Minister Lluka and Mayor Bahtiri discuss Trepca mine problems (Koha)
Minister of Economic Development, Valdrin Lluka, said in a meeting with Mitrovica Mayor, Agim Bahtiri, that his goal is to turn the Trepca mining complex into Kosovo’s engine of economic development and employment. “We will get down to work right away and will establish a board for the [Trepca] enterprise to pave way for sustainable […]
Read More →B92: Serbs join new Kosovo government led by Haradinaj (Serbian media)
The 120-seat Kosovo Assembly on Sunday elected Ramush Haradinaj, the PDK-led coalition candidate, as new head of the Kosovo government. 61 voted in favor, while one member of the Assembly abstained. After the session, members of the Self-Determination and the coalition gathered around the LDK left the session and did not attend the taking of […]
Read More →The Law on strategic investments is in accordance with the Constitution (Radio KIM)
Kosovo’s Constitutional Court announced its decision on the constitutionality of the Law on strategic investments which finds that the law is in accordance with the Constitution of Kosovo. The request to review the constitutionality was submitted by the Serbian List MPs. The Constitutional Court rejected the request for provisional measure as unenforceable under Article 43.2 of […]
Read More →Simic: Serbian List will continue to oppose Trepca law (Koha)
Slavko Simic, head of the Serbian List parliamentary group, said in his address at the Kosovo Assembly today that Serb MPs will continue to oppose the law on the Trepca mining complex. “The Serbian List will continue to oppose this law because it was done without consultations with Serbs. We were not able to protect […]
Read More →Headlines 17 November
• UN Security Council discusses quarterly report on Kosovo (media)
• Mustafa blames opposition for visa liberalisation (Kosova Sot)
• EU’s Apostolova meets heads of parliamentary groups (Kosova Sot)
• Government wants to reduce number of war veterans (Koha)
• Serwer: Kosovo is not getting used to democracy (Zeri)
• German Minister of Agriculture to visit Kosovo today (media)
Headlines 16 November
• UN: “Tensions in Kosovo centred on demarcation with Montenegro” (media)
• Hahn says blaming EU for visa liberalisation is “not serious” (dailies)
• Mustafa: Political causes should not be built on Dehari’s death (media)
• EULEX is monitoring Astrit Dehari’s case (RTK)
• Court of Appeals reduces Lushtaku’s sentence (Zeri)
• War veterans react on Court of Appeals decision for “Drenica 1” (RTK)
• CDHRF: Prisoners transferred to high-security prison are not on strike (RTK)
• 47% of citizens believe in normalisation of Kosovo-Serbia relations through EU integration, survey shows (Koha)
Unrealistic for the Kosovo police to take over the Trepca in the north (RTV Puls)
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Milan Radojević does not expect the Kosovo police intervention in the north of Kosovo in order to take over the control over the Trepča. “I think it is unrealistic that the police in northern Kosovo react because this is a very difficult and serious task. I’m not saying […]
Read More →Headlines 7 November
• No explanation behind Vetevendosje activist’s mysterious death in jail (media)
• Specialist prosecutor Schwendiman to visit Kosovo and Serbia (Express)
• Special court to start “hunting” beginning of 2017 (Zeri)
• Serbian List against elections, wants formation of Association (Koha)
• PDK MP Buja wants breakup of coalition with LDK (Zeri)
• Detained Islamic State suspects planned attacks in Balkans (media)
Headlines 4 November
• PM Mustafa does not prefer early elections (Kosova Sot)
• Opposition refuses Thaçi’s invitation (Kosova Sot)
• Hoxhaj: Only U.S. and EU can condition Serbia (Zëri)
• EULEX: We do not interfere in Constitutional Court’s decisions (Insajderi)
• Northerners threaten to bring back barricades (Koha)
• President Thaci meets families of Serb missing persons (Kosova Sot)
• Kosovo to cap war veterans’ pay to comply with IMF (Koha Ditore/Reuters)
• Albanian FM wants Kosovo to have seat in OSCE Permanent Council (media)
• Russia keeps UN door closed for Kosovo (Kosova Sot)
Office of the PM: Law on Trepca cannot be contested by any judge (Lajmi.net)
Besnik Berisha adviser to the Prime Minister of Kosovo, stated that the Law on Trepca cannot be contested by the Special Chamber of the Supreme Court. In an announcement for the Radio Free Europe, Berisha said that the only competent institution to interpret eligibility of a law or of a bylaw is the Constitutional Court. […]
Read More →EULEX judge considers Trepca law to be unconstitutional (Kallxo/Telegrafi)
Kallxo.com reports that an EULEX judge from the Kosovo’s Supreme Court Special Chamber has claimed that the law on Trepca mining complex is unconstitutional for two reasons, both relating to the fundamental right to property. The judge has addressed the Constitutional Court asking it to once again review the legality of the Trepca Law and […]
Read More →Seizure of Trepča, the topic on the East River (Večernje Novosti)
Security Council session of the United Nations, on which will be presented a regular three-month report of the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Kosovo, will be held on 16 November. Večernje Novosti reports that Trepča will be discussed as well. Marko Đurić said during his visit to Leposavić/Leposaviq that Serbia will take legal measures relating […]
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