Veseli calls on opposition MPs to take part in Monday’s session
(All monitored broadcasters, TV21)
Ahead of Monday’s session of the Assembly of Kosovo for ratification of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, signed last Tuesday between Kosovo and the European Union, Speaker Kadri Veseli called on opposition MPs to take part in this session.
Veseli said that unity must be demonstrated to Kosovo citizens and to the world on Monday that the joint politics, political unity above all, must be led by Kosovo’s major interests and the joint vision for the future.
In a public letter addressed to Speaker Veseli, the former Assembly Speaker Jakup Krasniqi said that Veseli’s advisors, or MPs individually, do not have the right to interpret the work regulation of Kosovo Assembly. According to him, Speaker’s authority and responsibility in complex situations cannot be transferred to the advisors.
Thaçi considers opposition’s actions infuriating
(All monitored broadcasters, KTV&TV21)
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hashim Thaçi, is convinced that Kosovo will be admitted to UNESCO on 9 November.
But, according to him, this process and other integration processes are being hurt with the violent and illegal actions that opposition is carrying out. Thaçi said that actions of the opposition parties are infuriating.
According to him, Serbia has realized that it cannot impact on Kosovo’s integration process.
On the other hand, Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic, is still hoping that Kosovo will not be granted membership to UNESCO, KTV reported.
In his monthly press conference, Dacic said that voting for full membership of Kosovo in UNESCO will happen around the 9th of November and that he is hoping to see a good result for Serbia.
Journalists worried about reporting from Assembly and protests
(TV21)
Confronted with violent situations in the Assembly sessions and different protests, journalists that report from these events consider that throwing of teargas and other things are a threat to their lives.
The latest events at the Assembly and in protests followed by violence and teargas have pushed journalists to seek safety for them, as, during their reporting there were also cases when journalists fainted. Chairperson of the Association of Kosovo Journalists (AKJ), Zekirja Shabani, says that situation is worrying.
Shabani underlines that journalists must be more adequately equipped for better safety during their reporting from events where violence is manifested. He also emphasised that Kosovo Police is obliged to provide security to journalists for reporting in normal conditions.
Dardan Hoti, a journalist of the independent news agency KosovaPresss, also expressed the need for institutional protection of journalists in risky situations, as it happens in the regional and European countries.
Regarding journalists’ safety while reporting from the field, Kosovo Police says that this institution has continuously asked journalists to wear identifications signs, in order for it to be able to provide protection and safety to them. Police says that this institution is not obliged to provide bulletproof vests or distinctive “Press” signs to journalists.
Hyseni announces Kosovo’s membership in INTERPOL
(Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
Kosovo Minister of Interior Skender Hyseni believes that Kosovo will be admitted to INTERPPOL.
Through a post in his Facebook account, Hyseni says that Kosovo’s application for membership in this organisation is being reviewed, and he believes that it will culminate with full membership for Kosovo.
Hyseni says that membership in this organisation is of great importance for Kosovo, INTERPOL, as well as the region.
