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Mandate of international judges in Constitutional Court until 2016 (Radio Kosova)

Kosovo Constitutional Court will continue to have under its composition three international judges until 31 June 2016. This is announced from the Office of European Union in Kosovo. Legally on 31 August this year it had to end their mandate. Legally at the end of August Constitutional Court should have changed its composition. According to the law that concludes monitoring of independence, president should have already appointed three new judges to replace international judges in constitutional Court structure, appointed from International Civilian Office (ICO).

Rakic has made another act that challenges central government (Radio Kosova)

The head of Mitrovica North, Goran Rakic continues to disobey Ministry of Local Governance. The latest announcement of Ministry of Self Governance that placing of a barricade violates Constitution, five laws and two international agreements, for Rakic this “is not valid.” In a telephone conversation, Goran Rakic said that barricade is “a topic of talks in Brussels.” Meanwhile in the address of ministry of Self Governance has arrived another request of municipality of Mitrovica North.

Austrian Foreign Minister says that EU should focus in the integration of Western Balkans (Radio Kosova)

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria, Sebastian Kurz, said that European Union should focus in the integration of Western Balkan countries. In an interview for the portal European Western Balkans he is cited to have said that integration of these countries is among main priorities of Austria. “With Euro-integration all issues will be closed all open issues in Balkans as the non-functionality of institutions in Bosnia or the relations Belgrade – Pristina,” said Kurz.

On Wednesday ends recounting process (Radio Kosova)

At the Counting and Results Center continues recounting of votes. Spokesperson of Kosovo Central Election Commission (CEC), Valmir Elezi said for Radio Kosova that Counting and Results Center has recounted 220 boxes from altogether 439 boxes identified for recounting. The recounting process of 439 boxes started on Friday in the Counting and Results Center. This Center during three days has achieved to recount half of the ballot boxes, if it continues with this dynamics this process will be finalized on Wednesday.

Krasniqi: Parliament speaker belongs to the biggest parliamentary group (Radio Kosova)

About the dilemma who have the right to form the government has been expanded to the post of parliament speaker, Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) have announced a single parliamentary group to win the right for the post of parliament speaker, according to the constitution and Assembly working regulation.

The main opposition party continues to remain silent (Radio Kosova)

It still continues the silence of the Head of Kosovo Democratic League (LDK) Isa Mustafa about the acceptance of the results from the 8 June elections. Even that the party of Isa Mustafa didn’t come forward with an official statement, a candidate from this party, Bardhyl Meta, congratulated the Head of Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Hashim Thaci for the victory in parliamentary elections. Meantime, Vetevendosje movement has accepted election result, but it considers that they are the only ones who have doubled their votes since last elections.

Election campaign ends today at midnight (Radio Kosova)

At midnight ends election campaign for early general elections of 8 June. Political parties will continue with their final meetings with commitments for fast economic growth and with the creation of hundreds of thousands of working places. Kosovo Central Election Commission (CEC) has informed that they have made final preparations about Sunday’s elections.

UN Assistant Secretary for Peacekeeping Operations visits today mass grave in Rudnica (Radio Kosova)

United Nations Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, Edmond Mulet and the head of UNMIK, Farid Zarif, are visiting today Rudnica, the mass grave in Rashka, Serbia, where it is believed to have been buried 300 victims from the latest war in Kosovo, informs news agency Presheva Jone. The United Nations Delegation will be accompanied by the head of the Commission of Serbia for Missing Persons Veljko Odalovic and representatives from Pristina and other international organizations.