The U.S. Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson and the French Ambassador Maryse Daviet expressed support for the €410 million investment in Brezovica. Jacobson and Daviet participated today at the extraordinary session of the Municipality of Sterpse/Shterpce.
Urlike Lunacek Vice-President of the European Parliament and Austrian expert for Balkans, Vedran Dzhic, wrote in a joint article for the Austrian daily Standard, that Kosovo people suffer due to the local problems and due to the international community’s failure to fully recognize, which has also contributed to the current situation.
The Foreign Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci appealed during his visit to Germany to the deputies of this country to interrupt isolation of Kosovo. Thaci stressed that the future of Kosovo is in the European Union and NATO.
A Mercedes Benz vehicle with Belgrade license plates was burned on Monday at around 04:00 hours in Mitrovica North. Fortunately, except for entire burning of the vehicle, there are no other material damages or casualties. It was learned that the owner of the vehicle is a Kosovo Serb, who used to work as customs officer. Deputy Director of the Kosovo Police for the north, Besim Hoti, confirmed the burning of the vehicle.
Israel can be a chilly place for the politician of a fledgling nation who seeks statehood recognition.
So it was that Enver Hoxhaj of Kosovo was greeted with handshakes in Israel this week, but held no official governmental meetings and flew home after his three days without the one thing he dreamed of – a public pledge of formal diplomatic ties with Jerusalem.
The Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, visited today Romania, where he met with his counterpart, Victor Ponta. During the joint press conference Rama appealed to Romania to recognize Kosovo and become part of the process followed by Euro-Atlantic countries. “And the last, but not by importance, my reiterated request: my wish for Romania to finally recognize Kosovo and give Kosovo the chance to move forward in the process of the recognitions, including the process of those democratic countries that have already recognized Kosovo.