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A state – hostage of commanders (Koha Ditore)

Adriatik Kelmendi says that Kosovo has become hostage of the war commanders, even though the war is over 16 year ago. Some of these commanders are enriched by being in power, the others enriched in opposition. These commanders might have known to lead or help the war, however now they are failing Kosovo with their moral deficit. According to him, the current position of Kosovo police officers represents the position of Kosovo population who stand in the middle as some black sheep. “These police officers are voters.

Albania in war – Albanians in war? (Koha Ditore)

Columnist of this daily, Halil Matoshi, says that based on the Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty the statement of the French President, François Hollande that the barbarity of the “Islamic State” in Paris is “an act of war” requires a collective reaction. This means, he notes, that from the black Friday in Paris, Albania is also in war. NATO could undertake massive infantry attack against the “Islamic State” and it is believed that its end has already started.

“There is no UNESCO with Thaci and others like him” (Koha Ditore)

Political analyst Halil Matoshi in an opinion piece for the paper today writes that Kosovo's Foreign Ministry is trying desperately to present Kosovo’s failure in UNESCO as a victory. “Hashim Thaci and his team need to explain to Kosovo citizens how is it possible that 15 countries who have recognized Kosovo have not voted in favor of Kosovo's membership in this organization,” Matoshi writes.

On Kosovo MPs’ arrest (Koha Ditore)

The paper today runs an opinion piece by Andrea Capussela, former head of the economics unit of the International Civilian Office in Kosovo, on the recent developments in the Kosovo Assembly. “I continually read that police and prosecutors plan to arrest the Kosovo Assembly MPs for throwing teargas in the Assembly and who are now not responding to the prosecution’s invitation to be interviewed. But, if they arrest the MPs, they would violate the Constitution of Kosovo.

A failure worthy to be forgotten (Koha Ditore)

Adriatik Kelmendi considers that the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), should immediately start working on regaining trust, after failing to vote ratification of the Stabilization Association Agreement. He says that it is regrettable that these two parties and Vetevendosje Movement ruined the 25 year old Albanian consensus on this matter. “Was the SAA with Kosovo the best? No! Could it be negotiated better? Perhaps! Should it be approved? Absolutely, definitively YES,” writes Kelmendi.

Why SAA for Kosovo was not celebrated (Koha Ditore)

The paper’s Brussels-based correspondent, Augustin Palokaj comments on the recently signed Stabilization Association Agreement between the EU and Kosovo. According to him, the EU has intentionally held the signing of this agreement without any notable ceremony as differently from the other countries, as if it feared the countries that have not recognized Kosovo and Serbia. He notes that apart from the content of the SAA for Kosovo which differs from those of the other countries, the manner in which the Agreement was signed differs as well.

We can continue fooling ourselves, but truth be told... (Koha Ditore)

Adriatik Kelmendi, KTV's editor-in-chief, writes that neither the ruling parties nor the opposition are seriously giving any thought to getting out of the current situation and "as always, the people will pay the price." Kelmendi said the ruling coalition has no concrete proposal that would assure the opposition that their concerns regarding the Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities and the border demarcation with Montenegro will be seriously taken into consideration whereas the three opposition parties - Vetevendosje, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative f