Cliff surprised why there is no Assembly session today (Gazeta Blic)
British Ambassador to Kosovo, Ian Cliff, said that he does not know why Kosovo MPs are not in an Assembly session today to elect the speaker and its deputies. Speaking at a roundtable organised by BIRN on the implementation of Kosovo-Serbia agreements, Cliff noted that now that the post-election coalition bloc has given up the […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 13 November
• President Jahjaga in line with PDK (Koha Ditore)
• Thaci and Mustafa together in Brussels (Zeri)
• In search of a consensual prime minister (Tribuna)
• AAK rejects Isa Mustafa’s candidacy for prime minister (Epoka e Re)
• Cliff: Government to be established by those who have the numbers (Zeri)
• Krasniqi: PDK should realise it does not have allies (Epoka e Re)
• Mufti Ternava received by Pope Francis (Epoka e Re)
Cliff: Political interference preventing businesses from operating (Kosovapress)
British Ambassador to Kosovo, Ian Cliff, spoke about the current situation which he said is critical for Kosovo’s development. In a graduation ceremony for students of a private college in Pristina, Cliff said it is still quite challenging to do business in Kosovo and that Kosovo is moving slowly on the World Bank rankings for […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 28 October
• Jahjaga initiates meeting of all political leaders (Tribuna)
• Why did Jahjaga cancel her visit to Brussels? (Lajm)
• Kosovo Election Commission preparing for early elections (Zeri)
• Civil society to ask President to allow bloc to form institutions (Koha)
• EU supports EULEX (Tribuna)
• Prosecutor Bamieh warns about shocks in EULEX (Koha)
• IMF: Deadlock damaging Kosovo (Zeri)
• Cliff: No reconciliation and peace without communication (Epoka e Re)
• Jahjaga condemns stabbing of reporter (Lajm)
UNMIK Headlines 14 October
• Mustafa to President: It’s either you or us (Epoka e Re)
• Pristina agrees to give Basic Court to the north (Koha)
• Cliff: Growing frustration in London and Brussels over deadlock (Koha)
• Hoxhaj: If we go into elections, we’ll beat the coalition bloc (Zeri)
• Grabovci: No solution without agreement with PDK (Kosova Sot)
• LDK won’t support Kurti’s candidacy for Prime Minister (Lajm)
• Crucial week (Lajm)
• Graffiti in Decani Monastery sprayed by three juveniles (Tribuna)
UNMIK Headlines 9 October
• Kosovo authorities accept findings of EC Progress Report (Koha)
• Zbogar: Kosovo facing a “dead end” (Lajm)
• Jahjaga believes party leaders will find a solution (Bota Sot)
• Cliff: We aren’t interfering, Britain supports Jahjaga’s efforts (Bota Sot)
• The bloc is not like it used to be (Tribuna)
• Halimi: Exchange of territories undermines Kosovo’s statehood (Tribuna)
• No mortal remains found in Piskote village (Lajm)
• Another Kosovo youth killed while fighting for ISIS (Bota Sot)
• Kosovo suitable terrain for human trafficking (Koha)
Cliff: Coalition wanted Vetevendosje to be given a chance, like it was given to Nikolic (Indeksonline)
In an interview for the website news, British Ambassador to Kosovo, Ian Cliff, spoke about the idea of Vetevendosje leading dialogue with Belgrade and stressed that the international community, and particularly the British Government, are not overly concerned with who will actually lead the process. “Our position is that if there is an agreement that […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 24 September
• Next Assembly session on 2 October (dailies)
• Carolan negotiating return to Constitutional Court (Koha Ditore)
• The burden of pulling Kosovo out of the crisis falls on Jahjaga (Tribuna)
• President Jahjaga to represent Kosovo at the UN General Assembly (Lajm)
• Borchardt: Arrests, warning to those who draw youth into terrorism (Koha)
• Cliff: Political deadlock endangers SAA (Kosova Sot)
• Isa Mustafa sobers up (Lajm)
UNMIK Headlines 23 September
• Opposition bloc requests continuation of assembly session (Lajm)
• Mustafa: Constitutional Court should review its decision (Koha)
• Cliff: There are no names, no envelopes (Tribuna)
• Ymeri: The agreement clarifies Vetevendosje’s role in dialogue (Koha)
• Jahjaga to report on terrorism during US visit (Zeri)
• Vetevendosje leader Kurti invited to police station (Lajm)
• Police suspends activity of “humanitarian organizations” (Koha)
Cliff: The President needs to take hold of the situation (RTK)
British Ambassador to Kosovo, Ian Cliff, said today after the session of Assembly that Kosovo should not go to extraordinary elections. Cliff told reporters that the international community will not interfere to resolve the crisis because the solution rests in the hands of political parties. Cliff also said that President Atifete Jahjaga needs to take […]
Read More →Cliff: Part of the Brussels Agreement about diplomas does not function (Tanjug)
The British Ambassador to Kosovo, Ian Cliff told Tanjug that part of the Brussels agreement, relating to the recognition of diplomas, does not function and that issue with recognition of diplomas issued by North Mitrovica University should be improved. “I can say that part of the Brussels agreement relating to the recognition of diplomas does […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 18 August
• Cliff: New elections would not be in Kosovo’s best interest (dailies)
• Pristina and Belgrade, centers of dialogue (Tribuna)
• Haliti: Coalition between PDK and LDK would be ideal (Gazeta Blic)
• Ahmeti: The majority forms the government (Bota Sot)
• Northern municipalities to request €100 million from Belgrade (Zeri)
• Slobodan Petrovic re-elected leader of SLS (Koha)
• Two Serbs suspected of war crimes arrested and released (Tribuna)
• Ukraine withdraws troops from Kosovo (dailies)
• Kosovo ranked 64th on list of most peaceful countries (Kosova Sot)