Serwer: Albin Kurti should not be Prime Minister (VOA)
After the recent elections, Vetevendosje movement appears to be the party with the biggest number of seats at the parliament. Its candidate for Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, has started to call on the Democratic League of Kosovo to create the next government. However to the experienced analyst on the developments in Kosovo, perspective of an […]
Read More →US Sees Russia’s ‘Humanitarian Center’ in Serbia as Spy Outpost (VOA)
The United States has expressed concern about a disaster relief center Russia is operating in Serbia, which some Western groups and military analysts see as a subtly disguised military base set up by the Kremlin to spy on U.S. interests in the Balkans. http://bit.ly/2suVm2X
Read More →Kosovo Lawmakers Dismiss Government (VOA)
Lawmakers in Kosovo voted to dismiss the government of Prime Minister Isa Mustafa in a no-confidence motion Wednesday, leading to a snap election next month. http://www.voanews.com/a/kosovo-lawmakers-dismiss-government/3846116.html
Read More →McCain Calls for Greater US, EU Engagement in Balkans (VoA)
Increased U.S. and European engagement in the Western Balkans will be critical to countering an increasingly assertive Russian in the region, Republican Arizona Senator John McCain told VOA Wednesday. McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, made the comments shortly after returning from a tour of the region, which included a stop in Montenegro, […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 24 April
Border demarcation, “pretext” for bringing the government down (Koha)
Mustafa: Elections now mean avoiding responsibility (RTK)
Hoti: LDK is waiting for PDK to proceed with demarcation (VOA)
NISMA’s Krasniqi and PDK’s Grabovci meet in Albania (Klan Kosova)
Gecaj excludes possibility of LDK-Vetevendosje coalition (Lajmi)
Vetevendosje applies for political party status (Koha)
U.S. Embassy: We alarmed citizens, due to the terrorists (Gazeta Express)
Bajrami: Association cannot deal with higher education issues (Koha Ditore)
US, NATO Condemn Kosovo’s Plans to Turn Security Force Into Regular Army (VOA)
The United States said Wednesday that it was “concerned” by Kosovo’s plans to convert its security force into a regular army without a constitutional amendment — a move sure to infuriate Serbia. “We support the gradual transparent transformation of the Kosovo Security Force into a multiethnic force in line with NATO standards,” a statement from […]
Read More →Kosovo Moves to Establish Army, Defying Belgrade (VOA)
In a move likely to anger neighboring Serbia, Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci on Tuesday filed a draft law to convert the country’s lightly armed security forces into a national army. http://www.voanews.com/a/kosovo-moves-to-establish-army-defying-belgrade/3754084.html
Read More →Kremlin Seeks to Expand Influence in Increasingly Unstable Balkans (VOA)
Serbia’s outgoing prime minister, Aleksandar Vucic, reassured European Union officials visiting Belgrade on Wednesday that his country remains committed to joining the European bloc — but he cautioned that Serbs also want to pursue traditional ties with “friends from the East.” http://www.voanews.com/a/kremlin-seeks-expand-influence-increasingly-unstable-balkans/3747241.html
Read More →Headlines 18 January
Headlines – 18.01.2017 Thaci: Kosovo to respond to Serbia’s invitation for war peacefully (Zeri) Fungo: Only KFOR is authorized army in Kosovo (Koha Ditore) The U.S. Embassy supports Kosovo on stopping the train (Epoka e Re) Ymeri: Serbia has not changed its approach towards Kosovo (VOA) Viets: Kosovo should control its own borders (Koha Ditore) […]
Read More →Headlines 17 January
• Thaci: Serbia planning to annex the north of Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
• Mustafa: Dialogue will not stop (VOA)
• Mogherini with a message for Kosovo and Serbia (Gazeta Metro)
• NATO: Kosovo police can go to north without KFOR permission (Kosova Sot)
• Hoxhaj: Kosovo will respond to Serbia’s aggresion (RTK)
• “Serbia’s provocations should alarm international community” (Epoka)
• AAK: Train was part of plan to reoccupy Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
• Vetevendosje presents forensic results from Assembly attack case (Koha)
• Government invites opposition experts for border demarcation (Indeksonline)
Kosovo Prime Minister Urges Calm Over Conflict with Serbia (VOA)
Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa urged for calm in relations with Serbia following a war of words that erupted between the two countries over the weekend. http://www.voanews.com/a/kosovo-serbia-conflict-train-mustafa-nikolic/3679145.html
Read More →Serbia Seeks Extradition From France of Former Kosovo PM (VOA)
Serbia has formally requested the extradition of a former Kosovo prime minister from France to face war crimes charges after his arrest there on a Belgrade warrant. http://www.voanews.com/a/serbia-extradition-haradinaj-france-war-crimes/3671036.html
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