Juncker: Western Balkans in EU – Not Before 2019 (B92)
The conditions for Western Balkan countries to join the EU membership will not be met before the end of the mandate of the current European Commission (EC). EC President Jean-Claude Juncker said this on Wednesday, during his “state of the union” address at the European Parliament. Beta is reporting that Juncker “stressed the EU will […]
Read More →Headlines 10 November
• EC publishes Progress Report on Kosovo (dailies)
• Apostolova: If there is a decision for elections, we will support it (Zeri)
• Lunacek: Kosovars deserve visa liberalisation (Zeri)
• Journalist association concerned with Progress Report findings (Koha)
• Delawie: The U.S. policy toward Kosovo, unchanged (Bota Sot)
• Hoxha: There is security camera recording in Dehari’s case (dailies)
Headlines 9 November
• Thousands protest death of Vetevendosje activist in jail (media)
• Foreign ambassadors urge for transparency regarding Dehari’s death (Zeri)
• “Atdhe Arifi is being psychologically terrorised in detention” (media)
• EU with serious concerns for Kosovo (Koha)
• Veseli: Demarcation does not affect relations with Montenegro (Kosova Sot)
• Britain’s Foreign Secretary Johnson to visit Kosovo (RTK)
• Fol Movement publishes report on corruption (media)
• Kosovo’s Interpol bid suspended (dailies)
• PDK’s Lladrovci to run for Drenas/Glogovac mayor (Kosova Sot)
UNMIK Headlines 30 June
• EC urges Kosovo to ratify demarcation agreement soon (Tribuna)
• Montenegro sends note of protest to Kosovo (Kosovapress)
• “Assembly should create commission for verification of demarcation” (Epoka)
• Delawie: Political violence made Kosovo’s participation at international institutions impossible (Epoka)
• “Britain was a great ally of Kosovo in EU” (Zëri)
• Prosecution does not investigate violations identified by auditor (Koha)
UNMIK Headlines 21 June
• Special court to shake Kosovo by year’s end (Zëri)
• Ratification of border demarcation deal could be postponed (Epoka e Re)
• President Thaçi to meet Mogherini and Schulz today (RTK)
• Visa liberalisation after two final criteria are met (Koha)
• Agani relieved of minister’s post (Kosova Sot)
• Janjić: Court’s decision on Monastery property must be respected (Zëri/RFE)
• IMF seeks clarifications over KLA veterans’ lists (Kosova Sot)
• Government wants control over Central Procurement Agency (Koha)
• Government turned down €140 million investment in Brezovica (Koha)
UNMIK Headlines 13 June
• Mustafa: There will be no early elections (Bota Sot)
• AAK and NISMA criticize Vetëvendosje for returning to Assembly (Epoka)
• Assembly to discuss extension of EULEX’s mandate on Tuesday (Epoka)
• EU concerned over intimidation of witnesses (Zëri)
• Viets: Combating corruption, condition for visa liberalisation (Zëri)
• Members of former illegal structures receive salaries without working (Koha)
• Hand grenade thrown at police checkpoint in Mitrovica North (Kallxo)
• Suspected mass grave near Orthodox Church in Pristina campus (Kosova Sot)
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 →UNMIK Headlines 27 May
• Prime Minister Mustafa says there will be changes in government (Lajmi)
• Fajon questions conditioning of visas with border demarcation (dailies)
• Selimi: We will travel without visas during summer (RTK/RTV Dukagjini)
• Dialogue on cadastral records failed (Tribuna Channel)
• Kosovo, Serbia delegations to discuss telecom in Brussels today (Kosovapress)
• Vetëvendosje against Court’s ruling in Deçan/Dečani (Telegrafi)
• Delawie: Kosovo should be part of Europe (media)
• Kosovo leads the world in approval of U.S. leadership (Koha)
• One Serb injured, one Albanian arrested in a Mitrovica brawl (Koha)
European Parliament discusses visa liberalization today (RTKlive)
The European Parliament will hold today the first debate on the proposal of the European Commission for removal of visas for Kosovo. The European Commission will initially present its arguments, then the report which has to undergo Parliament procedures will be drafted. Despite the fact that majority of the European Parliament support removal of visas […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 26 May
• EU also sees radical Islam in Kosovo as a threat (Koha)
• Kosovo wants new format for dialogue with Serbia (Lajmi/Tribuna)
• Tahiri in Brussels to discuss telecom issue (Zeri)
• Prime Minister Mustafa reprimands Minister Marić (Koha)
• Minister Tahiri meets UNOPS Under-Secretary-General Faremo (Koha)
• Demolli: Armed forces do not present a threat to neighbours (Epoka e Re)
• Orthodox Monastery should foster good relations with Albanians (Kosova Sot)
• Kosovo and FRONTEX sign agreement on border management (Zeri)
• Mulaku: Serbs demolished their own homes (Zeri)
Mustafa: We must ratify the border demarcation agreement (Kosovapress)
Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, said today that the fight against corruption and ratification of the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro, are two conditions that Kosovo needs to meet in order to get visa liberalization. “I want to thank the Assembly because we have stepped up certain processes to meet the criteria. The European Commission […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 5 May
• EU High Representative Mogherini to visit Kosovo today (RTK)
• In best-case scenario, visa-free travel for Kosovars starting in summer (Koha)
• Zbogar: Big day for Kosovo (Koha)
• Lunacek: Day of joy for Kosovo (dailies)
• Vetevendosje complains about visa liberalization recommendation (dailies)
• Haradinaj blames the government for visa liberalization delay (dailies)
• Thaci: Kosovo-Serbia dialogue to move to the next level (Bota Sot)
• Mustafa: We have US and EU support for forming of the army (Bota Sot)
• EULEX to extend mandate beyond June (RTK)
• Enver Hoxhaj returns to Foreign Minister post (dailies)
• Two former Customs directors racing for post of PAK chief (Koha)
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