During the last session of the parliamentary Commission for the Stabilization Association Agreement, Johannes Hahn said that the SAA is a historical step and marks contractual relations with the European Union. However, according to him, the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary remain a challenge.
The EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and enlargement, Johannes Hahn, said that he has arrived in Kosovo to congratulate and celebrate Kosovo’s membership at UEFA, and entering into power of the SAA. He said that the economic perspective is very important, and it is one of the main perspectives of the country.
The European Union Special Representative, Samuel Zbogar, has only ten more weeks left in Kosovo. His mandate, given on 25 January 2012, by the then EU High Representative for Foreign Policies, Catherine Ashton, is due on 31 August. However, the EU Office in Kosovo was not able to give more details on who is going to inherit Zbogar’s position or if his mandate would be extended. “The news about the decision on his successor will be announced by Federica Mogherini", replied the EU information office.
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, participated today at “Fol hapur” (Speak Openly) forum organized by “FOL”movement.
He stated that dialogue with Serbia in Brussels should take another direction in order not to become a routine. “Kosovo has correct relations with Serbia and dialogue in Brussels should not become routine and these discussions should take another course and conclude with reciprocal recognition,” Thaci said.
The Union of the European Football Associations (UEFA) Congress voted regarding the acceptance of Kosovo as a new member of the European Football Federation. Kosovo has become member of the UEFA with 28 votes on its favor.
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci stated that the unpleasant situations between the government and opposition parties have been overcome. “As far as the government and opposition are concerned, I highly value the current situation, the normality of democratic life. I encourage meetings among the entire leadership, as those of that have taken place in previous days, to discuss significant matters of the country.
FYROM media, which gained large sums during the VMRO-DPMNE-BDI governing, are using an alleged danger coming from Kosovo, as a justification for the scandalous decision for amnesty by the FYROM President, George Ivanov for the politicians suspected for crimes.
Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, stated that majority of Serbs already possess ID of Kosovo, as result of the Brussels dialogue. She said that the reach of the agreement on free movement in 2011 made “majority of Serbs to take the IDs of Kosovo state.” “This is a positive development that has changed the situation positively, because from the end of the war to the start of the dialogue in Brussels, Kosovo Serbs, under negative influence of Belgrade, had refused to become part of the system of Kosovo’s state and take Kosovo IDs.” Tahiri said. She sai
This urgent meeting comes after the request of Minister Tahiri at the beginning of last week has asked the European Union to call the next meeting on the mutual recognition of certificates of ADR, which was discussed in Vienna on 4 April 2016, but without results.
Unidentified individuals have burned down during the last night the flags of Albania and Kosovo, at the Montenegrin capital city, Podgorica. The case happened at “Capital Plaza” where the offices of the Embassy of Kosovo are situated.