Assembly Speaker Veseli congratulated for his new post
(RTK1)
Kosovo Assembly Speaker received a congratulation letter on Wednesday from his Montenegrin counterpart Ranko Krivokapic. After congratulating Veseli for his election as the Kosovo Assembly Speaker, Krivokapic expressed his belief that the mandate of Speaker Veseli will serve to give contribution to excellent relations between the two countries, and to strengthening of cooperation between the two Parliaments.
During Wednesday, Veseli was also congratulated by the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, and the Slovenian Ambassador in Kosovo, Miljan Majhen.
Elections in Gracanica/Graçanicë to be held on 18 January
(Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga has declared January 18, 2015 as the date for the early elections for Mayor of Gracanica/Graçanicë municipality.
On Wednesday she had a consultative meeting with the representatives of the parliamentary political parties, following the dismissal of the current Mayor, Branimir Stojanovic, who was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister at the Government of Kosovo.
President Jahjaga has instructed the Central Elections Commission to undertake all actions necessary for the organization and the holding of elections for Mayor of Gracanica/Graçanicë, in accordance with her decision, and the laws in force.
CEC replaces ministers with new MPs
(Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
In its meeting held on Wednesday, the Central Elections Commission (CEC) made public the names of new MPs of the Assembly of Kosovo, who will replace the MPs that got ministerial posts, or other public posts.
A press release issued by the CEC says that responding to the request of Kosovo President, Atifete Jahjaga, it has replaced MPs of the Assembly of Kosovo certified on 8 June elections.
According to CEC, MPs that will replace those that joined the Government are: Nait Hasani, Shaip Muja, Hajdar Beqa, Fadil Demaku and Salihe Mustafa of PDK.
Murat Hoxha, Agim Kikaj, Bardhyl Meta, Milazim Haliti, and Synavere Rysha will join the LDK Assembly caucus.
Vetëvendosje will also have a new MP as Faton Topalli will replace Dardan Sejdiu, who chose to remain as Deputy Mayor of Prishtinë/Pristina Municipality.
Fikrim Damka of Kosova Demokratik Turk Partisi (KDTP) will replace Mahir Yagcilar, while Qerim Bajrami of VAKAT Coalition will replace Rasim Demiri.
Kosovo officials cannot visit the north without Belgrade’s permit
(Klan Kosova)
Irrespective to dialogue in Brussels, the Government of Kosovo will continue to face difficulties in the north. In case that new Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, wants to visit to Leposavic/Leposaviq this will only be possible with Belgrade’s permit. This is at least what the Mayor of Leposavic/Leposaviq, Dragan Jablanovic, the politician, who at the same time is the father of Kosovo minister for return and communities – Aleksandar Jablanovic.
Dragan Jablanovic told Indeksonline portal that Kosovo officials cannot visit Serb municipalities without the permit of local authorities in the north, which also discuss this issue with Belgrade.
According to him, due to Belgrade’s disagreement the initiative of the Office of Kosovo President for Atifete Jahjaga to visit Kosovo northern municipalities has been rejected.
Srpska List does not support Kosovo 2015 budget
(Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
Leaders of Srpska List continue not to recognise the Republic of Kosovo, no matter that they are part of its institutions. Furthermore, they say that they will not vote in favour of 2015 budget, as nothing has been planned for Serbs in it.
According to them, there are also Albanian Mayors who do not recognise the state of Kosovo, as they have the Albanian flag in their offices, and not the Kosovo flag.
While presenting himself in the new post as a Minister, Jablanovic has continuously referred to Kosovo as Kosovo and Metohija. Asked by journalists why is doing so, Jablanovic said, “I have not been invited here to recognise Kosovo or not.”
Only 15 per cent of Kosovo property registered under women’s names
(KTV)
Only 15 per cent of Kosovo women have property registered under their own name. Compared to other countries of the region this figure remains very low. Although with the laws in force the rights of women to inheritance and property are stipulated, this is not applicable in Kosovo.
Norms and customs that prohibit women’s right to father’s property after her marriage were mentioned in a discussion organized by the Women’s Media Centre. Women neither possess property under their name during marriage, as it is considered as husband’s property.
Violeta Kurti-Islami from the Women’s Media Centre, said that everyone must express solidarity with the case of Shyhrete Berisha, who is undergoing a legal process with her brother-in-law, as she is not being allowed to use the property where she lived earlier, with justification that none of her first family members are not among the living.
Declaratively men agree that women are entitled to property; however, there are also among the ones who say that women must choose if she wants property at her father’s or at her husband’s place.
