Petrovic family property devastated (Radio Kontakt Plus)
The property and a house of the Petrovic family located at the entry of the village Musnikovo, near Prizren, is jeopardized with unauthorized reconstruction works, Radio Kontakt Plus reported.
The property and a house of the Petrovic family located at the entry of the village Musnikovo, near Prizren, is jeopardized with unauthorized reconstruction works, Radio Kontakt Plus reported.
EP rapporteur for Serbia David McAllister says negotiations on Serbia's EU accession EU require "constant movement towards better relations with Kosovo". He told the Belgrade-based tabloid Kurir that "this process should gradually lead to the normalization of relations between the two sides, with both being able to exercise their rights and fulfill their responsibilities."
The Director for Western Europe, Western Balkans and Turkey at the European External Action Service, Angelina Eichhorst, said in a meeting with the Kosovo Assembly President, Kadri Veseli, that the EU expects Kosovo to implement all visa liberalisation criteria and that it will provide support for Kosovo’s European perspective. Veseli on his part assured the EU official that new institutions are committed to fulfill the conditions enabling the people of Kosovo visa-free travel to Europe.
With the Kosovo government inadequately implementing the law on citizenship, minorities are left undocumented, the Ombudsperson Institution claims.
After a two-year endeavor, Svetlana Rakic, a Serbian citizen whose parents are from Kosovo, has finally given up on actively pursuing Kosovo citizenship.
Kosovo has signed a $49 million agreement with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) aimed at strengthening rule of law and economic development. President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci, who signed the agreement, said it marks a new page in relations between Kosovo and the U.S. “It is up to the institutions of Kosovo to begin work as of tomorrow to make this agreement a reason for celebration for thousands of people in Kosovo,” Thaci said.
Since the middle of last week, when a new wave of mass departure of Albanians was registered, the Kosovo authorities suspended the departure of buses from Pristina to Belgrade, and banned bus operators from crossing administrative line Merdare. Passengers now cross administrative checkpoints by foot, reports Radio Television of Serbia (RTS).
If a bus leaves Dragaš, Prizren, or Gračanica to Belgrade, they have to stop in front of the Merdare crossing.
President Aleksandar Vučić will address the nation Tuesday this evening at 20:00 hours, reports Radio Television of Serbia (RTS).
RTS learns that President Vučić intends to speak about "broader political topics, but also the internal dialogue on resolving the Kosovo issue."
Vučić will speak from the Presidency of Serbia in Belgrade.
Membership in the EU is the most important foreign policy goal of Serbia, Serbia's PM Brnabic has told a visiting British official.
However, she added during her meeting in Belgrade with Permanent Undersecretary at the Foreign Office Simon McDonald, "it is equally important how we will implement reforms on the path to membership."