Government hopes on Serbian List and opposition votes to pass demarcation (Indeksonline)
The Kosovo government is relying on the votes of the Serbian List or one part of the opposition to ratify the draft law on the border demarcation with Montenegro. Bajram Gecaj, advisor to Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, told the news website today that even if all MPs of the ruling coalition would vote in favor […]
Read More →Headlines 24 November
Mustafa says Kosovo budget goes above party interests (Kosova Sot)
Agreement on cooperation against extremism (Epoka e Re)
Kosovo to present only progress in SAA implementation (Koha Ditore)
Veseli: Election reform should conclude by December (Epoka e Re)
Serbian List not to rejoin institutions without Association/Community (Zeri)
Government gives up on plans to pass anti-mafia law (Koha Ditore)
Local prosecution continues investigation regarding Dehari case (Zeri)
Selimi: New investigation into Dehari’s death (Epoka e Re)
Prizren prison inmates demand reinstatement of director (Koha)
Rašić: Demarcation as a condition derived from Pristina (lajmi.net)
Kosovo Assembly MP from the Serbian List, said during an extensive interview for lajmi.net that his party does not have a stance on creation of the army of Kosovo. He considers that this issue is not a priority. “We are far from any kind of discussions and there are absolutely minor chances to have discussions […]
Read More →Opposition warns: If demarcation returns, we will stop it again (Lajmi)
The news website reports that according to Kosovo government officials, the agreement on the border demarcation with Montenegro will be sent back to Parliament next month. Prime Minister Isa Mustafa said recently that the opposition and the Serbian List are responsible for blocking the border demarcation with Montenegro and visa liberalisation for Kosovo. The Vetevendosje […]
Read More →Gecaj: December is crucial for visa liberalisation (Telegrafi)
Kosovo’s Deputy Minister for Local Government, Bajram Gecaj, said in an interview for the news website that December is the final time for ratifying the border demarcation agreement between Kosovo and Montenegro. “In 2017, many EU member states will go to elections and the attention on Kosovo could be lost. This is why December is […]
Read More →Headlines 21 November
Justice Minister seeks Scotland Yard’s help in Dehari’s death (Zeri)
Tahiri: The new company is temporary and minor (Epoka e Re)
Political situation “unsuitable” for Association/Community statute (Koha)
Serbian List conditions return to institutions (Kosova Sot)
Mustafa claims that Kosovo is succeeding during his governance (Epoka)
Veseli: We must combat also “corruptive culture” (Telegrafi)
Demarcation encourages destabilization (Zeri)
Explosion in front of Mitrovica north prison gate (Epoka e Re)
Thaci: EU damaging own credibility by conditioning visa liberalisation (Klan Kosova)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, called on the European Union to discontinue conditioning visa liberalisation as Kosovo more progress in meeting European standards than other countries in the region. In a meeting of the National Anti-Corruption Council, Thaci said: “The completely unfair approach on the part of European Union towards Kosovo is preventing the citizens […]
Read More →Headlines 18 November
• No Association/Community without dissolution of parallel structures (Zeri)
• Havolli: No visa liberalisation without demarcation (Bota Sot)
• A march for Astrit Dehari today in Pristina (RTK)
• Shala: The state responsible for Dehari’s death (Epoka e Re)
• Lushtaku and 23 others indicted on organised crime charges (Koha Ditore)
• Protests in Skenderaj/Srbica against sentencing of KLA members (Epoka)
• AAK will not attend border demarcation meetings anymore (Koha)
• O‘Connell: Corruption is a problem for Kosovo (lajmi.net)
• Engel praises Kosovo authorities for stopping terrorist attack (RTKLive)
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)
Mustafa: We have fulfilled conditions for visas, only demarcation remains (kosovapress)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said during today’s meeting of the government that Kosovo has fulfilled all the required criteria for visa liberalisation, except for the ratification of the draft-law on demarcation of the border with Montenegro. He added that together with the EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes […]
Read More →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)
Headlines 11 November
• EU Commissioner Hahn to visit Kosovo today (media)
• Lunacek: Demarcation does not guarantee visa liberalisation (Kosova Sot)
• Opposition rejects Thaçi’s invitation again (Gazeta Express)
• President Thaci meets representatives of missing persons (Telegrafi)
• Ahmeti: Astrit was blackmailed (Klan Kosova)
• Molliqaj: We do not trust investigations by “Pronto” clan (Bota Sot)
• Haradinaj accuses government for lack of progress (Bota Sot)
• Schwendiman wants a special court office in Belgrade too (Koha)
• Vetevendosje will not run in Drenas/Glogovac elections (Kosova Sot)
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