Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bakir Izetbegovic, said that the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is making efforts to reassess relations with Kosovo and considering steps to facilitate movement of B&H citizens to Kosovo and vice versa. Izetbegovic said that if it was up to him, he would recognise Kosovo tomorrow but this can only be done through a consensus between the tripartite presidency made of Bosniak, Serb, and Croat entities. “We are continuously working on this and we expect a more flexible and understanding position from the Kosovo side.

The two coalition parties, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) have opposing views about the time period on which the special court accusations will be based. While the members of the LDK insist that the court should deal with the killings that occurred after the conflict in Kosovo, the PDK MPs say that postwar killings should not be mixed with the alleged crimes that happened during the conflict. According to the LDK MP Vjosa Osmani, the special court will deal with crimes that occurred from 1998 to the end of 2000.

Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli met on Thursday with a delegation headed by former US Congressman Earl Pomeroy, member of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP). Veseli stressed the importance of support provided historically by the United States, in particular the current positive developments and support for the Assembly of Kosovo. "Through this support, we have managed to build and advance our capabilities in many respects, parliamentary research, reform of the legislative process, strengthening oversight mechanisms and increasing transparency,” Veseli said.

Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Hashim Thaci has welcomed the adoption of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) by the European Commission on Thursday. "I welcome the news of the approval of the SAA by the European Commission, which is now sent to the EU member states who will take the final decision on the signing of the SAA with Kosovo," Thaci wrote in his Facebook page. "The next step is to as soon as possible to sign this document, which would formalize and strengthen the relationship between Kosovo and the EU.

Kosovo’s Principal Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, told Slovenian weekly Reporter that Serbs are part of the Kosovo Assembly and that soon they will rejoin the government and other institutions. “Kosovo is home to all its residents and together we can build a future with the participation of all communities in state institutions,” he said. Thaci said that the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities will be created in line with the Brussels agreement reached between Pristina and Belgrade.

Kosovo’s Principal Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, met today with the Israeli Ambassador in Belgrade, Yossef Levy, who is visiting Kosovo. Thaci said after the meeting that Kosovo and Israel have many things in common with regards to history, culture and strategic-political orientations. Thaci said he hopes that the good relations between the two countries will be furthered by Israel’s recognition of Kosovo’s independence.

Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, participated on Tuesday in a joint conference on socio-economic development of Kosovo, organized by the government of Kosovo, the European Union Office in Kosovo and the World Bank. At this meeting, Prime Minister Mustafa has expressed the need for a greater assistance in Kosovo from the European Union and other European institutions such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, the German Development Bank.

The Police Inspectorate of Kosovo (PIK) is investigating 305 members of the Kosovo Police (KP). This figure is derived only for 2014. The Police Inspectorate which is responsible for police assistance in improving performance, has dealt with a total of 1,304 cases for one year. Measures and recommendations given by PIK during 2014, have included: 20 arrests, 64 recommendations for suspensions and 13 recommendations for transfer. During the same year PIK has investigated 83 criminal acts with elements of corruption and abuse of official duty.

Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, on Thursday met with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini. Thaci and Mogherini discussed Kosovo’s progress on the European Union journey. “We discussed the need to continue with the Pristina – Belgrade dialogue and implementation of the agreements reached so far, the establishment of the special court and Kosovo’s success in organizing the Conference of the Western Balkans,” Thaci wrote on his Facebook page.

With the support of Europol and Eurojust and nearly 400 law enforcement officers, 77 individuals suspected of large-scale irregular migrant smuggling from Kosovo to the EU have been arrested in Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia and Kosovo.