Kosovo presidential vote violence ‘extremely worrying’, says EU (EurActiv)
Scenes of violence at Kosovo’s parliament, in which opposition MPs released tear gas to prevent the election of a new president, were “extremely worrying”, the European Union said on 27 February. http://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/kosovo-presidential-vote-violence-extremely-worrying-says-eu/
Read More →Tear gas clouds Kosovo’s independence anniversary (EurActiv)
Eight years after ethnic Albanians joyously declared Kosovo’s independence from Serbia, chaotic scenes of MPs releasing tear gas in their parliament hardly gives the impression of a successfully functioning state. www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/tear-gas-clouds-kosovos-independence-anniversary/
Read More →Kosovar minister: ‘When the EU has a political will, it can deliver’ (EurActiv)
Kosovo is appealing to Brussels to grant its citizens visa-free travel to the EU. But at a time of crises in migration, terrorism and people-smuggling, some are sceptical. A decision on the waiver is expected in the coming days. http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/kosovar-minister-defends-bid-visa-free-eu-travel-320518
Read More →The loud silence about Kosovo (EurActiv)
By Andrea Lorenzo Capussela Kosovo has illegally arrested its main opposition leader. The European Parliament can, and should, take a strong stance in defence of democracy in Kosovo, argues Andrea Lorenzo Capussela. This, and not the tear gas stories, colourful and unsettling though they are, is the real news. For this is unheard of in post-1945 […]
Read More →Thaci: Serbia used war-mongering language at UNESCO (Kosovapress)
In an interview for EurActiv, Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci accused Serbia of leading a war-mongering and anti-European campaign against Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO. He said the whole world was appalled at the behaviour of Serbia. “It was against the spirit of the dialogue and cooperation that we are promoting in […]
Read More →Kosovo’s European future edges closer (EurActiv, Telegrafi)
Kosovo’s increasing cooperation and gradual integration with the EU single market lays the foundation for the country’s ultimate goal: EU accession, writes Hashim Thaçi. Hashim Thaçi is the Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Tuesday 27 October 2015 will go down as a crucial date in the history of Kosovo, marking the date […]
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