- Hoxhaj urges EU to put pressure on Serbia for implementation of agreements (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
- EU to consider visa removal for Kosovo in October (RTK1, Klan Kosova)
- Technical level meetings between Kosovo and Serbia continue this week (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
- Law on State Protocol violated by several municipalities (KTV)
Hoxhaj urges EU to put pressure on Serbia for implementation of agreements
(Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj met in Brussels with Federica Mogherini, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security.
Minister Hoxhaj said he called for more pressure on Serbia regarding implementation of agreements achieved and conditioning of its European future path if it continues to have a blocking approach toward Kosovo.
Demarcation of the border with Montenegro was also a topic of this meeting. As it was stated, Kosovo Government’s complete readiness to push this process forward was expressed.
EU to consider visa removal for Kosovo in October
(RTK1, Klan Kosova)
The European Union is planning to again consider visa removal for Kosovo, Turkey, Ukraine and Georgia at a meeting in Luxembourg on October, Russian media report.
The issue of a visa-free regime for Kosovo, Ukraine, Georgia, as well as for Turkey will be raised at the meeting of interior ministers in Luxembourg on October 13-14, Russian news agency Tass reports.
The EU is currently developing a mechanism for freezing the visa-free regime in the event of abuse on the part of third countries.
Technical level meetings between Kosovo and Serbia continue this week
(Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, said that EU-facilitated technical level meetings between Kosovo and Serbia will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday in Brussels. The issue of free movement and Kosovo dial code will be in the agenda of these meetings.
Minister Tahiri said that the matter of removing the remaining illegal vehicle plates circulating here and there in the northern Kosovo municipalities will also be on the focus of Tuesday’s meetings.
Law on State Protocol violated by several municipalities
(KTV)
Several Kosovo municipalities are violating the Constitution of Kosovo, the Law on State Protocol and Regulation No. 19/2011 of Kosovo Government. These municipalities have not placed the photo of Kosovo’s President in their buildings, no matter that this is mandatory by law. Many Mayors are continuing to violate these laws.
Mayor of Gracanica/Graçanicë, Vladeta Kostic, does not plan to place the photo of Kosovo President in his Office, or anywhere else in the municipality’s building. Kostic, who does not specify if he recognizes the Republic of Kosovo, says he plays according to the rules of game upon which he was elected the Mayor of this municipality. He said that he did not place Hashim Thaçi’s photo because, according to him, he does not want to hurt the feelings of any community.
Deputy Minister of Local Government Administration, Bajram Gecaj, admitted that they have problems with disrespect of state symbols by the Serb majority municipalities, but he said they have the same problem in the Municipality of Prishtinë/Pristina.
Tensions and noise regarding President Thaçi’s photo were also present in Malishevë/Malisevo municipality, which is led by Nisma për Kosovën of Fatmir Limaj. Kosovo state symbols are not either used by Kosovo’s Liaison Office in Serbia as, to the Serbian Government, use of stamps with the Republic of Kosovo comprises a political issue.
Kosovo Prime Minister’s Deputy, Branimir Stojanovic, does not only disrespect the state symbols, but he also disrespects the official language, KTV reported.
