Vetëvendosje leader Visar Ymeri told a press conference in Pristina today that a popular protest will be held on September 1 in Pristina to reject the border-demarcation agreement with Montenegro. “The Kosovo Government is working against the interests of the people and the state. If this agreement is implemented, Kosovo will lose its precious peaks, springs and other wealth. Those that have seized the state are trying to push forward this agreement.

Deputy leader of the Vetëvendosje movement, Dardan Sejdiu, wrote on his Facebook page that Kosovo has not used the U.S. support properly.

The ruling coalition will have to secure by September 1 the necessary votes in parliament to ratify the border-demarcation deal with Montenegro. Opposition parties meanwhile have not changed their position on the matter. Political analysts in Pristina argue that the remaining period must be used to try and reach consensus.

The leader of the Vetëvendosje movement, Visar Ymeri, wrote on his Facebook page that the U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will be meeting criminals wearing presidential and governmental suits. “We hope that this meeting of the U.S. Vice-President Biden with these Kosovar criminals wearing presidential and governmental suits will be different from the others. Mr. Biden is arriving amidst the PRONTO 2 affair, to meet some of the main protagonists of Mafia in Kosovo,” Ymeri wrote.

Vetëvendosje leader Visar Ymeri  has compared Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, Assembly President Kadri Veseli, and President Hashim Thaçi to the pigs from George Orwell’s Animal Farm accusing them of violating democracy in Kosovo. Ymeri said Vetëvendosje will spare no means to oppose the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro from being ratified.

The Kosovo Assembly Committee on Foreign Affairs approved the draft law on ratification of the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro paving the way for the Assembly Presidency to set a plenary session for voting on the bill. Media report however that a member of Vetëvendosje believed to be MP Driton Çaushi set off teargas in the meeting. Despite the incident, the members of the committee approved the draft law.  Shortly after, the Kosovo Police arrested Çaushi in connection to the incident.

Kosovo political leaders from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Vetëvendosje, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), and the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) had a closed-door meeting today with ambassadors of the Quint countries. Political parties were represented by Xhavit Haliti (PDK), Isa Mustafa and Arban Abrashi (LDK), Jakup Krasniqi and Fatmir Limaj  (NISMA), Ramush Haradinaj (AAK), Visar Ymeri and Glauk Konjufca (Vetëvendosje) while the Quint countries were represented by ambassadors of US, France, Germany, Great Britain, and Italy.

Vetëvendosje has condemned last night’s attack at the Kosovo Assembly building saying no motive can justify such acts. “Such unacceptable acts do no good to any cause,” said Vetëvendosje in a press release.

Tens of Vetëvendosje Movement activists protested today in front of the Kosovo Assembly building against the ratification of border-demarcation agreement with Montenegro. Vetëvendosje’s deputy leader, Dardan Sejdiu, said that Vetëvendosje is not against demarcation, but against giving Kosovo’s land to Montenegro. Sejdiu informed the protesters that the agreement on demarcation is not on the agenda for today’s session so he announced the end of the protest and invited citizens to be ready for the next rally.

Members of Vetëvendosje taking part in the roundtable on border demarcation agreement with Montenegro walked out of the room when President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, took the floor. Donika Kadaj-Bujupi said the decision was taken because Vetëvendosje considers Thaçi’s place is in behind bars and not at the roundtable. “He sold Kosovo and this is deplorable under Kosovo’s penal code. He has no place in this roundtable,” said Kadaj-Bujupi of Thaçi.