Kosovo Faces Up to War Veterans Pension Cost (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo is considering how to reform its pension scheme for war veterans to address the spiralling cost after being urged by the International Monetary Fund to tackle the problem, officials in Pristina told BIRN. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-amending-the-law-on-war-veterans-12-09-2016
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 25 June
• The coalition against the President (Zeri)
• AAK: Government should send demarcation back to point zero (Epoka)
• KLA War Veterans want new committee to review veterans’ list (Epoka)
• Gracanica municipal councilors demand dismissal of police commander (Koha)
War veterans protest against government’s decision on pensions (Kosovapress)
Dozens of former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) war veterans gathered in front of the government building today to express their dissatisfaction about the government’s decision not to issue pensions for all veterans. The Chairman of the Council for the Protection of KLA veterans, Xhevdet Qeriqi, urged the government to form a commission to review their complaints […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 11 August
• Opposition sends special court to Constitutional Court (dailies)
• Petition for victims of sexual violence not submitted to UN (Koha Ditore)
• Lajci: Ministry of Justice to deal with purported lists (RTK)
• Kukan: There is a risk of Kosovo’s isolation (Zeri)
• Elezaj: War veterans should be more patient (Epoka e Re)
• Kosovo, far away from Interpol (Zeri)
UNMIK Headlines 20 June
• MPs will not be able to vote on draft law on special court (Koha)
• German Special Envoy: Serbia must implement agreement with Kosovo (RTK/Danas)
• Haradinaj: No one can play games with Albanians (RTK)
• Ahmeti and Sejdiu will not leave Vetevendosje (Zeri)
• KLA war veterans begin protest in Kacanik (Indeksonline)