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Ambassador O’Connell: The situation in Kosovo is very dangerous (RTK2)

By   /  02/12/2015  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

British Ambassador to Kosovo Ruairi O’Connell says that Kosovo faces a difficult situation and that dialogue is the only means to solve problems. “The situation in Kosovo is very dangerous. I hope that each of the parties would use dialogue to solve problems,” said O’Connell for the RTV 21. According to him, MPs who trample […]

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UNMIK Headlines 1 December

By   /  01/12/2015  /  UNMIK Media Reports - Morning Edition  /  No Comments

• 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)

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UNMIK Headlines 25 November

By   /  25/11/2015  /  UNMIK Media Reports - Morning Edition  /  No Comments

• PM Mustafa requests EU’s help on demarcation with Montenegro (Epoka)
• AAK welcomes Mustafa’s proposal on demarcation (Zeri)
• O’Connell calls on opposition to return to Assembly (dailies)
• Grabovci: Opposition to submit their requests in a reasonable way (Zeri)
• “Kosovo is on its way towards EU membership” (Zeri)
• Thaci: Opposition to refrain from violence on 28 November (RTK)
• AAK slams court’s decision to uphold detention for MP Kadaj (Kosova Sot)
• Kerry to visit Kosovo on 2 December (Klan Kosova)
• KOSID: “Kosova e Re” power plant, 30% increase in energy prices (Kallxo)

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UNMIK Headlines 10 November

By   /  10/11/2015  /  UNMIK Media Reports - Morning Edition  /  No Comments

• 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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UNMIK Headlines 29 October

By   /  29/10/2015  /  UNMIK Media Reports - Morning Edition  /  No Comments

• Jahjaga to seek opinion from the Constitutional Court (Kosova Sot, Bota Sot)
• After the SAA comes the visa liberalization (dailies)
• Opposition will not impede ratification of SAA (Epoka e Re)
• Opposition with a different plan to block the Assembly (Zeri)
• O’Connell: Violence will stop, people are against it (Klan Kosova)
• Kosovo drops two spots in Doing Business report (Kosova Sot)

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“Do the opposition parties believe in democracy or use of violence?” (Zeri)

By   /  16/10/2015  /  Opinions  /  No Comments

The British Ambassador to Kosovo, Ruari O’Conell, writes in an opinion piece today that the people of Kosovo have achieved a lot just a few years after the conflict, and especially after the declaration of independence. “Now, Kosovo faces major challenges. How the leadership of Kosovo choses to face these challenges will greatly affect the […]

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UNMIK Headlines 9 October

By   /  09/10/2015  /  UNMIK Media Reports - Morning Edition  /  No Comments

• US embassy condemns violence in Kosovo Assembly (dailies)
• EU Office and embassies condemn violence in the Assembly (dailies)
• EU condemns violence in the Kosovo Assembly (dailies)
• Lunacek shocked by “violent behaviour” in Kosovo Assembly (Koha)
• British ambassador: Violence has no place in democracy (dailies)
• German diplomat criticizes opposition (Zeri)
• Thaci: Opposition is alone in its blindness (Kosovapress/Epoka)
• Ymeri: Withdrawal from the agreements is essential (RTK)
• OSCE: Incidents undermine democracy (Kosova Sot)
• AAK: President Jahjaga should not fuel the fire (Kosovapress)
• Next Assembly session on 15 October (Kosovapress)
• Missing persons issue dragging on, Belgrade uncooperative (Kosovapress)

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UNMIK Headlines 23 September

By   /  23/09/2015  /  UNMIK Media Reports - Morning Edition  /  No Comments

• Mustafa: No return to point zero in any of the agreements (RTK)
• Thaci to opposition: Power is won only by votes (Epoka)
• Delawie: Respect democratic procedures (Epoka)
• Thaci: No early elections, I will become president in 2016 (Indeksonline)
• O’Connell understands people’s concerns (dailies)
• KDI warns of deteriorating situation in Kosovo (Kosova Sot)
• Sami Lushtaku arrested in Pristina (Koha)
• Ternava: Anti-terror strategy prevents violent extremism (Epoka)

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UNMIK Headlines 18 September

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• 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)

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UNMIK Headlines 17 September

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• Mustafa fears facing MPs on agreements with Serbia (Koha)
• Jahjaga: I didn’t influence breakup of opposition bloc in 2014 (RTK)
• O’Connell: Energies to be focused on real problems, not demarcation (Koha)
• Tahiri seeks reward from Brussels (dailies)
• Government adopts anti-radicalism strategy (Zeri)
• KSF to transform into army without constitutional changes (Epoka e Re)
• O’Connell: Implement the agreements reached in Brussels (Epoka e Re)
• “Association/Community limits Kosovo’s sovereignty” (Zeri)
• Ibrahimi admits there is crime within the judiciary (Koha)
• Association of Albanian municipalities does not pass (Epoka e Re)

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UNMIK Headlines 16 September

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• Thaci: UN membership doesn’t define statehood (RTK)
• Jahjaga: Serbia will recognize Kosovo’s independence (RTK/Top Channel)
• O’Connell: EU will not allow deviations in the Association (Koha)
• “No Association without disintegration of parallel structures” (Epoka)
• Opposition says agreements must be ratified in the Assembly (Zeri)
• Zbogar on visa liberalization: I see light at the end of the tunnel (dailies)
• Observation points removed, Civil Protection still active (Zeri)
• Kocijancic: We expect Serbia to implement minority conventions (Epoka)
• This is the document of Presevo Valley (Epoka)

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Poll: Corruption making life difficult in Kosovo (Koha)

By   /  15/09/2015  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

The level of corruption in Kosovo has continued to rise, said Kosovo think tank Fol based on the results of a poll it recently conducted. The most serious problem for the respondents is unemployment, followed by corruption and government’s performance, the poll further found. 42.2% of the people interviewed said they often bribe public officials […]

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