Kosovo bans the import of products with the inscription ”Kosovo and Metohija” (Kossev)
More than a week after the introduction of a 10% tax increase on products from Serbia and Bosnia and Hercegovina, the Kosovo government made a decision to completely ban imports of some products from Serbia. Kosovo Trade and Industry Minister, Endrit Shala also made a decision that the trade inspection should not allow the import […]
Read More →Hand grenade thrown at Kosovo state TV chief’s home (Reuters)
A hand grenade was thrown at the home of the head of Kosovo’s state broadcaster RTK, police said on Monday, the second incident in a week to target the TV channel or its executives. Police said in a statement that no injuries were reported and no perpetrator found following the incident in a suburb of […]
Read More →Headlines 29 August
• Demarcation vote could be postponed (Koha)
• Ahmeti: Demarcation does not pass (Epoka)
• Vujanović: We have not taken a centimeter from Kosovo (Epoka)
• Montenegro special police units deployed near Kosovo border (media)
• Protesters prevent visit of Serbs to Mushtisht (media)
• Mustafa: Together, for a corruption-free Kosovo (dailies)
• RTK Director: Powerful blast at my house, no one is injured (media)
UNMIK Headlines 25 July
• Ratification of demarcation agreement, after 3 August (Zëri)
• Grabovci: International arbitration for demarcation (Epoka)
• Vetëvendosje mobilised to prevent border demarcation (dailies)
• Montenegrin representatives to attend demarcation debate (Kosova Sot)
• Hoxhaj: Dialogue with Serbia should have a deadline (DW/Zëri)
• Russia calls for establishment of Association/Community (Kosova Sot)
• EU: Ibar Mosque is not part of Ibar Bridge revitalisation (Tribuna Channel)
• Ferat Shala appointed Acting Minister of Environment (media)
• Citizens light candles in Pristina honouring Munich attack victims (media)
Shala: Producing political stability (Lajmi)
Blerim Shala, member of Kosovo’s Parliament and coordinator of the Kosovo delegation in the Brussels talks, argues in an opinion piece that “it would be wrong to assume that we have entered a period of political stability; this stability has been lacking since the parliamentary elections held in June two years ago”. “We are the […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 15 March
• Caushi: Decision on whether to boycott the Assembly, soon (Epoka e Re)
• Thaci: I will serve everyone equally (RTK)
• O’Connell: Prince Charles comes as Kosovo’s partner (Koha Ditore)
• Veseli meets Merkel (Epoka e Re)
• K-Government denies having information on Serbian elections (Klan Kosova)
• Shala: Government is behind burning of vehicles and offices (Kosova Sot)
• Gafurr Dugolli will not be extradited to Serbia (Epoka e Re)
The four basic principles of Kosovar politics (Lajmi)
Blerim Shala, member of the Kosovo Assembly and Kosovo’s political coordinator of talks with Belgrade in Brussels, writes in an opinion piece about “the four key principles that according to the people of Kosovo should be respected by all those that want to engage in politics in Kosovo”. Shala argues that if Kosovo politicians, both […]
Read More →Dialogue or chaos (Lajmi)
Blerim Shala, member of the Kosovo Assembly and coordinator of Kosovo’s delegation in talks with Belgrade, writes in his opinion piece that in parliamentarian democracies there are no alternatives to political dialogue. Shala recalls that in light of major problems in the political landscape in Kosovo, both the government and the opposition have called on […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 6 January
• PDK, LDK want to vote for Thaci as President on February 11 (Koha)
• Tahiri: Kosovo to get own dialling prefix in March (dailies)
• Establishment of Association/Community, a long process (Telegrafi)
• Serbian government doesn’t want to dissolve its parallel structures (Koha)
• Serb pilgrims set to visit Gjakova today (Kosovapress)
• Jablanovic: I will not join Serb pilgrims tomorrow (Indeksonline)
UNMIK Headlines 22 December
• Possible renegotiation of agreement on Association/Community (Koha)
• U.S.: Border demarcation agreement in accordance with 1974 maps (media)
• Kosovo government welcomes US State Department report (Zeri)
• Abrashi: Offer to the opposition remains open (Indeksonline)
• Vetevendosje: No peace without withdrawal of agreements (Kosova Sot)
• AAK: Experts found irregularities in border demarcation (Kosova Sot)
• Opposition MPs Kurti and Haxhiu placed under house arrest (Zeri)
• Serbian police does not allow Minister Shala to visit Presevo (Kosova Sot)
• Dacic: There is no need to ask the Church for Kosovo (Gazeta Blic)
What should we do with ourselves? (Lajmi)
Blerim Shala, member of the Kosovo Assembly and the political coordinator of the Kosovo team in talks with Serbia, writes in his opinion piece that the key message from the United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, during his visit to Kosovo on Wednesday, was that Kosovo needs to implement all obligations as a democratic, […]
Read More →30-days house arrest for opposition MPs Shala and Kurteshi (Koha)
The Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) MP, Haxhi Shala and Vetevendosje Movement MP Ismail Kurteshi today were given the measure of 30-days house arrest. Shala and Kurteshi were arrested on Monday for throwing teargas in the Kosovo Assembly.
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