The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and Vetevendosje have asked the government of Kosovo to urgently annul decision on increasing salaries for the cabinet members. Head of LDK parliamentary group, Avdullah Hoti, said the decision was in violation to the applicable laws in Kosovo and furthermore presents an open case of conflict of interest. “This decision is unacceptable as it creates a huge gap with discriminatory elements between the incomes of different society groups and those of the officials of the government,” Hoti said.

President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, has urged MPs to vote in favour of the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. In a Facebook post, Thaci said the pro-vote would break Kosovo’s isolation for good and set a new momentum for Kosovo’s European integration. “The vote for ratification of demarcation is a vote for the citizens’ freedom of movement in the Schengen area, it is a vote for Kosovo in Europe. I therefore call on all parties to respect the will of all citizens, regardless of ethnic and religious background, to move freely.

Behgjet Pacolli’s New Kosovo Alliance (AKR) hailed the statement signed by Kosovo and Montenegro presidents on border demarcation. “New Kosovo Alliance strongly supports the progress on the issue and urged the two sides to act swiftly in fully implementing the agreement, along with its annex,” AKR said in a statement.  At the same time, AKR called on all political parties in Kosovo to look forward towards European integration that begins with visa liberalisation for the people of Kosovo.

Head of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) parliamentary group, Avdullah Hoti, said the current government of Kosovo led by Ramush Haradinaj has “broken records in degradation of state institutions”. Speaking at a press conference today, Hoti said that the first 100 days of the government have been characterized by unlawful decisions and scandals. “We have seen a government with an enormous number of deputy ministers. We have a minister that is accused of torture and another of using a firearm.

The visit of the Montenegro Prime Minister, Dusko Markovic, to Kosovo has been rescheduled for next week, Montenegro government announced. Markovic was supposed to visit Kosovo today but his trip got cancelled due to heavy fog at the Pristina Airport.

The Parliamentary Group of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), has submitted today the request for motion of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, with regards to the Decision of the government, number 04/20, dated 21.12.2017, on increase of salaries for the governing cabinet.

Klan Kosova reports that a prayer was held in the Sinan Pasha Mosque in Prizren in favour of the Turkish military operation against Kurds in Syria. Present in the prayer was also the Turkish Ambassador to Kosovo, Kivilcim Kilic, Turkish general consul in Prizren, Eylem Altunya, members of Turkish army part of KFOR, as well as local residents.

Advisor to Prime Minister of Kosovo on missing persons, Jahja Lluka, met today officials from the Kosovo’s Forensic Institute and also discussed their presence in the process for determining the fate of missing persons. Director of the institute, Arsim Gerxhaliu, and EULEX forensic anthropologist, Tarja Formisto, spoke about their joint work while Lluka expressed the support of the Kosovo institutions in determining the fate of missing persons.

The U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, spoke at a press conference about the importance of the Special Court.

He once again expressed condolences for the murder of the Serb leader, Oliver Ivanovic, and added that he is there to talk about a completely different matter.

Kosovo’s Assembly committee for foreign affairs, Diaspora and Strategic Investments has preceded to the Assembly the draft law on demarcation of the border with Montenegro, without a recommendation on whether to vote for or against it.

It remains to the presidency to decide when to put the demarcation issue in the agenda of Assembly sessions.