Kosovo becomes observing member of NATO PA
(All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
Kosovo has been accepted as observing member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA). The news was confirmed by Pandeli Majko, head of the Albanian delegation to NATO PA. He also informed that Russia was expelled from this Assembly.
Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi considers acceptance at the capacity of observing members as wonderful news.
The news was also welcomed by AAK.
Ombudsperson: Institutions are greatest violators of human rights
(Klan Kosova, TV21)
Compared to 2012, rights of Kosovo citizens were violated for 23 per cent more in 2013, reads the Kosovo Ombudsperson’s annual report.
According to Ombudsperson, the greatest violators are Kosovo courts, ministries, various agencies and the police.
Balje: There will not be reserved seats for minority communities
(RTK2)
Kosovo Assembly Bosniak MP Duda Balje says that there will no reserved seats in the future composition of the Assembly, and that Bosniak community has lost an important seat with this at the Kosovo’s highest legislative body.
In the future composition of Kosovo Assembly the Bosniak community will have one MP seat less. We fought for this, but this fight did not result with another mandate of reserved seats, Balje stated.
Balje said that they got verbal support from various foreign and local competent institutions; however, it ended up without a result.
