Jacobson: President Jahjaga’s decision is a responsible act (Botapress)
The US Ambassador in Kosovo, Tracey Ann Jacobson, supported the decision of Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga to ask for clarification from the Constitutional Court about her role in the formation of the new Kosovo government. She said to Voice of America that this was a responsible action.
Read More →Hoxhaj taking part in OIC session (Botapress)
Kosovo’s Foreign Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, is attending the 41st session of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In the two-day session, Hoxhaj is expected to address the participants and call for recognition of Kosovo’s independence. He already met several foreign ministers from countries that have not recognised Kosovo […]
Read More →One barricade replaces another in Mitrovica (dailies)
Koha Ditore reports on the front page that the barricade on the main bridge over the Iber/Ibar River was removed only temporarily. Serbs replaced it with another barricade which they called the Peace Park. Throughout this action, Kosovo Police elite units only served as spectators. Municipal and central authorities all rushed to claim credit for […]
Read More →Krasniqi to Thaci: No one wants to govern with you (Botapress)
The Chairman of the National Council of the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), Jakup Krasniqi, has responded to Hashim Thaci’s interview, in which he said he would be the next Prime Minister of Kosovo. Krasniqi, through a telephone conversation with Zeri, said that Thaci does not have necessary numbers to form a government, and that no […]
Read More →Mustafa: There is no reason for new elections (Botapress)
The heads of the opposition coalition, Isa Mustafa from the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Ramush Haradinaj from the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), and Fatmir Limaj from the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), have held their regular meeting. After the meeting, Isa Mustafa rejected the possibility of new early elections, adding that the […]
Read More →Limaj: First agreement without international interference (Botapress)
The Head of the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), Fatmir Limaj, who is already part of the agreement with the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) to create the government, said that this arrangement is democratic. He adds that it is the first agreement ever made by Albanian […]
Read More →OSCE: About 120 Albanians from Kosovo fight as jihadists (Botapress)
A group of risk analysts based in New York published a report on the involvement of foreign fighters in the Syrian war. The organization cites an OSCE report from March, which concludes that the number of Kosovars involved as jihadists in Syria is up to 120.
Read More →Prosecution: No filling of ballot boxes in Skenderaj (Botapress)
The claim by Democracy in Action that ballot boxes were stuffed in Skenderaj/Srbica was rejected by the State Prosecution. In a press release, the State Prosecutor says, that after interviewing 30 commissioners representing all political parties, it was found that there had been no fraud.
Read More →27,733 monitors for June elections (Botapress)
The Central Election Commission (CEC) has reported that all election preparations have been completed. The total number of monitors in the elections is 27,733. “The ballot-printing process has been finalized, and all election materials are of high quality, as they were in the 2013 local elections”, says an announcement from the CEC.
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