalization requires patience (Koha) • U.S.: Kosovo has not met standards for elimination of human trafficking (media) • Haradinaj: Unemployment in Kosovo reduced to 26.9 percent (Epoka) • CSOs to protest today against draft law on funding of political parties (media) • Baraliu: Election reform cannot conclude this year (Epoka) • Kosovo to chair three regional initiatives this year (Telegrafi)

UNMIK Headlines 20 June

• Thaci: EU is unjust toward Kosovo, isolation and stagnation must end (media) • Veseli sacks PDK officials with active indictments from public and party posts • Thaci dismisses advisor allegedly working for Serbian intelligence (Zeri/Telegrafi) • Kosovo and Serbia to face off over Interpol membership bid (RFE) • “Peace cannot be reached without addressing war crimes” (media) • Kosnett: Kosovo, Serbia to speed up normalization of relations (media) • Hoxha: We expected an objective assessment on visa liberalization (media) • Bahtiri calls on Kosovo leaders to halt construction in the north (Zeri/Epoka) • Apostolova calls for end to monopoly in vehicle homologation (media)

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

UNMIK Headlines 18 June

• Hahn: Kosovo, Serbia must see EU rewards investments in compromise (media) • EU Council disappointing for Kosovo: No visas, tariff to be lifted ASAP (Klan) • Former U.S. army commander in Europe calls for new approach on Kosovo (KP) • Kosovo has no dilemma about Paris summit (Radio Free Europe) • War crimes amnesty would undo Specialist Chambers (Koha Ditore) • LDK won’t agree to bring down government with Serbian List votes (RTK) • Ahmeti wants guarantees that Mustafa won’t enter coalition with PDK (KTV) • Xhaferi: Kosovo-Serbia agreement to end in mutual recognition (Bota Sot) • Apostolova: Public administration reform, necessary (Zeri) • Scott: Balkan political leaders should leave nationalist rhetoric aside (Epoka) • Law on government to be adopted this year (Epoka) • Civil society activists accuse PDK security staff of attack (media)

UNMIK Headlines 17 June

• Haradinaj: We don’t need freedom when we’re isolated (Zeri) • Thaci: Paris Summit to pave way to agreement with Serbia (L’Express) • Civil society refuses to be part of Kosovo negotiating team (RFE) • Johnson: Trump supports reaching of Kosovo – Serbia agreement (VoA, RTK) • Serwer: Without U.S. and EU consent, there can be no agreement (Koha) • Joseph: Idea of unification with Albania incites separatism of Serbs (Koha) • EU responds to Thaci’s claim that Association is dead (Express) • Kadri Veseli reelected PDK leader (dailies) • Kosnett calls recent appointment at Kosovo ministry, insult to citizens (Kallxo) • Kosovo Police arrest war crimes suspect (media)

UNMIK Headlines 15 June

• Thaci: Paris Summit to pave way to agreement with Serbia (L’Express) • Haradinaj: We will suspend the tariff, if there is agreement on recognition (Koha) • Hoxhaj: There will be no early general elections this year (RTK) • Wilson: Serbia cannot be a normal state without resolving Kosovo issue (media) • O’Connell: Reporters in Kosovo are threatened, this is unacceptable (Kosovapress) • Kosovo Police arrest war crimes suspect (media) • Five possible successors to Federica Mogherini (media)

UNMIK Headlines 14 June

• President Thaci to EFE: Spain should recognize Kosovo (media) • Thaci: We are preparing for peaceful agreement with Serbia (media) • Palmer: Merkel-Macron initiative doesn’t replace Brussels dialogue (RFE) • Palmer brings Albanian and Serb political representatives together (Express) • The un-constitutional delegation (Koha) • Kosovo and U.S. sign extradition agreement protocol (media) • Pacolli: Czech Republic to support Kosovo’s Interpol membership (media) • Kosovo DPM Limaj meets EU’s Balkans Director Eichhorst (Epoka) • Alex Whiting, new chief investigator with Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (media)

UNMIK Headlines 13 June

• Kosovo marks 20th anniversary of deployment of NATO troops (media) • Albright: Kosovo is independent, deserves to be recognised by all (Koha) • Haradinaj: Kosovo has the courage to reach agreement with Serbia (media) • Clark: Putin can provoke crisis in Balkans whenever he needs this (RTK) • Kosovo opposition leaders visibly absent at main ceremony in Pristina (Express) • Paris summit question marks (Zeri) • Serbian media: Kosovo – Serbia agreement by year’s end? (media) • Kurti: Border correction and national unification don’t go hand in hand (Zeri) • Police launch operation for fighting contraband in the north (Zeri)

UNMIK Headlines 12 June

• Foreign dignitaries in Kosovo on 20th anniversary of NATO’s deployment (media) • Clinton: World needs to see Kosovo committed to improve (media) • Haradinaj wants framework agreement at Paris Summit (media) • Palmer: U.S. wants a sustainable Kosovo – Serbia agreement (Koha/Zeri) • Hoxhaj: Dialogue with Serbia to end by spring 2020, at the latest (Klan Kosova) • “KFOR proud of providing security in Kosovo for 20 years (Koha) • Foggo: NATO membership is a political process (Zeri) • Haradinaj meets Heldt: Germany serious partner (media) • Vucic reacts to Serwer’s statement about agreement with Kosovo (media) • Juncker slams Kosovo and Serbia: No EU without agreement (Express) • Unknown persons attack police officers in the north (Klan Kosova)