UNMIK Headlines 11 November
• Sputnik: Kosovo supported by U.S. to ask for deadline on dialogue (Lajmi)
• MPs seek new resolution for the next phase of dialogue (RFE, RTK)
• Diettmann: Kosovo should become UN Member (NIN, RTK)
• Apostolova reiterates: Kosovo should combat corruption (Lajmi)
• Minister Hasani ready for Belgrade, in CEFTA without UNMIK (Klan Kosova)
Vetevendosje and AKR reach coalition deal in Mitrovica (Klan Kosova)
Klan Kosova reported that the New Kosovo Alliance (AKR) has reached a coalition deal with Vetevendosje for runoff elections on 19 November. The actual agreement is expected to be signed between the AKR’s mayoral candidate, Agim Bahtiri, and Faruk Mujka, head of Vetevendosje’s branch in Mitrovica, later today.
Read More →AAK’s Isufi: Complete transparency on Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Klan Kosova)
Ahmet Isufi, MP from the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), said that Kosovo should have asked for Serbia’s recognition and compensation of war damages as preconditions for normalization of relations. He said the dialogue process has so far not been transparent and needs to change its format so that there is accountability for […]
Read More →Lunacek: Survivors of sexual violence should not remain silent (Klan Kosova)
Ulrike Lunacek, outgoing European Parliament rapporteur for Kosovo said that it is good that the issue of survivors of sexual violence is no longer taboo in Kosovo. She said these victims should not keep silent but raise their voice and seek equal treatment in the society. Lunacek praised former Kosovo president Atifete Jahjaga who she […]
Read More →Serbia asks Kosovo to lift flour tax (Klan Kosova)
Authorities in Belgrade have sent a note of protest to Kosovo institutions after the latter imposed a tax on flour imported from Serbia. Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunication, Rasim Ljajic, said the measure represented a “classical customs barrier which hinders and even bans import of flour from Serbia.” Ljajic said that if the […]
Read More →Hamza: Victims of sexual violence during conflict to receive pensions as of 2018 (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Ministry of Finance announced that it remains committed to undertaking actions to address all requirements and challenges victims of sexual violence during the conflict in Kosovo face. In a statement, Minister Bedri Hamza said victims of sexual violence during conflict are “the most sensitive category” of society and that they will be treated with […]
Read More →All Serbia has to do is mention Russia to EU, says Thaci (Serbian media)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has said that EU officials should not “abuse” the pro-European orientation of citizens of Kosovo. Beta reported him as saying that this pro-European orientation has been abused by individuals in the EU in order to humiliate Kosovo or delay its European perspective. “Kosovo needs to move quickly towards a concrete European […]
Read More →Two properties owned by Albanians attacked in the north (Koha/Klan Kosova)
A store owned by an Albanian resident of “Kodra e Minatoreve” neighbourhood in the northern part of Mitrovica was stoned last night as well as a house further down the street owned by Cerani family. Nysret Cerani, owner of the house, told KTV that at the time the house was stoned he also heard gunshots […]
Read More →Decreeing of Serb judges for the north fails (Klan Kosova/Koha)
The decreeing ceremony for Serb judges and prosecutors from the north of Kosovo set to take place today has failed, Klan Kosova reports. The judicial officials were supposed to take an arranged transport from Mitrovica to Pristina to attend the decreeing ceremony with President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, but failed to show up. The decreeing […]
Read More →Measles kills child in Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
A fourteen-month-old child has died in Pristina today after being diagnosed with measles. “A child of the Roma community, 14 months, has died. The child was diagnosed with measles and was not vaccinated,” Hamdi Ramadani from the Kosovo Clinical and University Centre said.
Read More →Serbian List insists on creation of new municipality in Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Minister for Communities and Returns, Dalibor Jevtic, said that the Serbian List will insist on the creation of the new municipality of Prilluzhe/Priluzje, a village with predominantly Serb population. Jevtic said the government of Kosovo should take the decision on creating the new municipality not for political reasons but to help the local population. […]
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