“Kosovo army – lighting of political fire, region would feel smoke” (RTV KIM)
“Srpska Lista (SL) expects that EU and the entire international community until Friday would exert strong pressure on Pristina, so the latter gives up on legal arrangements on creating the so-called Kosovo army,” member of SL Slavko Simic said, RTV KIM reports. “If it happens on Friday, it is almost certain it would raise major […]
Read More →RTS: EULEX received court request, has no authority to arrest Laban (Radio Free Europe, Serbian media)
EULEX Mission stated it has received a request from the Serbian authorities in November last year to arrest Radomir Laban, who has been appointed by the Kosovo Assembly as a Constitutional Court judge, but the Mission given its current mandate cannot undertake such action, Serbian media reported. EULEX added they have informed Basic Court in […]
Read More →President Thaci to seek additional information on Radomir Laban (RFE)
President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci will not decree the newly-elected Constitutional Court judge, Radomir Laban, until a full verification process is carried out by judicial authorities. In a response to the paper, the office of President Thaci said that Laban’s decreeing will not take place at this time due to raised concerns about his past. […]
Read More →They push defeated ones in the municipality of Partes (Vecernje Novosti)
Daily based in Belgrade Vecernje Novosti today writes, in a article entitled “The Pristina Plan: They push defeated ones at the helm of Partes,” that if the Constitutional Court of Kosovo is guided by political rather than legal arguments and it supports the Appeal Panel’s request for the repetition of the vote in the municipality […]
Read More →Constitutional Court overturns appointment of Supreme Court president (Kallxo)
Kosovo’s Constitutional Court has overturned appointment of Enver Peci to head the Supreme Court and called on the judicial council to launch a new hiring process. The decision came after Valdete Daka, currently head of the Central Election Commission (CEC), submitted a complaint to the Constitutional Court claiming that Peci’s appointment was marred with irregularities.
Read More →The Law on strategic investments is in accordance with the Constitution (Radio KIM)
Kosovo’s Constitutional Court announced its decision on the constitutionality of the Law on strategic investments which finds that the law is in accordance with the Constitution of Kosovo. The request to review the constitutionality was submitted by the Serbian List MPs. The Constitutional Court rejected the request for provisional measure as unenforceable under Article 43.2 of […]
Read More →Opposition parties take law on KLA veterans to Constitutional Court (RTK/Klan Kosova)
Three opposition parties – Vetevendosje, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) – will submit to the Constitutional Court request to review the legality of the amended law on Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veterans passed by the Kosovo Assembly on 30 December 2016. In a statement to the media, Vetevendosje […]
Read More →Headlines 13 December
• Lavrov: Russia will not accept biased review of Resolution 1244 (media)
• Serbia has agreed on a “geographical code” for “Kosmet” (Koha)
• Civil society requests clarification of bridge revitalisation plan (RTK)
• Xhemajlaj: Lawsuit against Thaci ready for Court (Indeksonline)
• Arifaj: Thaci has not supported any candidate (Klan Kosova)
• Journalists concerned with media blackout in Syla’s trial (Telegrafi)
• Albanians to have determining role in new FYROM government (Koha)
NISMA expected to address Constitutional Court on President Thaci’s involvement in Drenas municipal elections? (Indeksonline)
The news website reports that the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) is planning to seek an opinion from the Constitutional Court of Kosovo on President Hashim Thaci’s involvement in the municipal elections in Drenas/Glogovac. NISMA officials however have neither denied nor confirmed the information. Citing unnamed sources, Indeksonline reports that NISMA is planning to hire an […]
Read More →EULEX judge considers Trepca law to be unconstitutional (Kallxo/Telegrafi)
Kallxo.com reports that an EULEX judge from the Kosovo’s Supreme Court Special Chamber has claimed that the law on Trepca mining complex is unconstitutional for two reasons, both relating to the fundamental right to property. The judge has addressed the Constitutional Court asking it to once again review the legality of the Trepca Law and […]
Read More →Rašić: Constitutional Court institutionalized (KIM radio)
“The Constitutional Court maybe unwittingly had become an instrument of political decisions,” told RTV KIM, Deputy Nenad Rašić about the decision of the Constitutional Court to reject the Serbian List’s request to assess the constitutionality of the Trepča law. “I’m disappointed with this decision. I think that courts, even the Constitutional Court should be independent. […]
Read More →Headlines 1 November
• President Thaci promulgates law on Trepca mining complex (media)
• Serbian List will ignore Constitutional Court’s decision on Trepca Law (Lajmi)
• Veseli: We could go to elections with a political agreement (Epoka e Re)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Do not travel through Serbia (media)
• EU: Mitrovica South and North boundary, according to Kosovo laws (Koha)
• € 1.5 million for potential accused by special court (Zeri)
• Kosovo approves agreement with US on combating terrorism (Kosova Sot)
• Suhareka Municipal Assembly against Serb returns in Mushtisht (media)
• Bahtiri: Mitrovica will be united in January (media)
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