PM Mustafa announces new format of talks with Serbia
(Klan Kosova)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, has announced a completely new format for the talks with Serbia in Brussels. He stated that dialogue as such is not producing results and accused Serbia of total irresponsibility regarding the implementation of agreements.
In an interview with Radio Free Europe, Mustafa considered Serbia irresponsible regarding the implementation of agreements reached in Brussels. He said that dialogue between the two countries must resume with new format and concept and that it must be profiled and scheduled when this format must end.
According to him, this format is expected to be at the level of Presidents.
Çaushi: Thaçi is able to do everything only for the Court to be merciful to him
(Klan Kosova)
Deputy Chairperson of Vetëvendosje Movement, Driton Çaushi, said that dialogue with Serbia is likely to move on to the level of Presidents, Klan Kosova reported.
“Thaçi is able to do everything only for the Special Court to be merciful to him. So, same as he did normalisation with [Ivica] Dacic, now he is aiming reconciliation with [Tomislav] Nikolic. He does not hesitate to promise that he will make Bosnization of Kosovo, to do the thing that it did not go well to [Isa] Mustafa with the Association,” Çaushi stated.
“To stop Thaçi and to stop Serbia no longer are two different things,” Çaushi wrote in his Facebook account.
Ban Ki-moon calls for continuation of dialogue
(Klan Kosova)
In his latest report on Kosovo, the United Nation Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, called for continuation of dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia.
According to him, both Prishtinë/Pristina and Belgrade continued to accuse each other for the lack of progress. Prishtinë/Pristina accused Belgrade of blocking the implementation of agreements on energy, telecommunications and the opening of the Mitrovicë/Mitrovica bridge, while Belgrade accuses Prishtinë/Pristina of obstructing the Agreement on Association of Serb majority municipalities.
UNSG considers normalization of relations between the two countries as crucial for peace and stability in the region.
Institutions among usurpers of public property
(KTV)
One-hundred and three public and socially owned properties continue to remain usurped. According to the Privatisation Agency of Kosovo (PAK), 85 properties continue to be used by local institutions without any rent, eight properties are being used by public enterprises and four by the international institutions, KTV reported.
Until last month, PAK has evidenced 78 cases of usurped properties; however, identification of usurped agricultural land remains the main problem for PAK.
“PAK continues to release assets from usurpers throughout the territory of Kosovo and it guarantees that all assets of socially-owned enterprises which are under PAK’s jurisdiction will be released from usurpers, in compliance with the Law on PAK,” notes PAK’s written statement to KTV.
On the other hand, State Prosecution announced that it is investigating 60 suspected usurpation cases in Prishtinë/Pristina, while charges are expected to be filed upon conclusion of investigations.
“Only in Prishtinë/Pristina region, Prosecution received over 136 cases from PAK in which the legal owners cannot use the assets due to usurpers,” reads a statement of the State Prosecution.
Some of the properties which continue to remain usurped are used by political parties, ministries, international institutions and businessmen linked to politics, KTV concluded.
