The European Investors Council (EIC) has called on relevant Kosovo institutions to prioritize all the commitments they have undertaken under the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) and to increase the work dynamic in order to see it being more effectively implemented. “The European Investors Council will offer further co-operation in this regard, continuing to be an important partner for eliminating barriers for domestic and international businesses operating in Kosovo,” EIC said in a statement to the media.

Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, met today a group of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veterans who are protesting over the discontinuance of their pensions as of August under the justification that the budget needs to be reviewed. The veterans are also accusing the head of the KLA veterans association, Hysni Gucati, of manipulating the lists of veterans in exchange for money.

After three marches organised over the last three years, organisations promoting rights of the LGBTI community will organise in Pristina the First Pride Parade on 10 October. The event is scheduled to begin at 11.30 a.m. at the Skenderbeu Square and end with a concert at Zahir Pajaziti Square.

The plenary session of the Assembly of Kosovo started today with the request of the Vetevendosje’s MP, Liburn Aliu, to revote LDK’s motion for dismissal of the Minister for Agriculture, Nenad Rikalo.

Members of the Kosovo Assembly approved the agreement on the Instrument of Pre-Accession which enables Kosovo access to over € 70 million assistance from the EU. The agreement received the support of all MPs present at the session.

The European Commission Spokesperson,  Maja Kociajncic, said that at the end of the discussions for Serbia’s membership at the European Union, Belgrade and Pristina should completely normalize their relations. This normalization should be described in a binding agreement between the parties.

“Recognition of Kosovo’s independence is not mentioned in our negotiating framework,” Kocijancic said.

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, held today a meeting with the Government Committee for the Missing Persons and Kosovo organisations that deal with the issue of the missing persons.

Haradinaj said that the intention of the meeting is unification of all individuals who are involved on the issue of the missing persons, in order to identify actions that should be undertaken in the future.

Kosovo’s Minister of Education, Science, and Technology, Shyqiri Bytyqi, is attending a two-day conference on education and training taking place in Belgrade. The Western Balkans ministers will discuss during the conference the prospects of developing regional policies and priorities for regional cooperation, increase of research capacities as well as education reform.

A Kosovo Police patrol has come under fire last night in the north of Kosovo, Koha reports quoting Serbian-language media outlet, KoSSEV. The incident is reported to have taken place at around 10 p.m. in the village of Banje, Zubin Potok municipality. The Kosovo Police vehicle was damaged in the attack but no one was injured. Koha recalls that a Kosovo Police vehicle came under fire in the same village back in 2014 when three police officers from the Serb community were wounded.

The government of Kosovo in today’s meeting allocated €200,000 to support association of women victims of sexual violence during the conflict. The government also approved 2017 budget review which is expected to be sent to the Assembly for further endorsement.