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“EU forcing Serbia to give up Kosovo and join Cold War” (B92)

By   /  12/06/2017  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

The EU is pushing its enlargement policy into background; the strengthening of the front toward Russia and of investors’ interests will follow in the Balkans. At the same time, Serbia is “expected to give up Kosovo,” Left Party member of the German parliament Sevim Dagdelen has told Deutsche Welle. “The EU is in such a […]

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Could Balkan nations become the new hotbeds of Islamist extremism? (DW)

By   /  30/05/2017  /  International  /  No Comments

Muslim communities in the Balkans are facing a growing problem – Islamist radicalism. Both the US and Germany have voiced concerns about extremism taking root in a region still struggling to heal war wounds. http://bit.ly/2rAyMWY

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Snap election to follow Kosovo government collapse after no-confidence vote (DW)

By   /  11/05/2017  /  International  /  No Comments

Political deadlock over a border demarcation agreement with Montenegro has led to the downfall of Kosovo’s coalition government. An election is expected next month. http://www.dw.com/en/snap-election-to-follow-kosovo-government-collapse-after-no-confidence-vote/a-38788791      

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Greater Albania – bogeyman or a pipe dream? (DW)

By   /  05/05/2017  /  International  /  No Comments

The idea of Greater Albania – uniting all Albanians in one state – is once again a hot topic in the Balkans. While leaders in Pristina and Tirana deny pan-Albanian ambitions, their recent statements have caused alarm. http://www.dw.com/en/greater-albania-bogeyman-or-a-pipe-dream/a-38705227

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UNMIK Headlines 5 May

By   /  05/05/2017  /  UNMIK Media Reports - Morning Edition  /  No Comments

Kosovo wants dialogue to enter the final phase (Lajmi/RFE)
Swedish FM Wallstrӧm visits Kosovo (dailies)
Limaj: We have the signatures to bring down the government (Lajmi)
Lekaj: The government will be brought down, it is a done deal (Indeksonline)
Trendafilova: First indictments expected soon (Koha Ditore/DW)
Law on KSF to be sent to Assembly (Kosova Sot)

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Fajon: Kosovo to either ratify border agreement or find another alternative (Telegrafi/DW)

By   /  03/05/2017  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

European Parliament’s rapporteur for visa liberalisation for Kosovo, Tanja Fajon, said in an interview to Deutsche Welle that Kosovo needs to either ratify the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro or find a different alternative but that the decision would have to be taken by Kosovo politicians. Fajon said she understood the sensitivity of the border […]

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Serbians go to the polls to pick new president (DW)

By   /  02/04/2017  /  International  /  No Comments

Prime Minister Aleksander Vucic is the frontrunner in a crowded field that includes a 25-year-old satirist. Serbia’s presidency is largely ceremonial, but critics worry Vucic would use the role to consolidate his power. http://www.dw.com/en/serbians-go-to-the-polls-to-pick-new-president/a-38253902

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‘An extremely explosive combination in the Balkans’ (DW)

By   /  07/03/2017  /  International  /  No Comments

Secessionist aspirations, anti-government protests and ethnic provocations: the Balkans, it seems, cannot find peace, the Heidelberg-based political scientist Silvia Steininger tells DW. http://www.dw.com/en/an-extremely-explosive-combination-in-the-balkans/a-37832715

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The new war of words in the Balkans (DW)

By   /  27/02/2017  /  Opinions  /  No Comments

From Belgrade and Banja Luka to Pristina, politicians are again speaking of war and division. But they are the words of political losers, running out of arguments to justify their hold on power, writes Frank Hofmann. “If Belgrade tried to take Serbian dominated northern Mitrovica by force, then Albanian demonstrators would immediately take to the […]

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Hashim Thaci: ‘Serbia is distributing arms in northern Kosovo’ (DW)

By   /  30/01/2017  /  International  /  No Comments

The president of Kosovo has accused Serbia of provoking fresh tensions in the region. In an interview with DW, Hashim Thaci warns that Belgrade is following Russia’s example in Ukraine. http://www.dw.com/en/hashim-thaci-serbia-is-distributing-arms-in-northern-kosovo/a-37320626

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Thaci: Serbia arming Serbs in the north (DW)

By   /  25/01/2017  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

In an interview with Deutsche Welle, President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci said that Belgrade should be pressured to stop undermining Kosovo’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. “Seeing Brussels silence, Belgrade gets more encouraged to proceed with its plans to annex the northern part of Kosovo and join it to Serbia,” said Thaci adding that such a […]

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Headlines 24 January

By   /  24/01/2017  /  UNMIK Media Reports - Morning Edition  /  No Comments

Dialogue in the hands of the presidents (Epoka e Re)
“Serbia’s arrest warrants to be discussed in Brussels” (Telegrafi)
Vetevendosje wants special session of Assembly to discuss dialogue (Bota Sot)
Serbian train, focus of Bushati-Mogherini meeting (Koha Ditore)
President Thaci has been denounced before special court (Koha Ditore)
Haradinaj: I will not be extradited to Serbia (Epoka e Re)
No results expected on measuring the territory without the opposition (Epoka)

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