Glauk Konjufca, head of the Vetevendosje parliamentary group, told reporters that he set off a teargas canister at the Kosovo Assembly session today. “I set off the teargas with several other MPs. This is a collective action by the opposition; others have done this before me and others will do it after me. We decided to set off the teargas and who would set it off. The opposition is determined to prevent the implementation of these agreements because they are damaging for Kosovo.

Glauk Konjufca, head of the Vetevendosje parliamentary group, said today that the government is trying to eliminate the opposition. He called for a popular protest to bring down the government if the opposition is not allowed to attend Assembly sessions. “We will resort to the people. A popular protest to bring down this government,” Konjufca was quoted as saying.

Vetevendosje Movement parliamentary group chief, Glauk Konjufca, said today that the opposition is determined to block any session of the Assembly. "The united opposition is determined to block any session of the Assembly. The Assembly can hold the session only after the government withdraws from the Brussels agreements. So far the government has not given any signs that it is ready to withdraw from these agreements, so, our actions will be the same.

Vetevendosje Movement parliamentary group chief, Glauk Konjufca, said today that Kosovo was able to sign the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU only because of the agreements reached with Serbia in Brussels. "The SAA with the EU is being ratified by contesting the state of Kosovo, since a footnote was put in Kosovo’s name. Kosovo’s integration is passing through Belgrade, " Konjufca said.

Vetevendosje parliamentary group chief Glauk Konjufca told Klan Kosova that several days ago some police officers, who are against the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities and the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro, helped the opposition get the teargas inside the Assembly premises. Konjufca also said that all the actions of the opposition should be seen as opposition to Prime Minister Isa Mustafa’s signatures in favor of the Association and the border demarcation agreement. “We will use all means to stop the Assembly session.

In a press conference today, Vetevendosje’s deputy leader Driton Caushi and the head of parliamentary group Glauk Konjufca said they are determined to continue opposing agreements for the creation of the Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities and the border demarcation with Montenegro. Caushi said the situation in Kosovo is becoming increasingly volatile and unstable while Konjufca said that he was travelling along with Kurti at the time of the arrest and claims that the police did not possess any warrant against Kurti.

The Vetevendosje Movement parliamentary group chief, Glauk Konjufca, said that throwing the teargas in today’s session of the Assembly was a democratic act and that all actions by the opposition were aimed at stopping the adoption of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. “We want to block the work of the Kosovo Assembly … I think this [the teargas] did well to the LDK MPs … This is a democratic act.

The head of the Vetevendosje parliamentary group, Glauk Konjufca, said today that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci is using undemocratic means to convince his MPs to vote in favor of special court. Konjufca during the meeting of the Assembly Presidency said that Thaci was blackmailing his MPs by telling them that they would not be on the elections lists if they do not vote for the establishment of the special court.

The representatives of opposition parties have walked out of the meeting of the Kosovo Assembly Presidency when Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli opened the topic of the special court. Vetevendosje’s Glauk Konjufca, who is a member of the Assembly Presidency, told reporters that they walked out of the meeting because of discussions on the constitutional amendments that make way to the establishment of the special court. Konjufca said that Speaker Veseli asked the presidency that the special court should be discussed at a plenary session on Friday.

The Presidency of the Kosovo Assembly today did not include on the agenda of 21 May the constitutional amendments required for the establishment of the special court that will address war crimes allegations. Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli told reporters after the meeting that additional consultations were needed to reach a consensus among the parliamentary parties. “The most important thing is to have international partnership and a national consensus,” Veseli said. “Allow me to reiterate that Kosovo’s economic development should be our priority.