UNMIK Headlines 30 June
• EC urges Kosovo to ratify demarcation agreement soon (Tribuna)
• Montenegro sends note of protest to Kosovo (Kosovapress)
• “Assembly should create commission for verification of demarcation” (Epoka)
• Delawie: Political violence made Kosovo’s participation at international institutions impossible (Epoka)
• “Britain was a great ally of Kosovo in EU” (Zëri)
• Prosecution does not investigate violations identified by auditor (Koha)
No alternative to “Kosova e Re” power plant (Zeri)
Economy columnist Ibrahim Rexhepi argues that Kosovo’s economic development should rely on energy produced through the coal reserves while renewable energy resources could be used as an added value in increasing the level of energy stability. One thing needs to be clear, writes Rexhepi, and that is that coal will be the primary source of […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 30 April
• Mustafa: No date yet for visa liberalization (Koha)
• Kosovo to receive visa liberalization recommendation next week? (Indeksonline/Zeri)
• Krasniqi: We are discussing the option of early parliamentary elections (RTK)
Visa liberalization, Kosovo also in the EU agenda (Lajmi)
Kosovo expects to receive very soon the recommendation for visa liberalization as government officials in Pristina claim all criteria required by the European Union have already been met. Fisnik Rexhepi, senior advisor to Kosovo’s Minister for European Integration Bekim Collaku, told the news portal that Kosovo too is in the EU’s agenda for visa liberalization. […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 11 February
• Mustafa calls for dialogue, commends Haradinaj (Bota Sot)
• Opposition: Together until new elections (dailies)
• Haradinaj forecasts imminent announcement of elections (Koha)
• US, Germany against early elections in Kosovo (Zeri)
• Vetevendosje wants to remove government through protests (Koha)
• Haradinaj: Vetevendosje’s statements, unimportant (Epoka e Re)
• Rexhepi: UNMIK Police used excessive force against protesters in 2007 (RTK)
UNMIK Headlines 9 November
• US, Germany fighting for every vote in Kosovo’s UNESCO bid (Zeri)
• Possible scenarios of UNESCO vote (Epoka e Re)
• Thaci: Serbia is running racist campaign against Kosovo in UNESCO (Zeri)
• Veseli wants special Assembly session on topics raised by opposition (Koha)
• Ban condemns violence in Kosovo Assembly (RTK)
• Opposition warns for escalation of situation (Zeri)
• AAK: We will not permit session on budget (Kosova Sot)
• Veseli: There is no petition in the Assembly (Zeri)
• MP receives threatening message after conflict with PDK in Prizren (Koha)
UNMIK Headlines 28 May
• Grabovci: We are working with MPs who voted against special court (Zeri/Kosovapress)
• US Embassy invited Mustafa and Thaci to an urgent meeting (Top Channel)
• Rexhepi: Kadri Veseli – the evil of the PDK (Zeri)
• UN “recognizes” Republic of Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
• Defense of Drenica group to address the Court of Appeals (Epoka e Re)
• US State Department: Kosovo doesn’t meet criteria to fight trafficking (dailies)
UNMIK Headlines 24 March
• Thaci: Extremism, a threat to the Balkans (Zeri)
• Mustafa to report to MPs on establishment of special court (Kosova Sot)
• Serbian List, undecided (Kosova Sot)
• Stojanovic expected to replace Jablanovic (Gazeta Tribuna)
• Veseli reacts to Rexhepi’s accusations (dailies)
• Rexhepi should reveal who was behind March riots violence (Bota Sot)
• Jablanovic furious over Rama’s statement for national unification (Express)
• Cliff: Kosovo and Serbia, important to each other (Zeri/Epoka e Re)
UNMIK Headlines 20 March
• Serbian List to return to Kosovo institutions next week (Zeri/Kosova Sot)
• Mustafa: EU to open doors for Kosovo (dailies)
• Mustafa to report on the 100 days of government’s work (Epoka e Re)
• British ambassador: Don’t lose hope (dailies)
• Rexhepi: SHIK has usurped PDK and institutions (dailies)
• Implementation of Brussels Agreement, tough work (Zeri)
• Thaci at anti-extremism summit in Vienna (Epoka e Re)
France does not automatically recognize the right of asylum (Gazeta Express)
The recent information, that France, allegedly, automatically recognizes the right of asylum for citizens of Kosovo is not correct, Gazeta Ekspress reports. Kosovo Minister of Internal Affairs, Bajram Rexhepi, met French Ambassador to Kosovo, Maryse Daviet to discuss illegal migration of Kosovo citizens to European countries. According to Gazeta Express, Daviet told Rexhepi that the […]
Read More →Organized crime and terrorism threaten Kosovo (KosovaPress)
Organized crime and terrorism are threatening Kosovo and the whole region, so the combat against these phenomena must be done with regional cooperation. This was said during the regional conference on “Challenges in combating organized crime and terrorism, and the cooperation in South-Eastern Europe,” Kosova Press reports. Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga said that combating organized […]
Read More →Rexhepi: I’m ready to lead Ministry of Interior Affairs again (Indeksonline)
Kosovo’s Minister of Interior Affairs, Bajram Rexhepi, told the news website that he was ready to lead this ministry for another mandate. He also stated that the coalition between the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) would bring positive results and stability.
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