Kosovo Assembly approves on principle draft law on religious communities (RFE)
Kosovo Assembly approved in principle draft law on religious freedoms in Kosovo. The new draft law is to replace the present one and recognizes six instead of previous five religious communities. Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, said the legislation has been drafted in line with international conventions and the opinion of the Venice Commission. […]
Read More →LDK leaves Assembly session (RTK)
Head of the Parliamentary Group of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Avdullah Hoti, said today at the beginning of the Assembly session that his political party will leave the session. “During the meeting of the Assembly Presidency yesterday, the agenda was decided based on the power of vote. There was no consensus, therefore we […]
Read More →Commission: There is no agreement on demarcation, only on border (media)
Head of the State Commission for Demarcation and Maintenance of the State Border, Shpejtim Bulliqi, reported today to the Assembly Commission for European Integration, on the findings on demarcation of the border with Montenegro. Members of this Commission stressed that the previous commission did an unprofessional job and that they were not transparent. Blerta Deliu-Kodra […]
Read More →Hodza left meeting on demarcation over lack of translation (KIM Radio)
Srpska Lista MP, Adem Hodza left the Assembly Board for the European Integration session as there was no translation in Serbian language provided, KIM Radio reported. Chair of the Government Commission for the Borderline Demarcation with Montenegro, Shpejtim Bulliqi was presenting the report at the session. Bulliqi stated last week, the Commission found out that […]
Read More →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)
Assembly committee unanimously approves draft law on Pristina (RTK)
Kosovo Assembly’s committee on public administration, local governance and media endorsed today draft law on Pristina paving way for the MPs to vote on it in one of the Assembly’s sessions. The draft law, giving Pristina additional powers and budget, received the support of all parliamentary parties represented at the committee. Deputy Minister of Local […]
Read More →Number of victims of sexual violence during conflict in Kosovo clash MP Osmani and Minister Hamza (Telegrafi)
During yesterday’s debate at the Assembly of Kosovo over the opposition claims that Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veterans’ lists were “inflated”, Finance Minister Bedri Hamza said that while at it, the issue of the “inflated” number of women raped during the conflict in Kosovo should also be addressed. “20,000 women were not raped during the […]
Read More →LDK’s Osmani to chair parliamentary committee on foreign affairs (Kosovapress)
Vjosa Osmani from the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) has been appointed chair of the Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee. Osmani said foreign affairs require a great deal of cooperation between political parties and that she hoped this would be achieved during her tenure.
Read More →Vetevendosje’s Kadaj-Bujupi to chair parliamentary committee on KIA (Koha)
Vetevendosje’s MP, Donika Kadaj-Bujupi, has been appointed to chair the Assembly Committee for the Oversight of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency (KIA). Kadaj-Bujupi said the committee will soon call the head of KIA to report on a number of issues that have so far not been addressed.
Read More →Vetevendosje’s request to re-vote motion on Rikalo, rejected (Koha)
The plenary session of the Assembly of Kosovo started today with the request of the Vetevendosje’s MP, Liburn Aliu, to revote LDK’s motion for dismissal of the Minister for Agriculture, Nenad Rikalo. Head of today’s session, Xhavit Haliti, explained that voting of the motion concluded during Tuesday’s session, and told Aliu to make a new […]
Read More →Kosovo Assembly approves IPA agreement (Koha)
Members of the Kosovo Assembly approved the agreement on the Instrument of Pre-Accession which enables Kosovo access to over € 70 million assistance from the EU. The agreement received the support of all MPs present at the session.
Read More →Simic: Atmosphere of lynch against Rikalo, without arguments (KIM Radio)
Kosovo MP, Slavko Simic harshly criticized some politicians in the Kosovo Assembly yesterday, saying they create “an atmosphere of lynch” against Minister of Agriculture, Nenad Rikalo, KIM Radio reported. “Such an atmosphere is created through the media, without any arguments. The aim is to divert attention from the everyday issues and political failures. Certain MPs […]
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