Headlines - 09.02.2019
UNMIK Headlines 8 February
• Import tax dominates UN Security Council session on Kosovo (dailies)
• Pacolli reacts to Dacic’s speech at the UN (RTK)
• Kosovo’s Interior Ministry confirms cooperation with UNMIK (RFE/RTK)
• Scott, Kosnett: 2019 to be year of agreement between Kosovo and Serbia (Zeri)
• Thaci receives U.S. support for Kosovo-Serbia agreement (Epoka)
• Thaci meets with Nancy Pelosi (media)
• Haradinaj: Neither I nor Thaci are owners of Kosovo (T7, RTK)
• Pressure on Kosovo Government to lift tax increases (Koha Ditore)
• EU neither denies nor confirms Trepca’s involvement in dialogue (Koha)
• These are AAK’s three points for the dialogue (RTK)
• Radojcic hires a lawyer in Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
Headlines - 08.02.2019
UNMIK Headlines 7 February
• Thaci: Tariff to be suspended, creative solution with Serbia required (VOA)
• Haradinaj firm in opposing border changes (Koha)
• EU: Belgrade and Pristina decide agenda of dialogue (RFE)
• Discussion of borders, threat to Kosovo’s resources (Koha/Zeri)
• EU continues pressure on Kosovo to lift tax (Kallxo)
• Ahmeti: I will share responsibility for tax’s possible suspension (RTK/Koha)
• LDK, Vetevendosje: Thaci cannot negotiate inter-state aspects (media)
• Veseli signs decision on Trepca statute (media)
• Kosnett: War criminals have no place in Kosovo’s government (media)
Headlines - 07.02.2019
UNMIK Headlines 6 February
• Pristina irritated over EU’s request to include Trepca in dialogue (media)
• Thaci: Reaching agreement with Serbia will not be easy (Epoka)
• Serwer to Thaci: Next time invite friends who oppose your idea (Klan Kosova)
• Haradinaj doesn’t change position on tax (Zeri)
• Veseli: I will stay in coalition with Haradinaj until the end (RTK)
• UN publishes latest report on Kosovo (Zeri)
• Limaj and Ahmeti travel secretly to Brussels (Koha/Gazeta Express)
• Meta: Kosovo – Serbia agreement will have U.S. and EU as guarantors (Epoka)
• Haradinaj: Bahtiri’s statement on war, exaggerated (Telegrafi)
• Kurti begins preparations for “Albanian spring” (Zeri)
• Ahmeti: Kosovo-Serbia mutual recognition, beneficial for entire region (Epoka)
Headlines - 06.02.2019
UNMIK Headlines 5 February
• Veseli says tax will remain but needs to be suspended (media)
• Ismaili: PDK wants to suspend not remove the 100-percent tariff (Klan Kosova)
• EU: Time is now for a Pristina - Belgrade agreement (RFE)
• Three months on, import tax causes millions of euros losses to Serbia (Zeri)
• Osmani: Draft law on dialogue endangers statehood and territory (Dukagjini)
• Ahmeti to Vucic: Your opinions have no legal impact (RTK)
• Former KLA commander confirms invitation from Specialist Chambers (media)
• Kurti: We need to prepare for an “Albanian spring” (Telegrafi)
• Bahtiri “threatens” with war (Kosova Sot)
• Rakic reacts to Bahtiri (RTK)
• Constitutional Court rejects LDK’s complaint in Pristina (dailies)
• NISMA asks Decan Monastery not to prevent road construction (Kallxo)
• Kosovo applies again for INTERPOL membership (Epoka)
Headlines - 05.02.2019
UNMIK Headlines 4 February
• Hahn’s proposal on tariff under condition for “ceasefire” (Koha)
• Veseli’s proposal on tax foresees reciprocity measures (RTK/Klan)
• Albanian PM Rama dines with Kosovo’s leaders (media)
• PM’s Office: Pressure will not lead to lifting of tax (Zeri)
• Pajaziti: Solution for tax will be found these days (Epoka)
• Will UN Security Council debate Kosovo on February? (Klan Kosova)
• Beqiri: LDK would join a broad-based government (media)
• Haradinaj: We have awoken Kosovo’s economic giant (Zeri)
• LDK and Vetevendosje against Law on dialogue (Epoka)
• Vetevendosje to send Law on dialogue to Constitutional Court (Epoka)
• Hoxhaj responds to Russian diplomat (RTK)
• Thaci and three MPs to attend Prayer Breakfast (Kosova Sot)
• Following dismissal, Rikalo says there is no place for Serbs in Kosovo (Zeri)
• KSF structure to be approved by March (Zeri)