Stojanovic demands explanations about Molliqaj’s statements (RTK2&KTV)
Everything, but the war, to impede establishment of the Association of Serb Municipalities stated the Vetëvendosje Movement Secretary Dardan Molliqaj to KTV Interactive show on Tuesday. Molliqaj said that they will not choose means, including the most radical ones, to impede ‘Bosnization’ of Kosovo.
These statements provoked the reaction of Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanovic. In a press statement, Stojanovic said that competent institutions should verify what the matter is.
“I call on all competent institutions to ask Molliqaj and verify what he means when he says that only war will be missing? Does he plan a new 17 March? I call on KFOR and all security structures to seriously understand these threats and undertake everything necessary to prevent attacks and violence against anyone in Kosovo, including Serbs, which are the most exposed to targeting,” Stojanovic said.
“It is an obligation of competent institutions to confirm the seriousness of threats made. People’s safety and unimpeded work of institutions must be guaranteed. What is more important, the rights of others cannot be violated, a thing that Molliqaj announces in his statement that ‘Nothing in Kosovo will function,” DPM Stojanovic concluded.
Agreement on vehicle insurance policies started implementing (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
Implementation of the Agreement on Reciprocal Recognition of Vehicle Insurances with Serbia started on Wednesday. For the TPL + insurance, Kosovo citizens will have to pay way less, while in order to enter Serbia they will need to replace RKS vehicle plates with temporary plates.
Rrahim Pacolli of the Kosovo Insurance Bureau said that they will call on Government to also apply the same measures for Serbian citizens.
Nonetheless, citizens welcomed the agreement as they had to spend thousands of Euros per year on insurances.
Location of Special Court headquarters unclear (Most monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova & KTV)
Headquarters of Special Court, which has already received the votes of Kosovo Assembly MPs, still is not clear, Kosovo Minister of Justice Hajredin Kuçi stated.
He made these comments during the promotion of first bench book for judges of civil and criminal field. It was said that these bench books will provide a greater support to the community of judges in implementing judiciary and procedural practices.
Minister Kuçi also said that integration of judges from the northern Kosovo in justice system should be done as soon as possible, Klan Kosova reported.
The Kosovo Judicial Council Chairperson, Enver Peci, said that this bench book will serve to take decisions on certain cases. According to him, the judiciary of a year ago has undergone a substantial reform and that it needs a greater political will.
KTV reported that new and experienced judges will benefit from the bench books on how to deal with routine matters, or handling more complex issues.
Selimi: Kosovo is joining UNESCO (All monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova)
Deputy Foreign Minister Petrit Selimi refuted the claims of Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic that the United Nations has refused Kosovo’s application for accession to UNESCO. He told Radio Free Europe that such statements are utterly inaccurate.
Selimi said that the Executive Committee of UNESCO is expected to give a positive recommendation about Kosovo’s accession to UNESCO in October.
“The UN has not refused Kosovo’s application as Kosovo has not submitted it to the UN. The UN has refused to be a facilitator of the communication between Paris and Prishtinë/Pristina, which has opened new doors to direct communication between Kosovo and UNESCO. There is no doubt that UNESCO Executive Committee will consider Kosovo’s application in October,” Selimi said.
CDHRF reacts against hindrance of return process in Pejë/Pec (Klan Kosova)
The Council for Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) reacted after the latest actions in Pejë/Pec where several individuals burned the construction material to disallow return of Egyptian community members to this town.
CDHRF has considered these actions as violation of one of the basic human rights, such as the unimpeded and unconditioned return of people which had to leave the country for different reasons.
Montenegrins to be recognized as national minority by December (RTK2)
The Montenegrin national minority in Kosovo would need to be recognized as a national minority by the end of December this year the latest, the Montenegrin daily Pobjeda reported on Wednesday.
Sources close to Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga confirmed that the initiative launched over four years ago has been definitively categorized among this year’s priorities and that they are only waiting to define the scope of constitutional changes in order for it to enter the final procedural phase.
