“Kosovo should have been recognized by all EU countries” (DW, RTK)
Former UN High Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, criticized the fact that five out of 27 EU countries have not recognized Kosovo. “Europe is not capable to have a clear policy towards Serbia and Kosovo and this is a shame,” he reportedly said. “This is an absolute egoism of these five countries. EU […]
Read More →Kosovo imposes customs tax on brick import from Serbia (RTK)
Kosovo’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has introduced a tax on bricks imported from Serbia. The temporary tax obliges Kosovo Customs to charge an extra 2 euro cents per brick imported from Serbia and is part of antidumping measures. The decision has entered into force on 28 December.
Read More →Ministry of Finance to support financially Global Coalition against ISIS (RTK)
Kosovo’s Finance Minister, Bedri Hamza, signed today on behalf of the government of Kosovo a Memorandum of Understanding together with the U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, with which Kosovo will support financially the global coalition against ISIS. “Except for the fact that this memorandum implements the decision of the government of the Republic of […]
Read More →Ambassador: U.S. to work towards Kosovo’s UN membership (RTK)
The U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said they would continue to work towards ensuring Kosovo becomes a member of the UN and that the bond between Kosovo and U.S. cannot be broken. Haley made the comments at an event organised by Kosovo’s Consulate in New York and the American Chamber of Commerce in […]
Read More →Hoxhaj: Political consensus required on major issues (RTK)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, said in a debate organised by the Pristina Institute for Political Studies that Kosovo needs a national consensus on the border demarcation issue with Montenegro, creation of a Kosovo army, application for EU candidate statue, and finalization of dialogue with Serbia which would end in a mutual recognition and […]
Read More →O’Connell: Youth should reconcile in order to avoid repetition of war (Koha)
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Kosovo, Ruairi O’Connell valued establishment of the Reconciliation and the Truth Commission, initiative of the President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci. O’Connell said it is very important for youth to understand what has happened and agree not to repeat the war. He offered his support for any need of […]
Read More →Pacolli: No one can impede Kosovo’s membership at NATO (RTK)
Kosovo’s Principal Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Behgjet Pacolli, said that none of the countries of the region can impede or delay Kosovo’s membership at NATO. During the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Adriatic Charter (A5) countries in Skopje, Pacolli said that process of Kosovo’s international integration is irreversible. “I […]
Read More →Haradinaj convinced visit of FYROM PM will deepen bilateral relations (RTK/Klan Kosova)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, said in a Facebook post that he was looking forward to the visit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev, to Kosovo. He said Zaev’s visit is a sign of good will and will contribute to deepening of bilateral relations. “As Prime Minister of […]
Read More →Kosovo without UNMIK acronym during CEFTA presiding (RFE)
Next year Kosovo is expected to chair the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). Kosovo’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Bajram Hasani, told Radio Free Europe that Kosovo will be presiding only under the name Kosovo, without UNMIK acronym. He added that representatives of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo will not be participating at […]
Read More →Ambassadors urge Kosovo institutions to fight corruption (RTK)
International officials in Kosovo called on the local institutions to step up fight against corruption and empower the rule of law. In an event organised to mark the Anti-Corruption Week, head of the EU Office in Kosovo and Special Representative, Nataliya Apostolova, said fight of corruption is a step that needs to be undertaken as […]
Read More →FM Pacolli meets U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Mitchell (RTK)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Behgjet Pacolli, met in Washington D.C. the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Wess Mitchell, who was also accompanied by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Hoyt Yee. Pacolli said the meeting took place in a positive atmosphere and that they discussed Kosovo-U.S. relations, including priority issues and the […]
Read More →Haradinaj on proceeding demarcation at the Assembly (RTK)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said today during the meeting of the government of Kosovo that head of the Commission for border demarcation has informed him on Thursday that the commission’s report with its findings is ready. “I proposed to him to come at one of the future meetings of the government. Most […]
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