Thaci: KSF is a professional force thanks to KFOR (Kosovapress)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, said that the outgoing KFOR Commander, Major General Giovanni Fungo, is a proven friend of Kosovo and the region. “Time when Fungo served was very important for the country. We are grateful to all the soldiers serving with KFOR. KFOR preserves and builds peace,” Thaci said today during the COMKFOR […]
Read More →KSF promotes members of non-majority communities (RTK/Koha)
Three members of the Serb community have been promoted in rank with the Kosovo Security Force (KSF). On the occasion, President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, said KSF has professionally and successfully carried out all tasks and has become the most trusted security institution in Kosovo. He said KSF is ready to take on new responsibilities […]
Read More →Shala: “We sit together in the Assembly, why not a joint army?” (RTK2)
Advisor to the Kosovo President Blerim Shala told the RTK2, (the Show “Poglavlje” (Chapter)), that “the momentum of the historic agreement between Kosovo and Serbia must be defined,” and that there must be a time limit for the talks. “In principle, we have to agree that something that remained, we have to end once and for […]
Read More →Despite Kosovo Serb reservations, President Thaci says no one can veto the army (Prishtina Insight)
Discussing the transformation of the Kosovo Security Forces into an army with civil society activists, Kosovo President remained resolute on the initiative. “Regardless of how the process of transforming the Kosovo Security Forces to the Kosovo Armed Forces happens, whether through legal or constitutional changes, it is a legal and constitutional process that cannot be […]
Read More →KSF remains one of the most trusted institution in Kosovo (Koha/Kosovapress)
Kosovo Security Force (KSF) remains one of the most trusted institutions in Kosovo, said panelists at a conference in Pristina today. KSF Minister, Rrustem Berisha, said the aim of the conference was to promote cooperation with partners and present KSF’s progress. “We also informed our partners of the steps we are taking leading to the […]
Read More →U.S. General Scaparrotti to visit KSF tomorrow (Kosovapress)
Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO Allied Command Operations, General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, is expected to visit the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) tomorrow and meet Commander Rrahman Rama. Yesterday, the U.S. General met in Belgrade Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and expressed NATO’s concern over the idea of transforming KSF into a Kosovo army without constitutional […]
Read More →Uniforms as bait (Večernje Novosti)
Daily Newspaper Večernje Novosti today writes that Pristina, by receiving Serbs in the ranks of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF), intends to provide an argument at the time of asking the support from the international community for the formation of the Kosovo army. They also want to alleviate the resistance of representatives of the Serbian community, […]
Read More →NATO-Kosovo Cooperation (Huffington Post)
The Kosovo Security Force (KSF) should be upgraded into a full-standing army and integrated into NATO’s Partnership for Peace (PfP), which readies countries for full NATO membership. The KSF was created soon after Kosovo declared independence in 2008. It is a small, lightly armed security and civil defense force akin to a national guard. It […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 23 May
• PDK and LDK did not envisage pay raise until 2020 (Koha Ditore)
• Competition is done by political programs not by war or peace wings (Epoka)
• CEC does not extend deadline for Diaspora voters (Koha Ditore)
• Political parties do not respect official terms for election campaign (Epoka)
• IMC bans media from airing election debates (dailies)
• Haradinaj: We will create the army during the first 90 days of work (RTK)
• Thaci in Vienna: We do not seek confrontation with EU (Koha Ditore)
• O’Connell: I would not vote candidates with indictments (Gazeta Metro)
UNMIK Headlines 5 May
Kosovo wants dialogue to enter the final phase (Lajmi/RFE)
Swedish FM Wallstrӧm visits Kosovo (dailies)
Limaj: We have the signatures to bring down the government (Lajmi)
Lekaj: The government will be brought down, it is a done deal (Indeksonline)
Trendafilova: First indictments expected soon (Koha Ditore/DW)
Law on KSF to be sent to Assembly (Kosova Sot)
KSF aims to increase community representation (Kosovapress)
Kosovo Security Force Ministry presented a strategy today aimed at increasing participation of non-majority communities. KSF Minister, Haki Demolli, said on the occasion that their goal is to have a multiethnic force and that at present KSF has an 8 percent community representation. The strategy, he added, is supported by international partners, including the U.S., […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 15 March
KSF Ministry forwards army draft law to government (Koha Ditore)
Quint countries: Do not undertake unilateral actions (Zeri)
Veseli: Kosovo army will not damage relations with allies (Zëri)
Konjufca: Constitution to change through referendum (Klan Kosova)
Merkel speaks about Kosovo-Serbian relations (Zëri)
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