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Message to British Ambassador: Let him say who these criminals are (Tanjug, B92)

By   /  27/08/2019  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  Comments Off on Message to British Ambassador: Let him say who these criminals are (Tanjug, B92)

Serbian Minister of Internal Affairs Nebojsa Stefanovic urged British Ambassador in Kosovo, Ruairi O’Connell to say who the criminals are for which he said Kosovo citizens should not vote for, Tanjug news agency reports. “I would like to hear who these criminals are because we were kept persuaded that these are wonderful people and there […]

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Photo exhibition of the residents of Kosovo’s collective centers in Gracanica (Kontakt plus Radio)

By   /  21/06/2019  /  Development/Humanitarian  /  Comments Off on Photo exhibition of the residents of Kosovo’s collective centers in Gracanica (Kontakt plus Radio)

The exhibition on the occasion of the World Day of Refugees and Displaced Persons presented at the Center for Civil Energy in Gracanica presented photographs of residents of collective centers in Gracanica, Leposavic, Zvecan and Strpce. The faces photographed express worries, sadness but also hope. That’s all they have left. The author of photography is […]

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Vucic on KFOR exercise this morning: Demonstration of force without any sense (N1)

By   /  13/12/2018  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  Comments Off on Vucic on KFOR exercise this morning: Demonstration of force without any sense (N1)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says, in Trstenik after opening the factory, he hopes that the international community understands that Serbia is in a difficult situation on the occasion of the announced formation of the Kosovo Army, adding it is the duty of the authorities (of Serbia) to protect “their face and national pride” without entering […]

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O’Connell speaks about the idea of correction of the borders (RTK)

By   /  08/11/2018  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  Comments Off on O’Connell speaks about the idea of correction of the borders (RTK)

The British Ambassador to Kosovo Ruairi O’Connell has continued with his practice of responding to the questions of the citizens on the social network, Facebook. Asked about the recent idea of correction of the borders, he said the position of Britain with regards to borders has not changed. “Why are you asking when you know […]

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O’Connell: High-level corruption, Kosovo’s main challenge (Klan Kosova)

By   /  21/12/2017  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

British Ambassador, Ruairi O’Connell said Kosovo’s main challenge is fighting corruption, especially at the high level. “Corruption destroys the country, prevents economic development,” said O’Connell at a presentation of a Kosovo Law Institute report. He also said Kosovo has not achieved a positive track record of fighting corruption. “There is no high-level conviction. This leads […]

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O’Connell: Youth should reconcile in order to avoid repetition of war (Koha)

By   /  13/12/2017  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

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 […]

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Hashim Thaçi’s hate-love affair with the Specialist Court (EuropeanWesternBalkans)

By   /  26/10/2017  /  International  /  No Comments

Discussing the role of the Kosovo Specialist court at the public presentation of the report “Public Perception of the Kosovo Specialist Court: Risks and Opportunities”, organized by NGOs PAX, Integra, and Center for Peace and Tolerance, President Thaçi criticized the one-sidedness of the “mono-ethnic” court and slammed the international community for falling short of fulfilling […]

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Thaci addresses UK ambassador’s walk out during his speech (Koha)

By   /  11/10/2017  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, in a joint press conference with President of Albania, Ilir Meta, spoke about the decision of the British Ambassador, Ruairi O’Connell, to walk out midway through Thaci’s speech  on specialist chambers. “I didn’t even notice he was inside or when he stepped out. If he walked out for his personal […]

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British Ambassador left the room when Thaci criticized international community (Gazeta Metro)

By   /  09/10/2017  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

The Ambassador of the Great Britain to Kosovo, Ruairi O’Connell, left the room where a debate on the Special Court was taking place, when Kosovo’s President, Hashim Thaci, criticized harshly the international community. He said the international community betrayed Kosovo, because they had promised liberalization of visas, membership at UNESCO and European Council in exchange […]

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O’Connell: Do not vote candidates with criminal convictions (Indeksonline)

By   /  25/09/2017  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Kosovo, Ruairi O’Connell, expressed regret with regards to the lack of exclusion of candidates with criminal convictions from the election list. He took to Facebook to write that it is “A pity that candidates with criminal convictions could not be excluded. It is now up to voters to […]

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Ruairí O’Connell: The army through the constitution but reach the Serbs on the ground (Blic, KoSSev)

By   /  22/09/2017  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

Transformation of the Kosovo Security Forces into the armed forces of Kosovo is not seen as a threat, it must be done through the constitution and it is important to reach the Kosovo Serb community on the ground in order to guarantee security and peace to everyone, says Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Pristina […]

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O’Connell: Government should engage more on the fate of the missing (RTK)

By   /  30/08/2017  /  Articles from Kosovo media, Development/Humanitarian  /  No Comments

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Kosovo, Ruairi O’Connell, has requested on the International Day of the Disappeared, has requested to enlighten the fate of the missing persons in Kosovo. “On International Day of the Disappeared, I salute the courage, dignity and determination of families to find truth and justice. I feel their pain […]

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