Lunacek and Hahn offer mediation of opposition-government dialogue (Klan Kosova)
Vice-President of the European Parliament Urlike Lunacek, and the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn, have offered to help on relaxing the relations between the opposition parties and the government of Kosovo. Kosovo’s members of the Parliamentarian Committee for Integration were informed of this on Tuesday during their visit to Brussels. “They also […]
Read More →Lunacek hails ratification of SAA by European Parliament (Kosovapress)
Following the European Parliament’s ratification of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the EU and Kosovo, the parliament’s rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek hailed the move as historical. “This agreement is a landmark in Kosovo’s relationship with the EU and its development as a European state. For the first time, the EU and Kosovo […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 21 January
• Establishment of special court in violation of Constitution of Kosovo (Koha)
• Tahiri: Serbia’s parliamentary elections will not be held in Kosovo (Koha)
• Lunacek: Neither Belgrade nor Pristina implemented agreements (Koha)
• Opposition against Thaci for President (Zeri/Top Channel)
• “Opposition’s violence linked to special court” (Zeri)
• Political crisis is blocking the army (Kosova Sot)
• Lushtaku rushed to Pristina hospital and sent back to prison (Koha Ditore)
UNMIK Headlines 21 December
• Visa liberalization “speeds up” prosecution of “big fish” (Koha)
• Lunacek criticizes Thaci: Visa blame-shifting, wrong approach (Kosova Sot)
• Albanian PM: Kosovo’s isolation is absurd (dailies)
• Zbogar’s “visa” rejected (Lajmi)
• Ymeri doesn’t trust dialogue called by Mustafa, Thaci and Jahjaga (Epoka)
• Opposition held a protest in Berlin (Zeri/Bota)
• Government, judges condemn official car fire in Podujevo (dailies)
• Explosion in Mitrovica North (Kosovapress)
• EU foresees extension of EULEX mandate (RTK)
UNMIK Headlines 16 December
• No visa liberalization without results in fight of crime and corruption (Koha)
• Kocijancic: Report on visa liberalization has not been published yet (Tribuna)
• Collaku: Visa liberalization in 2016 (Gazeta Express)
• Half of opposition MPs in jail (Zeri)
• One month house detention for Pal Lekaj (Epoka e Re)
• Haradinaj: No coalition before elections (Gazeta Tribuna)
• Thaci accuses Brussels of encouraging extremism in Kosovo (Bota Sot)
• Djuric: Pristina has revoked entry ban for holders of Serbia IDs (Koha)
Lunacek calls for dialogue between political parties (GazetaExpress)
The European Parliament Vice President and Rapporteur for Kosovo, Ulrike Lunacek, told the news site the opposition’s violent acts hinder the political dialogue between the opposition and the government. However, she said a solution can be found without outside interference. Lunacek also said in addition to opposition’s act, also the government is not much interested […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 1 December
• Veseli: We urgently need a political solution (Epoka e Re)
• Derguti: Dialogue with Government, impossible (Epoka e Re)
• EU countries: Obstruction unacceptable, return to dialogue (dailies)
• O’Connell: Opposition’s place is in the Assembly (Telegrafi)
• AI calls for urgent investigation into Kosovo Police actions (Zeri)
• Lunacek: Kurti’s arrest at a bad time (Zeri)
• Lavdrim Muhaxheri, Ridvan Haqifi are believed to be in FYROM (Koha)
• Kosovo Police arrest terror suspect in Hani i Elezit (Kosovapress)
• Four arrested in anti-terror operation in Italy and Kosovo (Top Channel)
• ISIS graffiti in northern Kosovo (Zeri)
• Mustafa, Gashi hand over their deputy mandates (Epoka e Re)
• Poll: PDK ranks first, followed by Vetevendosje (media)
UNMIK Headlines 20 November
• UN Security Council discusses violence in Kosovo Assembly (dailies)
• Lunacek: Opposition must return to the Assembly (Zeri)
• Abrashi: Violence is absurd (Zeri)
• Miglietta: KFOR will support the Police (Epoka e Re)
• Police in search of Vetevendosje MP Kurti (Bota Sot)
• “Kadaj-Bujupi’s arrest, unconstitutional” (Zeri)
• LDK MP calls on PM to dismiss border demarcation committee (media)
• Mustafa: Kosovo citizens to travel without visas in 2016 (dailies)
• Collaku: Visa liberalization for Kosovo in 2016 (RTK)
• Gerxhaliu: Two mass graves suspected to be in Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
• UNICEF marks 20th anniversary of presence in Kosovo (media)
Lunacek: Agreement on Association/Community can be renegotiated (media)
All media cover today’s press conference by the European Parliament Vice President and Rapporteur for Kosovo, Ulrike Lunacek, who is visiting Kosovo. On the agreement for the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities, Koha quotes Lunacek as saying, “if the Constitutional Court finds that the agreement on the general principles for the formation of the Association is […]
Read More →Veseli: Dialogue between government and opposition, key for moving forward (Telegrafi)
The President of the Kosovo Assembly, Kadri Veseli, met today with the European Parliament Vice President and Rapporteur for Kosovo, Ulrike Lunacek, to discuss current developments in Kosovo and the region, dialogue and Kosovo’s challenges in the path toward European integration. Veseli said: “We are at a point where dialogue and understanding between the government […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 11 November
• Constitutional Court temporarily suspends agreement on Association (dailies)
• Jahjaga: Association affects constitutional order (Koha Ditore)
• Were it not for challenges, Kosovo would have been EU member (Koha)
• Lunacek: EU should liberalize visas for Kosovo (Epoka e Re)
• AKJ demands security for journalists (Zeri)
• EULEX launches investigations against its former prosecutor Bamieh (Koha)
• Civil society: Political responsibility and review of dialogue (Zeri)
• Selimi: UNESCO campaign united Kosovo people (Epoka e Re)
UNMIK Headlines 10 November
• US and UK disappointed with UNESCO vote (Kosova Sot)
• Veseli: We shouldn’t be discouraged (Epoka e Re)
• Mustafa: We will win over any racist campaign against Kosovo (Bota Sot)
• Thaci says dialogue with Serbia will continue (RTK)
• Lunacek irritated by votes against Kosovo in UNESCO (dailies)
• CDHRF: Continuing dialogue with Serbia is senseless (Koha)
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