Nations in Transit 2017: The False Promise of Populism (Freedom House)
Populists’ stunning electoral victories in Europe and the United States have shaken the post–Cold War order in Europe and Eurasia, but they could ultimately reinvigorate liberal democracy. In 2016, populist successes at the polls in Western Europe and the United States rocked the world, not least the countries of postcommunist Europe and Eurasia covered by […]
Read More →Headlines 31 January
Mustafa-Apostolova-Rakic reach agreement on Mitrovica wall (Koha Ditore)
Tahiri: Epilogue of the dialogue is the authority of the government (Zëri)
Lunacek: Dialogue to conclude with recognition (Epoka e Re)
Serwer: It is time for the army of Kosovo now (Epoka e Re)
Jahjaga, Hysa and Rexhepi, candidate for head of intelligence chief (Zeri)
Plans to give additional authorities to KSF under way (Zeri)
Freedom House: Kosovo, partly free (Koha)
UNMIK Headlines 28 April
• Syla: I am innocent, I will cooperate with the judiciary (media)
• EULEX and Kosovo Police searching for PDK MP Azem Syla (dailies)
• Mustafa returns from Brussels without visa liberalization (media)
• Kosovo Assembly to meet today (Kosovapress)
• Sejdi Thaci, returned in Klina, was not a missing person (dailies)
• Freedom House: Kosovo marks slight increase on freedom of media (Epoka)
• Vetevendosje election process starts on 2 May (Epoka)
UNMIK Headlines 12 April
• AAK, NISMA ready for coalition with PDK (Epoka e Re)
• PDK, LDK deny possibility of a bigger coalition (Lajmi)
• PDK too wants elections (Zeri)
• Limaj: Kosovo needs a powerful alternative (Epoka e Re)
• Closed dialogue between gov’t and opposition to continue until June (Koha)
• Changes in government will affect only three positions (Koha)
• Collaku: Decision on visa liberalization to come soon (Zeri)
• Freedom House: Kosovo’s state-building gridlocked (RTK)
• Tahiri: Serbia abused agreement for normalization (Epoka e Re)
• Seselj planning visit to Kosovo today (Kosovapress)
• Vucic: We don’t interfere in Serbian List decisions (Zeri/Klan Kosova)
• Serbian government builds settlement for Serbs in Kosovo (Koha)
Freedom House report ranks Kosovo among partly free countries (Telegrafi)
In its latest report the US-based international human rights group Freedom House, has ranked Kosovo among partly free countries along with regional countries like Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbia however was moved to the category of free countries. With regards to political rights, Kosovo scored 3 points in contrast […]
Read More →Freedom House: Kosovo democracy level at 5.14 (Koha)
According to the newest Freedom House report “Nations in Transit”, there is no consolidated democracy in any of the Balkans countries while four out of seven countries registered have recorded a decline in their democracy level. Kosovo, which scored 5.14, has been ranked amongst the countries with semi-consolidated authoritarian regime along with Armenia and Kyrgyzstan […]
Read More →Media freedom deteriorates (evropaelire.org)
The Freedom House has published the 2015 annual report on the freedom of the media. The report, which covers 199 countries and territories, ranks Kosovo 100th in the list, compared to the 98th position it had last year. Zekirija Shabani, the chairman of the Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AGK), said he was not surprised […]
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