Mustafa: Srpska Lista has not conditioned its return

(Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)

It is still unclear when Srpska Lista will return to Mustafa’s government. Chairman of Gradjanske Inicijative (GI) Vladeta Kostic, a Serb political party that is in coalition with Srpska Lista, said that they are awaiting Government’s reflection on their requests.

On the other hand Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa said that Srpska Lista has not presented any particular condition to return. According to Mustafa, Srpska Lista only wants the implementation of the coalition agreement reached with PDK and LDK. However PM Mustafa emphasized he does not understands Srpska Lista delays.

Meanwhile Gracanica/Graçanicë mayor Vladeta Kostic said that the requests of Serbs to end the boycott can be easily implemented.

Kostic said that the Serb representatives should not be a decoration in Kosovo’s institutions. According to Kostic every decision that Government wants to make should be done in cooperation with the Serb representatives in institutions, adding also that they should be equally treated.

Moreover, Kostic told TV21 that the Serb community has not lost anything by the boycott of Srpska Lista.

For a potential return of Srpska List to the institutions, Kostic said that they will have another meeting this week in community level and after a detailed analyze they will decide if the boycott will end or continue.

KAF will not go to north without agreement with NATO

(All monitored broadcasters, KTV)

Kosovo Prime Minister Isa. Mustafa confirmed the statement of Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic made few days earlier that Kosovo Armed Forces (KAF) will not go to north Kosovo.

According to PM Mustafa this is an agreement between Kosovo Government and NATO, which must be respected. Mustafa made these statements in a press conference, held after Government’s meeting, where he spoke about the first 100 days of Kosovo Government.

He also explained that they are talking with communities, in order to ensure the necessary votes for establishment of the KAF as constitutional amendments require 2/3 of the votes of parliamentary majority and those of communities.

Mustafa emphasized that the establishment of KAF and Special Court will be two separate process and will not be submitted at the Assembly as one package as opposition suspects.

Following the approval of the draft-report on the hundred days of work of the new government, the PM acknowledged that he started the work in an unpleasant momentum, characterized by strikes and protests.

However, Mustafa emphasized that during the 100 days of his governance he achieved to establish a good government, efficient and responsible. He expressed convinced that he achieved to increase the trust of citizens to the institutions.

PM Mustafa said that initially he was focused on achieving budgetary stability and introducing crucial changes to the tax system which will result in economic development. Mustafa did not forget to mention Brussels agreement on Justice and also the efforts to save Trepça mine from bankruptcy

KACA unveils 2014 Anti-Corruption Report

(Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)

Kosovo Anti-Corruption Agency (KACA) says that they have prevented the misuse of millions of Euros of Kosovo budget. However, this Agency is not optimistic with the work of justice institutions.

Kosovo Anti-Corruption Agency chairman Hasan Pretenti expressed surprised with the fact that no state official is sentenced in prison for corruption, except the former Special Prosecutor with the Special Prosecution Office of Kosovo Nazmi Mustafi.

Some of the criminal offences identified by the Kosovo Anti-Corruption Agency are different abuse of official position, exercising of influence, embezzlement in duty, bribery and non-declaration of assets.

During 2014, based on the investigations of the Anti-Corruption Agency, 131 charges have been filed against 163 individuals. In total during 2014, the Agency has treated 304 cases.

“Over 99 per cent of cases treated for abuse of official position are related to the procurement. This sector lacks in all aspects, starting from the preparation of the material, publication, evaluation and conflict of interests of the committees that evaluate the bids, reaching of contracts and implementation. In all procurement phases we have identified violations of law’, Preteni said.

Moreover, Preteni said that amongst the investigated cases by KACCA are prosecutors, governmental officials, members of different independent agencies and other representatives.

According to Preteni, during 2014 judges and prosecutors have not dealt at all with the cases when officials have not declared their assets, despite that there were false declarations and cases when officials did not declared at all their assets.

This happened despite the fact that Kosovo Criminal Code says that the non-declaration or false declaration is a criminal act.

UNS and DNKiM want an independent TV channel in Serbian

(RTK2)

Through a press statement, the Association of Journalists of Kosovo, Metohija (DNKiM) and the Journalists’ Association of Serbia (UNS) reminded the Serb representatives that Kosovo Assembly will debate at the next session about the Radio Television of Kosovo.

DNKiM and UNS called on Serb MPs to pay special attention to the need for establishing an independent Serb TV channel in Serbian language that would cover the whole Kosovo. Therefore, DNKiM and UNS request from Kosovo Assembly to postpone the debate about RTK until Serb representatives return to the Assembly.

DNKiM and UNS emphasized that Ahtisaari Package and later the Constitution of Kosovo guarantee to the Serb community “an independent TV channel in Serbian language which would cover the whole Kosovo”, whereas according to the press release, the existing TV channel in Serbian, namely RTK2does not represent neithera legalnora functionalfulfillment of thisconstitutional rightandobligationof Kosovo institutionsto theSerb people.

UNS and DNKiM believe that the independent channel in Serbian language must have its own Board, which appoints the Director, with headquarters based in Gracanica/Graçanicë and must have mechanisms that will guarantee financial independency, editorial freedom and program policy.

RTK employees to radicalize actions if their requests are not meet

(KTV)

RTK organizational council staged a protest on Wednesday against RTK management decision to dismiss the RTK Trade Union chair Fadil Hoxha and deputy chair Arsim Halili.

RTK organizational council representative Shkumbin Ahmetxhekaj reiterated that they will not give up until both dismissed employees return to their jobs. He announced that the next protest will be held on Thursday in front of the Assembly of Kosovo. Ahmetxhekaj called on the Assembly to undertake measures and abrogate the decision of RTK management.

Representatives of the organizational council also spoke about the meeting that they had with RTK Board but board members have justified as saying that they cannot revoke the decision of RTK management.

Whereas Behxhet Begu from the council warned that they will radicalize their actions if their requests are not fulfilled.