Special court not taken seriously by Kosovo institutions (Kosova Sot)
Musa Dragusha, former head of the Kosovo Chamber of Advocates writes in an opinion piece that Dick Marty’s report on Kosovo was followed by different reactions. Dragusha writes that although the media and civil society devoted considerable attention to it, Kosovo institutions treated it as unimportant. “The report was not taken seriously even when on […]
Read More →Kosovars should elect their President in national elections, not in the Assembly (Koha)
Brussels-based correspondent Augustin Palokaj writes that since the Kosovo institutions are created as a result of personal bargaining, behind closed doors, and knowing the low level of trust that has remained in political parties, would be good that at least the Kosovo President is chosen by citizens directly. Only in that way, although with limited […]
Read More →Task Force is not a solution (Kosova Sot)
The front page editorial of Kosova Sot writes that the Kosovo government, through Kosovo Minister of European Integration, Bekim Collaku, announced yesterday the establishment of a Task Force to prevent mass migrations of Kosovo citizens towards the European Union. The paper writes that there is no similar mechanism in the past that has been successful and […]
Read More →A budget of paradoxes (Kosova Sot)
The front-page editorial of Kosova Sot newspaper writes that the new government of Kosovo, led by the former leader of the largest opposition party, cannot be justified by the little time available, to propose to Parliament a draft law on budget prepared by the previous government. Budget 2015 is crucial for the direction that Kosovo is […]
Read More →Promises that are not convincing (Koha)
Elmaz Isufi, in an opinion piece for Koha, writes that the promises of political parties in the election campaign, to reduce unemployment and poverty, may be fulfilled easier than their predictions. Not from their development policies, but from the massive escape of Kosovo citizens, mostly young people, towards European countries. If for nothing else, this will serve […]
Read More →Bitter taste of the new government (Koha)
Flaka Surroi, publicist and owner of Koha Group, writes that there is very little enthusiasm among the citizens, for the new government of Kosovo. Instead of improving the image of Kosovo as needed, especially after Marty and Williamson, Kosovo has gone public with a new face, but “a face out of darkness”, argues Surroi. According […]
Read More →Committees and marginalized opposition (Kosova Sot)
On a front page editorial, Kosova Sot newspaper writes that with the current sharing formula of the parliamentary committees, the opposition is unable to oversee the work of the new government. Out of 14 committees, ten were allocated to the power-sharing coalition parties, while only four were left to the opposition parties. The paper writes […]
Read More →The economic hope (Kosova Sot)
The front page editorial of Kosova Sot newspaper addresses the economic problem that Kosovo is facing. The daily writes that this year, the official data show that the trade deficit will be over two billion euros, which shows Kosovo’s great dependence on imports, and the limited production capacity. Politicians have promised during the election campaign, […]
Read More →Isa Mustafa’s ‘new mission’ (GazetaExpress)
Armand Shkullaku, editor-in-chief of ABC News Albania and president of the Association of the Professional Journalists of Albania, in a front-page editorial of Gzeta Express, writes that after a desperate attempt to restore Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) as the major political force in the country, Isa Mustafa ended up to where he had driven […]
Read More →Analysts: Solution is Jahajga’s resignation (Blic)
Political analysts in Pristina reiterated that without political will, there is no way out from the institutional crisis in Kosovo and Metohija, and according to some of them, key for the solution is president of Kosovo. Analyst Shpend Kursani points out that the adequate address for the solution of the crisis over the formation of […]
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