B92: Sputnik writes about “secret recipe for Kosovo army” (Sputnik, KIM radio)
Alongside the negotiations on forming a parliamentary majority in Pristina, preparations are being made to transform the Kosovo Security Force into an army. Sputnik is reporting it learned unofficially that the formation of the Kosovo army will be an item of the agenda of a future government, and of the Assembly in Pristina. Namely, according […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 20 March
• Mustafa will not submit law on army without NATO and US consent (Koha)
• President Thaci insists on the army (Epoka)
• Thaci insists army to be formed in cooperation with internationals (Koha)
• Thaci: Internationals can convince Belgrade in 5 minutes (Epoka)
• Liberalization after demarcation and fight against corruption (Koha)
• Hoxhaj indicates new recognitions in New York (Koha)
• Vucic admits he cannot go to Kosovo without Pristina’s permission (Epoka)
• Recica: Dialogue suspended due to Serbia’s destructive actions (Epoka)
• Kosovo bus attacked in Serbia (Koha/Lajmi)
• Albanian and Serb doctors to meet in Mitrovica today (Telegrafi)
President Thaci sends letter to NATO SG and member states on Kosovo Army (media)
Most media report that Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has sent a letter to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and NATO member states on the eve of the NATO summit, explaining the process of the transformation of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF). The summit, among other issues, is also expected to discuss Thaci’s initiative to amend […]
Read More →Norway against unilateral formation of Kosovo Army (Koha)
Norway’s Foreign Minister, Borge Brende, has urged Kosovo’s authorities to refrain from transformation of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) into an armed force without a constitutional change and an inclusive political process. “Norway will remain a partner in Kosovo’s efforts for reforms and Euro-Atlantic integration. Regional stability and cooperation is a prerequisite for deeper integration. […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 1 February
• Thaci: I expect further de-escalating of tensions with Serbia (RFE)
• Dialogue at level of Presidents and Prime Ministers resumes today (media)
• Government fails to respect Assembly’s resolution on Mitrovica wall (Zeri)
• Lunacek: Reconciliation is an obligation (Zeri)
• Zeri: “Fears of possible bomb threats alarm Pristina”
• Koha: “Kosovo Security Force will (not) become Kosovo Armed Force”
• Tsipras: Greece will not change its position on Kosovo (media)
Headlines 2 November
• Thaci wants to take command over dialogue with Serbia (Koha)
• Kosovo Police Regional Director released from Serbian jail (media)
• Signs of elections in spring (Zeri)
• LDK is not against early elections (Kosova Sot)
• Tahiri: Kelmendi’s arrest, arbitrary act (Zeri)
• Demolli: Serbian List did not request post of deputy commander (Epoka)
• Veseli: KSF will become an army soon (Epoka)
UNMIK Headlines 11 July
• US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland visits Kosovo (media)
• Carpenter: No shortcuts for transformation of KSF (media)
• Haradinaj urges MPs not to ratify border demarcation deal (Kosova Sot)
• Berisha: Nuland had no reason to meet opposition leaders (Kosova Sot)
• Mustafa announces government reshuffling again (Epoka e Re)
• Kosovo Serb mayors to draft Association/Community statute (RTK)
• Court in the north from January 2017 (Epoka e Re)
“Serb MPs not informed or consulted about vote on Kosovo Armed Forces” (Indeksonline)
Kosovo Serb MP Nenad Rasic told the news site today that no one has informed or consulted Serb MPs about the voting on the law that will transform the Kosovo Security Force into the Kosovo Armed Forces. “Lately, we haven’t discussed this issue in the Serbian List, but our position remains the same. No one […]
Read More →Kosovo to form secretly its own army (Blic)
In the middle of the key phase of dialogue with Belgrade and without permission of the Kosovo Serbs, Hashim Thaci and Isa Mustafa decided to form their own army. Blic writes that Thaci and Mustafa prepared secret plan on transforming Kosovo Security Force into an army, by amending current laws. For this they need a […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 18 September
• Opposition launches petition against Association/Community (Kosovapress)
• “Annulment of Association/Community would save the government” (Zeri)
• Thaci: EU should treat Kosovo as other countries in the region (Epoka)
• Rasic: Serbs fear the Kosovo Armed Forces (Kosova Sot)
• Kastrati: Army cannot be established by changing the law (Epoka)
• Chiti: Don’t expect visa liberalization too soon (Koha)
• “Fighting corruption, the main challenge” (Epoka)
UNMIK Headlines 14 September
• Opposition is organizing for protests (dailies)
• Ymeri: “Zajednica” will have an autonomous authority (Epoka e Re)
• “Hot” autumn at the Assembly (Epoka e Re)
• Presevo Valley requests help to empower the Association (Epoka e Re)
• Stankovic: Albanian Association is worth nothing (Zeri)
• Serbia hampers Albanians in Medvedja (Epoka e Re)
• Serbia continues to govern with four northern Kosovo municipalities (dailies)
• Appointment of political ambassadors, in violation with the law (Koha)
• Youth beaten up in Serbia for speaking Albanian (Koha)
UNMIK Headlines 12 September
• Mustafa: Formation of armed forces cannot be conditioned with reserved seats (Koha)
• “UNESCO membership, most difficult battle after ICJ, due to Serb propaganda” (Lajmi)
• Meeting on formation of Association of Albanian Municipalities in Serbia starts (RTK)