“Kosovo-Macedonia relations may suffer due to mistreatment of Kumanovo inmates” (media)
Kosovo’s Foreign Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, said in an interview for TV Art that Kosovo has good relations with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia but that communication between the two countries may suffer as a result of the mistreatment of Albanians arrested in the Kumanovo case. “The Kumanovo incident has been overcome but what often […]
Read More →President speaks from Tirana about Nehat Thaçi’s arrest in Serbia (Lajmi.net)
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, spoke from Tirana about the arrest of the Kosovo Police regional director, Nehat Thaçi, by Serbian authorities. Thaçi said that Kosovo cannot respond to the arrests with arrests and to violence with violence. He added that Kosovo institutions are coordinating with international authorities in order to resolve this matter […]
Read More →New Kosovo Court Confronts Witness Protection Fears (Balkan Insight)
“I am obligated to protect witnesses and to keep confidential and secure all information that should be protected to ensure that witnesses who give evidence are not intimidated or harmed or threatened,” US lawyer David Schwendiman told his first press conference last month as the chief prosecutor at the Specialist Chambers. This new court, based […]
Read More →Headlines 28 September
• PM Mustafa informs about his meetings in the U.S. (Kosova Sot)
• Vetëvendosje with a new plan on demarcation (Kosova Sot)
• Donlon requests cooperation with the Special Court (Kosova Sot)
• EU: Bridge revitalization does not include Mitrovica mosque plot (Koha)
• KSF transformation not on the agenda (Zëri)
• “Kosovo can get the telephone code only as Serbian territory” (Kosova Sot)
Headlines 21 September
• Thaçi, possible indictee of the special court (Koha Ditore)
• EU: Visa liberalization, after demarcation (Zëri)
• Hyseni walks out of meeting to protest over Kosovo’s representation (Koha)
• Kurti: Demarcation could bring war in Kosovo (Zëri)
• Kouchner: Kosovo, a success story (Epoka e Re)
• KDI to assist with dialogue transparency efforts (Koha Ditore)
Will the Special Court for the KLA crimes meet expectations? (RTK2, Kontakt plus radio)
Lawyer Živojin Jokanović says to RTK2 that he hopes the Special Court will meet the expectations of the Serbs in Kosovo. On the other hand, Bekim Blakaj from the Humanitarian Law Center believes The Hague is good location for the Court but also he does not expect too much from it. The two interlocutors agreed […]
Read More →Headlines 8 September
• Prime Minister Mustafa seeking consensus on border demarcation (Koha)
• Opposition to Mustafa: We can meet only to reconsider demarcation (Epoka)
• Mustafa: Ruling coalition will have enough votes for demarcation (Epoka)
• Mustafa discusses demarcation with bordering municipalities (Kosova Sot)
• Haradinaj: The current version of the border demarcation is dead (Epoka)
• Fajon: Visa liberalisation depends on Kosovo (Zëri)
• First indictments of special court by year’s end (Koha/Politika)
• Kosovo journalists association condemns lynching of journalists (Koha)
Janjić: It is important to prepare indictments well (Vesti)
Dusan Janjić, Director of the Forum for Ethnic Relations, says that it is important to prepare well indictments. – It is about the prosecutor who is familiar with the region and the work. For the situation in Kosovo and among the Albanians, it is very important that this is a citizen of USA. Objectively, trials […]
Read More →First indictments prepared for war crimes of the KLA (KoSSev, TV Most, KIM radio, Politika)
The first indictments for war crimes of the KLA likely to be raised by year-end, writes daily Politika. According to unofficial information of the Fund for Humanitarian Law, Politika writes, so far have been prepared indictments against eight persons. “The Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for war crimes committed against Serbs in Kosovo from […]
Read More →Drecun: If there are privileged like in The Hague then that’s not it (TV Most)
– If there are privileged who will avoid justice, a situation similar to that of the Hague Tribunal, of course, it will not be the highest international standards, unless one thinks that what was done in The Hague is the highest standard – said Drecun. Nevertheless, he considers that the prosecution team engaged quite seriously […]
Read More →Thaçi ready for everything only to win mercy of the Special Court (RTK2)
The vice-president of the Self-Determination Movement, Driton Çaushi said that dialogue with Serbia will most probably shift to the level of presidents. “It was announced that the format of the dialogue with Serbia will change, and most probably shift to the level of presidents. Thaçi is ready to do everything only that the Special Court […]
Read More →Special court to begin work with temporary agreement (Telegrafi/RFE)
The Netherlands Ambassador to Kosovo, Gerrie Willems, told Radio Free Europe that special court for war crimes can begin work with a temporary agreement for its headquarters, until the approval of the agreement signed between Kosovo and the Netherlands by the Dutch Parliament. “The Dutch Parliament must still approve the agreement for the headquarters of […]
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