Kosovo Minister: Import taxes are all we can do, we have nothing else (N1)
Valdrin Lluka, Kosovo’s Minister of Economic Development, told N1 on Thursday he expected a final solution in Belgrade – Pristina dialogue on normalisation of relations to be reached this year and accused Serbia of not implementing deals agreed in Brussels. Speaking at the sidelines of the “Challenges and perspectives of normalisation between Belgrade and Pristina” […]
Read More →Dacic: Pristina came out of the dialogue; we have the answer (Vecernje Novosti)
The decision of ”the so-called Kosovo” not to implement the agreement, on forming the ZSO, is in fact Pristina’s decision to leave Brussels Dialogue, said Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, reports today Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti. On Wednesday the government in Pristina dismissed the agreement on the start of the drafting of the Statute […]
Read More →Serbs in Kosovo to get driving licences without passing test again (RTS)
Responsible bodies in Pristina, allowed inhabitants in Kosovo to obtain driving licences without passing the test again, in case they possess Serbian driving licences issued until 2016, Kosovo Deputy Minister of Interior, Milan Radojevic told RTS. Radojevic also termed the decision as very important for Serbs in Kosovo, as their freedom of movement is directly […]
Read More →Borko Stefanovic on Brussels dialogue, stoning in Mitrovica North (B92, Danas)
President of Leftist Party, Borko Stefanovic said two members of his party were injured in Mitrovica North, B92 reported. They sustained injuries while sitting in a coffee bar, following a debate on Kosovo-Serbia relations. “While we were sitting and having coffee, some great heroes threw stones at us, breaking the coffee bar’s windows. Two members […]
Read More →Vulin: Brussels agreement will not be renegotiated (BETA, B92)
Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said today that agreements reached with Pristina in Brussels will not be renegotiated, Serbian media reported. Vulin added that the Brussels agreement itself would not undergo any changes. Vulin was visiting the town of Arandjelovac when he was asked by a journalist to comment on Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj’s […]
Read More →Mustafa: Dialogue has produced positive results (RTK/Telegrafi)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said in a debate today on the fourth anniversary of the first Pristina-Belgrade agreements that the dialogue has produced positive results and has enabled Kosovo institutions to exercise control over the north and integrate Serbs into Kosovo institutions. Furthermore, Mustafa said, agreements reached in Brussels through the EU facilitation […]
Read More →Headlines 8 March
KSF transformation without international go-ahead (Koha Ditore)
Mustafa: Minister Demolli is not against KSF transformation (Epoka e Re)
Veseli: KSF without competition in the region (RTK)
“Mattis gave a strong message, Kosovo should have its army” (Epoka)
Vucic and Thaci discuss Mogherini’s visit over the phone (Zeri)
Tahiri: Blocking energy transmission lines could destabilize the region (Koha)
“AAK would approve demarcation after reading report” (Lajmi)
Albanian President Nishani visits Presheve/Presevo Valley (dailies)
Headlines 21 January
Mustafa and Vucic to meet in Brussels next week (Telegrafi)
Tahiri: Tensions in the north delaying implementation of agreements (RFE)
All-out protest in support of Haradinaj today (media)
Kosovo women to join Women’s March on Washington (Koha)
OSCE calls on media to uphold professional standards (RTK)
The agreement on freedom of movement not sufficiently transparent (KIM radio)
The agreement on freedom of movement is not sufficiently transparent and in the sense is no different from other agreements reached within the framework of the Brussels dialogue. This was the conclusion at the conference “Transparency: Agreement on freedom of movement, doubts and interpretations” that was held at the Center of civic energy in Mitrovica […]
Read More →Agreement on the judiciary has lost every meaning (KIM radio)
Although the agreement on the judiciary in northern Kosovo was reached in 2013, there is no implementation yet. Lawyer Dejan Vasić considers that the agreement has lost all meaning although it had “historic significance” for the negotiators, stressing that a lot of time passed since the adoption and almost nothing has been done. Vasić says […]
Read More →Belgrade and Pristina reach agreement on telecommunications (media)
EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn has welcomed the agreement on elecommunications reached in the Kosovo talks in Brussels. Hahn, who is is charge of EU’s Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, referred to “dialogue (between) Kosovo and Serbia” in two messages posted on Twitter, that combined read as follows: “Welcome arrangement reached 2day by both parties on […]
Read More →No establishment of the Association if Serbia does not implement the agreements (RTKlive)
Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, said that there will be no progress on the establishment of the Association/Community of the Serb-majority Municipalities if the agreements with Serbia on telecom and energy are not implemented. “We have a blockade from Serbia or a disrespecting of the agreements on the issues of Kosovo’s dial code and the independence […]
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