UNMIK Headlines 24 June
• Borderline between south and north Mitrovica based on Kosovo laws (Koha)
• Thaçi: I will not allow “re-colonization” of Kosovo by Serbia (Koha)
• Calls for review of border demarcation increasing (Zëri/RFE)
• Murati: Border demarcation best resolved through arbitration (Koha Ditore)
• Gecaj: We will carry out population census in the north (Epoka e Re)
Božović: People in the north are not interested in a census (Kim radio)
“In the Kosovo north, no one thinks about the census. This topic does not interest them, at all,” said in the talk show “Dogovor” Ksenija Božović, Vice president of the Civic Initiative SDP. Božović believes that carrying out the census in four Serbian municipalities in northern Kosovo, as Pristina announced, is not necessary because, there […]
Read More →Simić and Žbogar on the EU Office support to the Serbian community (RTK2)
President of the Serbian List Slavko Simić met with outgoing Head of the EU Office in Kosovo SamueI Žbogar. The talks focused on support of the EU office to the Serbian community, when it comes to economic and infrastructure development, as well as the activities of MPs of the Serbian List, the current draft of […]
Read More →Kosovo Serbs Hesitant to Take Part in Extra Census (Balkan Insight)
Serb representatives reject a Kosovo government initiative to enable the census of Kosovo Serbs living in four northern municipalities. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-serbs-hesitant-to-take-part-in-extra-census-06-09-2016
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 9 June
• Dialogue, regional security discussed in Thaçi-Stoltenberg meeting (Koha)
• Thaçi not received by EU leaders because of EULEX mandate (Koha Ditore)
• Žbogar: There is lack of consensus for Kosovo’s future (Klan Kosova)
• Serbia sends note of protest to Slovenia regarding Kosovo (dailies)
• Government insists on census in the North depite Serbs’ rejection (Koha)
• Rasić: Serbs will not vote for KAF (Koha Ditore)
• VV rejoined Assembly after secret meetings with Veseli (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo ranked 77th in Global Peace Index (Kosova Sot)
Serbian mayors not to host Mustafa (Politika)
The announcement of Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa that he would visit soon Leposavić/Leposaviq, and then the rest northern Serbian municipalities, thus becoming the first head of government in Pristina who visited the north, is not acceptable, and has been sent on his own initiative. This is a message of the representatives of the majority […]
Read More →There are no conditions to hold a census (TV Most)
A meeting between Serbian political representatives, ministers in the Government of Kosovo, Deputy PM, MPs and mayors of all ten municipalities with Serbian majority in Kosovo was held in Mitrovica North, with the aim to achieve a general consensus on the proposed law on the census in northern Kosovo. The meeting resulted in a common […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 6 June
• Compromises fail to convince Serbs to take part in census (Koha)
• Vetëvendosje to return to the Assembly (Koha)
• Mustafa says he will visit the north soon (Zeri)
• Serbs concerned with establishment of armed forces (Zeri)
European Commission also calls for census in the Kosovo north (Koha)
Following the Kosovo Assembly’s move to review the draft law on population census in the north of Kosovo, the European Commission (EC) has also stressed the need for the adoption of a law that would enable the process taking place in the four northern municipalities. The EC has encouraged Kosovo institutions to invite international observers […]
Read More →Assembly to decide on census in the north (RTK2)
Draft Law on Census in four municipalities in northern Kosovo should be on the agenda of the next parliamentary session, while the census should be organized by the end of 2016. The majority of MPs, including the MPs of the Serbian List, voted to postpone discussion of the law for the next session, when elected […]
Read More →Simić and O’Connell: The A/CSM is not a threat (KIM radio)
UK Ambassador to Pristina, Ruairi O’Connell and President of the Serbian List, Slavko Simić discussed the current issues and problems in Kosovo. The Assosiation/Community of Serb municipalities does not represent a threat and implementation of the agreements is of general interest, they agreed. As announced by the Serbian List, O’Connell pointed out the need for […]
Read More →Population and household census in northern municipalities postponed (Klan Kosova)
In a meeting today, the government of Kosovo decided to postpone the population and household census in the four northern municipalities that did not participate in this process in 2011, for two weeks. Prime Minister Isa Mustafa said the decision is related to technical issues.
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