UNMIK Headlines 22 August
• Clashes between Thaci and Dacic at the UNSC (dailies)
• US supports Kosovo’s bid to join UNESCO (Koha Ditore/Zeri)
• Next Pristina – Belgrade meeting, on 25 August (dailies)
• Journalist attacked in northern Mitrovica (KosovaPress)
• EULEX to have a reduced role in forensics (Koha Ditore)
• Netherlands is negotiating with the EU on special court (Zeri)
• Meucci briefs Stojanovic on Ivanovic case (dailies)
UNMIK Headlines 5 August
· Special court to become operational in September (Koha)
· Special court foresees life imprisonment (Zeri)
· Opposition to address Constitutional Court regarding special court (Koha)
· US State Department welcomes Kosovo’s decision on special court (Zeri)
· Gashi: Special court, convictions and life imprisonment (Epoka e Re)
· War crimes department, still not operational (Koha)
· Pristina and Belgrade today to discuss vehicle insurance (Epoka)
· Mustafa sends letter to Germany to declare Kosovo safe country of origin (Koha)
UNMIK Headlines 10 July
• Opposition does not withdraw on special court issues (RTK)
• Bosch: Special court is not against Albanians (Zeri)
• Visa liberalization and SAA depend on special court (Zeri)
• Osmani: We will block Thaci’s candidacy for President (Koha)
• Montenegro refuses extradition of war crime suspect to Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
UNMIK Headlines 10 June
• UN wants to revive its mission in Kosovo (Koha)
• Special court, without “genocide” and “ethnic cleansing” (Zeri)
• Zbogar calls on Kosovo institutions to establish special court (Zeri)
• Thaci: Establishment of special court, state obligation (RTK)
• Areas where SITF investigated war crimes (Bota Sot)
• Bosch encourages Lumezi to strengthen the rule of law (Epoka e Re)
• FYROM political leaders to meet in Brussels (Zeri)
UNMIK Headlines 7 May
• Hahn: The whole Balkans in the EU (dailies)
• Thaci: 2015, a European year for Kosovo (Zeri)
• Germany and Netherlands call for establishment of special court (dailies)
• Tahiri: Belgrade is blocking telephone code for Kosovo (Zeri)
Dutch ambassador: Unrealistic to expect visa liberalization this year (KosovaPress)
The Netherlands Ambassador to Kosovo, Robert Bosch, told KosovaPress news agency that the expectations that Kosovo will have visa liberalization within this year are unrealistic and says that in the most optimistic case, it might happen in early 2016.In regards to special court which will address war crimes allegations, Bosch said that although it still […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 7 April
• Jahjaga: Political blockade postponed visa liberalization (dailies)
• Thaci: I will be President in 2016 (Zeri)
• Bosch: Serbian List is damaging the Kosovo Serbs (Zeri)
• Selimi: We are expecting several recognitions (Epoka)
• Government, embassies dealing with Orthodox church at UP yard” (Epoka)
• Financial blockade leads to increased frustration in the north (Koha/Epoka)
• Police, education and healthcare, most corrupt in the north (Zeri)
UNMIK Headlines 3 April
• Dutch ambassador: Visa liberalization next year, if criteria are met (dailies)
• President Jahjaga, ministers coordinate actions on visa liberalization (Zeri)
• Hyseni: We are ready for visa liberalization (Bota Sot)
• Opposition MPs criticize Prime Minister Mustafa (Zeri)
• Kosovo Constitution is breached if Armed Forces won’t go to north (Zeri)
• Thaci prefers to become President through popular vote (Bota Sot)
UNMIK Headlines 23 March
• Association of Serb municipalities to be included in Serbian Constitution? (Koha)
• PDK divided on special court (Zeri)
• No decision yet on headquarters of special court (Zeri)
• Thaci: Brussels was late with Kosovo (Bota Sot)
• Tahiri: Barricade at Iber to be removed in three months (dailies)
• Governments of Kosovo and Albania to meet today (dailies)
• Tadic: Dacic wanted to start a war with Kosovo (Kosova Sot)
Dutch ambassador: Rejecting special court will harm Kosovo (KosovaPress)
The Dutch Ambassador to Kosovo, Robert Bosch, said on Monday that if Kosovo fails to establish special court, then Kosovo would have a United Nations court. “For Kosovo, it is better to have a special court, rather than a UN court, since there are countries that are not good friends with Kosovo and they have a […]
Read More →Dutch ambassador: Organised crime involved in irregular migration (Lajmi)
The Dutch Ambassador to Kosovo, Robert Bosch, said on Thursday that poor economic conditions are not a reason to seek asylum in the European countries. “People are leaving because they see no future. It may be economic reasons, but not necessarily, because with such issues are facing also other countries in the region,” said Bosch. “So […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 18 July
• Isa Mustafa to face Constitutional Court (Tribuna)
• Krasniqi hands over duties to Mustafa (Epoka)
• Government a hostage to another Constitutional Court decision (Koha)
• PDK’s three disputed points (Tribuna)
• Bosch: Mustafa’s election as Assembly Speaker is controversial (Epoka)
• Haradinaj: We have insurmountable differences with Vetevendosje (Epoka)
• Selimi: We won’t support the government without an agreement (Epoka)
• Williamson to visit Kosovo on Monday (Koha)
• Gashi to Rakic: Do not politicize the issue (Tribuna)