Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
Skip to main content

Dacic: East Kosovo - goals from the time of the Prizren League (Kontakt plus radio, Tanjug, Vecernje Novosti)

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic emphasizes today that it is not the first time that some Kosovo officials called Presevo and Bujanovac, eastern Kosovo, reminding that these are the goals since the Prizren League to the present day, report Serbian media.

Dacic was asked to comment Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj's statement on eastern Kosovo, and said that he does not know exactly what he said in Albanian but that he has no dilemma about it.

Kuburovic: ''I'm afraid the court for the KLA crimes will remain a 'dead letter'''(KIM radio, Vecernje Novosti)

Serbian Justice Minister Nela Kuburovic expressed her fear that the KLA Special War Crimes Tribunal, on which the EU insists, would remain "a dead letter on paper", reports Serbian media.

"I am not sure how much that court will come to life at all, because for so long the indictments have been announced, but nothing is happening," Kuburovic told Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti, reports KIM Radio.

Haradinaj: Youth believes no employment possible without connections (RTK)

Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, said today that youth unemployment is a problem Kosovo needs to resolve. “Many young people in Kosovo don’t believe they can get a job based on their skills but rather based on connections or other ways [including] being close to ruling parties or through acquaintances or even bribery,” Haradinaj said at the launch of an action plan aimed at youth employment, sponsored by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. Haradinaj said this perception amongst the youth needs to be tackled and changed.

PM Haradinaj urges Kosovo mayors to support fight against corruption (media)

Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, said in a meeting with mayors of Kosovo municipalities that they need to support fight against organised crime and corruption as the final criteria for visa liberalisation. In first such meeting with Kosovo mayors, Haradinaj also stressed the importance of permanent dialogue between the two levels of government. “Opportunities in place need to be utilized not lost because of the lack of communication and cooperation between the central and the local level of governance.

Haradinaj warns Vucic, Pristina accused of "preparing war" (Tanjug)

Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj says there will be "no partition of Kosovo or exchange of territories."

Haradinaj wrote this on Facebook on Wednesday, adding that the Serb List - who decided to leave his government and form the Community of Serb Municipalities on their own unless Pristina does in by April 20 - should "return to the table and discuss common topics to the benefit of all citizens."

Haradinaj: Absence from demarcation session, message for isolation (Kosovapress)

Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, called on Vetevendosje MPs and its splinter group to support the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. He it’s absolutely paramount for MPs to attend the demarcation session on Tuesday and noted that any absence would send a message in favour of Kosovo’s isolation. “I urge Visar [Ymeri] and other colleagues to consider where we have come. If in moments like these we don’t understand our role, I don’t know how processes will reflect,” Haradinaj said.

Haradinaj: We would call border demarcation session today if we had the votes (KP/Koha)

Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, said today that discussions are underway to determine the date for the Assembly session where border demarcation agreement with Montenegro would be put to vote. However, he admitted that the coalition parties have not yet managed to secure eighty votes required for the ratification of the agreement.  “It is not an easy process. I believe we are at the final stage of preparations.

Haradinaj: Several coalition MPs not in Kosovo, voting could be postponed (Indeksonline)

Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, addressed reporters shortly after the Assembly went on break to give time to relevant committee to harmonise the text of the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. Haradinaj said that a group of MPs are currently in Podgorica and that this could delay the voting process.

Haradinaj to Rama: Focus on developing Albania (Indeksonline)

In response to the statement by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama that Kosovo and Albania should have a single president in the near future, Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said Kosovo does not need lectures from anyone. “I told Edi Rama that we can boast to one another as much as we want [but] Edi Rama will help Kosovo only by developing Albania,” Haradinaj said in Mitrovica today. “I don’t wish to enter into unnecessary debates because we are brothers.