EU Returns 7,500 Migrants to Kosovo This Year (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo’s Interior Ministry has announced that around 7,500 migrants, most of whom were part of a wave of illegal migration into the EU from Kosovo in early 2015, have been returned from Germany, Austria, Sweden, Belgium and France. “We have had 7,500 immigrants returned to Kosovo, and most of them have been in these countries […]
Read More →Germany to return 280 migrants (Kosova Sot)
Germany on Tuesday will return about 280 migrants to Kosovo, who were part of the last wave of migration. Valon Krasniqi, migration official at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kosovo said that 209 people will return with force, while the rest are being returned voluntarily. Krasniqi also said that since 1 January this year, […]
Read More →Kosovo to open a migration office in Germany (KosovaPress)
During this week the government of Kosovo will open a migration office in Germany, which will help migrants to return to Kosovo. The news site reports that the German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development will participate in the process. “Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Gerd Muller will visit Kosovo, among other […]
Read More →Citizens of Kosovo blame Pristina for migrations (TV Most)
Despite numerous warnings from Brussels that they will not receive asylum, a number of citizens from Kosovo is still prepared to leave Kosovo, is conclusion of the research of the Group for Legal and Political Studies under the name “Profile of Kosovo migrant: Who emigrate in the EU?” According to the research, usually young people […]
Read More →Around 37 percent of Kosovo people ready to migrate (Kosovapress)
Readiness of the people of Kosovo to migrate remains high with 37.2 percent of respondents indicating they would leave Kosovo if an opportunity was to arise, claims a recent study from the Kosovo-based think tank Group for Legal and Political Studies (GSJP). The study was conducted in March 2015 and included 1,000 respondents. The aim […]
Read More →Flow of asylum seekers from Kosovo drops sharply in Germany (Deutsche Welle)
The number of Kosovars asking for asylum has fallen by 94 percent in the last two months, according to a German official. Berlin has said the vast majority of migrants are economic, and will not be allowed to stay. During early February, German officials would get up 1,500 asylum request from Kosovars every day. However, […]
Read More →Italian ambassador: Italy would benefit from Kosovo migrants (Zeri)
The Italian Ambassador to Kosovo, Andreas Ferrarese, said on Wednesday that it is not Europe who is being damaged by the migrants from Kosovo, but Kosovo itself, because it is losing its youths and talents. He also said that Italy would benefit from Kosovo migrants because, according to him, they are young, hard-workers, skillful, and […]
Read More →Three thousand irregular migrants repatriated (RTKLive)
The Department for Citizenship, Asylum and Migration at the Ministry of Internal Affair announced that the number of the people from Kosovo repatriated in the first quarter of this year is many times higher compared to the same period last year. According to the Ministry of Interior, from January to March, around three thousand people […]
Read More →Hyseni: Membership in international organizations, important for Kosovo (Telegrafi)
Kosovo’s Interior Minister, Skender Hyseni, on Monday met with the director of the Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI), Trpe Stojanovski. Hyseni noted that Kosovo’s membership in this initiative would contribute to further stabilization of the security situation in the region. Hyseni said that Kosovo’s membership in international organizations and regional initiatives is among the […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 30 March
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• North reacts on dissolving of Civil Protection (Zeri)
• Vulin: Kosovo is not independent (Zeri)
• Limaj: I won’t remain silent (Zeri)
• Collaku: Number of citizens who left Kosovo is not 200,000 (Epoka e Re)
Unemployment forcing Roma community to migrate (Koha)
Dozens of Roma families from the village Plemetin have migrated to the European Union countries in the past few months. Their favorite destination is France, where they feel they have greater chances to win asylum status. Roma families in Kosovo complain for poor living conditions and high unemployment rate have pushed them to flee Kosovo. […]
Read More →Over 100 persons repatriated from Germany, Austria and Hungary (Koha)
Over 100 persons who migrated to Germany, Austria and Hungary in late 2014 and early this year, were repatriated to Kosovo on Wednesday. The costs of returns were covered by Austrian state, while Kosovo’s Interior Minister, Skender Hyseni, warned that many more people would be repatriated during this month. Hyseni asked for additional funds by […]
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