Kosovo assembly Speaker, Kadri Veseli, held today a meeting with the representatives of the local and international economic institutions as well as the representatives of businesses. The intention of the meeting was creation of the required legal basis, that would establish a suitable environment for the free economic initiative.
Momir Stojanovic former head of the Military Security Agency, current SNS MP and head of the Committee for control of the security services, has ended up on the ‘red’ Interpol’s warrant. Retired general was informed about it, as we learned, on Monday through Serbian Interpol bureau, that it Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Kosovo Assembly session where Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa is due to present his report on the achieved agreement on judiciary is not attended by MPs from the Serbian List.
MPs from the Serbian List are not participating in the work of Kosovo institutions because of the deposition of the minister from the ranks of the Serbian List, Aleksandar Jablanovic. Kosovo Assembly session is attended only by the MP from the ranks of the Progressive Democratic Party, Nenad Rasic.
Kosovo Assembly deputies are discussing today the issue of the emigration and some other laws, however the deputies of the Serbian List are not participating at the session. The leaders of this List, traveled today to Belgrade to meet the Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, after the dismissal of Aleksandar Jablanovic from the post of the Minister of Communities and Returnes, at the Government of Kosovo.
PRISTINA -- The Kosovo assembly is meeting in Pristina on Thursday without the deputies from the Serb List, who decided not to attend the session.
One of the items on the agenda includes the increasing migration from Kosovo, considering that the latest estimates show some 35,000 inhabitants have left the territory.
Kosovo Assembly’s Deputy Speaker, Xhavit Haliti, said today after the meeting of the Chairmanship that under normal conditions, and after such statement, Jablanovic would not have been showing up at work. He said that “Jablanovic made a serious mistake. He did not insult only the mothers from Gjakova, but all citizens.
I understand concerns of the citizens; however, Kosovo is in an irreversible process, while it is well-known what Jablanovic’s interests are.”
Today’s meeting of the Assembly of Kosovo started with almost one and a half hour delay, and closed only ten minutes later, with an announcement that an extraordinary meeting of the legislation will be held at 14:00 hours.
In the meantime, the Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa and his Deputy, Hashim Thaci, gathered with respective Ministers to the Government building, while Serb Ministers gathered separately at another hall.
Kosovo Assembly Speaker, Kadri Veseli, said after a meeting with President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, that four draft laws will very soon be presented to the Assembly for approval. These laws include the establishment of the Special Court and Electronic Surveillance. “The meeting was about the need of inter-institutional cooperation, and taking of very important decisions for the citizens”, said Veseli.
The budget, which was adopted by the Kosovo Assembly without votes of the Serb MPs, does not envisage funds for non-Albanian communities in the province, stated Kosovo Minister for Communities and Return Aleksandar Jablanovic. He added that his Ministry does not have enough money to operate 2015. Without the funds, the Ministry cannot seriously held Serb and other returning communities in Kosovo, Jablanovic pointed. He reminded that there are entire villages of returnees that depend exclusively on social welfare and funds provided by the Ministry for Communities and Return.
Head of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) parliamentary group, Donika Kada-Bujupi said the decision of the Kosovo Assembly to go on a winter break until 20 January is unacceptable. She said it is absurd for the MPs to go on holidays at the most challenging period for Kosovo. “At the beginning of this year, there is a need for a much more serious approach from all institutions”, said Kada-Bujupi. She further said that the decision to go on a break was taken “arbitrarily” and “unilaterally” by the Assembly Speaker, Kadri Veseli.