The leader of the Initiative for Kosovo, Fatmir Limaj, will attend a meeting with international members of the Commission for  Demarcation, established by President Atifete Jahjaga. Limaj’s presence was confirmed by Endrit Shala from Nisma.

The government of Kosovo announced that it will meet on Friday to re-submit the proposals for nomination of the members of the Procurement Review Body to the Assembly of Kosovo. “The government of Kosovo will respect any procedure of the Assembly of Kosovo and it will accept any decision made by Kosovo Assembly MPs,” stresses a press release issued by the government.

According to Beqe Cufaj the number of news reports about Hashim Thaci’s election for president was minor and all the published reports mentioned organized crime, corruption, the time when he led rebels and the time he was under Rugova’s shadow. They especially mentioned Dick Marty’s report and the special court, which might even raise charges against Thaci.

Newspaper Fjala, has learned from its sources within the opposition parties that the united opposition has decided not to send the issue of Hashim Thaci’s election for president at the Constitutional Court. The President’s mandate and pledge are determined by Article 87 of the Constitution. Point 1 stresses that the President of the Republic starts the mandate after the pledge at the Assembly of Kosovo. Fjala newspaper contacted officials of the opposition parties, however they did not want to speak about this issue.

The three opposition parties, Vetevendosje movement, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), and the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), have not decided yet on whether to send the case of Hashim Thaci’s election for president to the Constitutional Court. A senior official from the opposition, who preferred to remain anonymous, said that they are assessing all the documentation.

The leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj, issued a statement following yesterday’s opposition protest calling on the people of Kosovo to join the efforts for change. Haradinaj said the protest conveyed several messages with the first and foremost being that the people of Kosovo will no longer tolerate violation of the Constitution and the undermining of the territorial integrity, bad governance, nepotism, corruption and institutional irresponsibility. “Today is the time to make a difference,” said Haradinaj.

The leader of the Vetevendosje Movement, Visar Ymeri, requested the resignation of the government and the creation of conditions for new elections. At a round table with civil society, Ymeri said that the beginning of last year had been marked by mass departures from Kosovo, due to lack of prospects for the future.

Beqe Cufaj considers today that frustration and conclusion that the current opposition which raises only the issues of the “Association” and “Demarcation” cannot be supported, is understandable. To him, the current opposition is only the other side of the coin, or different faces with the same intention. He regrets for the lack of a third wing or an alternative that would breach the dreams of current politicians for power and corruption.

Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MP Adem Salihaj in an interview for the news site argues that the opposition bloc is trying to get to power through popular protests. “There is one question that preoccupies us: are the violent protests and the blockade of institutions aimed at annulling these agreements [the agreement on Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities and the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro] or is there another hidden agenda behind this, such as the downfall of the government and early elections.

Serbia has opened the two initial chapters for European Union membership, entering this way an important phase of the process of European Union integration. EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn, said during the European Union-Serbia accession conference in Brussels on Monday that this is only the beginning of the process. “This is the beginning of the negotiations. We will see during the coming years.