The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) has voted for the motion of no-confidence on the government of Kosovo.

With 78 votes for, 34 against and 3 abstentions, Kosovo Assembly has removed the mandate of the government of Kosovo with Isa Mustafa as Prime Minister. The motion of no-confidence was initiated by the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) and supported by opposition parties. This voting will lead to early elections in Kosovo.

In a statement to the media, Kosovo’s Ministry of Justice has clarified that the proposed provisions to the Criminal Code of Kosovo regarding offenses against state symbols have been taken from the German legislation which is known as a country with highest standards of human rights safeguards. Furthermore, said the Ministry of Justice, offenses against constitutional authorities are also sanctioned in other EU countries like France, Italy, Poland, Greece, Lithuania, Slovenia.

Head of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Ismet Beqiri, posted a picture on his Facebook account with the president of European People’s Party, Joseph Daul, taken at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Under the caption, Beqiri wrote that Kosovo Assembly also opened an office today at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said in a debate today on the fourth anniversary of the first Pristina-Belgrade agreements that the dialogue has produced positive results and has enabled Kosovo institutions to exercise control over the north and integrate Serbs into Kosovo institutions. Furthermore, Mustafa said, agreements reached in Brussels through the EU facilitation have also provided Kosovo its own dialing code.

The Committee for Foreign Affairs, met today with Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General. After the meeting which lasted more than two hours, Tanin said to the media that UNMIK is a decision of the Security Council and that this is the reason why they are here. He also said that they will be in Kosovo as long as the Security Council wants them to be.

The EU Rapporteur for Serbia and head of the Commission for Foreign Policies at the European Parliament, David McAllister, told German media that Serbia cannot become an EU member without admitting crimes committed in Kosovo and without normalization of the relations with Kosovo.

In an interview to RTK, German Ambassador Angelika Viets said that the debate over the ratification of border demarcation agreement with Montenegro has been overly polarized. “The border demarcation agreement, reached after three years of work, has been reviewed several times. Among others, this was also done by a group of international experts commissioned by then president Jahjaga which also included a renowned German expert, Dr. Wilmes.

Kosovo’s Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports, Rexhep Hoti, said that the decision of the Serbian List to return to Kosovo institutions is part of an agreement between Kosovo and Serbia. Hoti said Kosovo agreed to the Secretary General of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office of the Western Balkans (RYCO) being appointed by Serbia in exchange for the return of the Serbian List. “This is the truth of the matter in question,” Hoti said. “Of course, all this agreement would not have been possible without the direct contribution of Germany,” he added.

On the eve of the anniversary of the start of mass riots in Kosovo targeting Serbs, Hashim Thaci claimed that he "felt ashamed" because of those events.

"Then, in 2004, what least should have happened, happened to Kosovo. Something happened that led to Kosovo embarrassing itself," said Thaci, who is now Kosovo's president, and added:

The Commander of the Kosovo Security Force, Rrahman Rama, stated that KSF agrees completely and supports the adoption of the draft law on Kosovo Security Force.