The recent information, that France, allegedly, automatically recognizes the right of asylum for citizens of Kosovo is not correct, Gazeta Ekspress reports.

4 December 2014 According to the 2014 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index, Kosovo and Albania continue to be the most corrupt countries in South-East Europe. According to the index published by the Berlin-based watchdog on Wednesday, Albania and Kosovo are ranked joint 110th out of 174 countries around the world that were assessed in the report. Slovenia is the least corrupt country in the region, ranked 35th, followed by Croatia, which ranked 61st, Macedonia 64th, Bulgaria and Rumania 69th, Montenegro 76th , Serbia 78th Bosnia and Herzegovina 80th. “The 2014 Corruption

BELGRADE - The cases of Crimea and Kosovo, whose declaration of independence opened room for redrawing of borders in the world and served as encouragement for secessionist movements, should not be viewed in equal light, participants said during the debate entitled 'From Kosovo to Crimea: Unilateral moves and manipulation involving the right to self-determination'. Russian Ambassador in Belgrade Alexander Chepurin listed four reasons why an equation mark must not be put between the two cases.

The UN Security Council tomorrow to discuss the situation in Kosovo on the basis of regular reports by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in which he expressed concern over the political deadlock in Pristina. The Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic earlier had announced participation in the session in New York, and the outgoing Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci already went. "I am particularly concerned about the prolonged political stalemate in Pristina and the negative consequences that it might have on the current progress in strengthening democratic institutions and processes in Ko

Russian Ambassador in Belgrade, Alexander Chepurin said today that Russia has a sturdy and reliable stance on not recognizing Kosovo, adding that it is a tradition that does not change. "It is a sturdy and reliable attitude and we have proven it several times," said Chepurin on debate on 'From Kosovo to the Crimea: unilateralism and manipulation in connection with the right to self-determination ". He added that Russia "here supports Serbs" and will continue to do so. "The position of Russia is clear and firm, and it is a tradition that does not change," said the Russian ambassador in respo

The upcoming session of the UN Security Council will take place this Thursday afternoon in New York and will focus on the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s quarterly report on Kosovo. Kosovo and Serbia will be represented in the meeting by their respective prime ministers, Hashim Thaci and Aleksandar Vucic. In the latest report, the UN SG Ban expressed concern over the non-constitution of Kosovo leading institutions.

There is no greater progress in resolving property disputes, even after 15 years of conflict in Kosovo, in which Serbs have been the majority among the injured parties. Family Ivic from Caglavica, since 1999, was not able to come into the possession of their land.

Representatives from the Kosovo Democratic Institute (KDI) said in a press conference that the failure to establish new institutions is unreasonable and damaging to Kosovo. Driton Selmanaj from KDI said that six months after elections, Kosovo continues to be in an institutional crisis despite the political power-sharing agreement between the two largest parties, Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). According to Selmanaj, the crisis has affected both the political and economic development.