The President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, accepted today from the Special Representative of the European Union in Kosovo, Mr. Samuel Žbogar, the Progress Report for 2014 and the EU Enlargement Strategy approved by the European Commission, which assesses the overall progress of Kosovo towards European integration.Wednesday, 08 October 2014

Coalition block and Vetevendosje are determined to continue with the constitutive session of the Assembly tomorrow, no matter if the Democratic Party participates or not. They will even hold a debate and draw conclusions through which they would offer a solution and inform all respective bodies, such as the Presidency and other bodies which recognize parliamentary majority.

Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), told reporters after meeting President Atifete Jahjaga today, that the coalition bloc will go to the Assembly session on Thursday with the aim of electing the Assembly Speaker. Haradinaj said a government that has lost the majority in the Assembly should resign. “Cancelling the assembly session or failing to schedule one does not help overcome the current situation. On Thursday we will go to the session with the aim of electing the Assembly Speaker. There will be a debate beforehand.

Following a meeting between Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) representatives with Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga, PDK leader Hashim Thaci told reporters that this was another meeting in a series of consultations aimed at forming the new institutions.

According to reports from Klan Kosova, President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, has been invited by the European Commission to take part in an event organized in Belgrade.

President Jahjaga’s spokesperson, Arber Vllahiu, confirmed the news saying that the possibility of Jahjaga travelling to Serbia is being considered but he added that there is yet no official decision. Serbian Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic, and Albania’s Edi Rama have also been invited to take part in the forum.

Dush Gashi considers that Vetevendosje has made the right decision by engaging during the crucial moments for Kosovo instead of sitting aside. He says that the governing party with its undemocratic actions is proving each day how important it is to make changes in Kosovo.

Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga says the recent decision by the Constitutional Court obliges all parties to find a solution that does not include new elections. Jahjaga said she is confident that the solution to the political deadlock must be found by members of the Kosovo Assembly. Jahjaga told Voice of America that the solution should not be influenced from outside Kosovo.

President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, has been making the most of her visit to the United States. Earlier in her visit, she requested recognition of Kosovo’s independence by Singapore and South Sudan but yesterday she asked the Slovakian President, Andrej Kiska, to do the same. Jahjaga is reported to have briefed Kiska on the progress Kosovo has made and stressed that independence of Kosovo is now an international reality recognised by 108 countries and is irreversible.

President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, met in New York with the Foreign Minister of the Bahamas, Frederick Mitchell, with whom she discussed processes important for Kosovo’s international consolidation and membership in international organisations. Jahjaga said that since declaration of independence in 2008, Kosovo has made a great deal of progress and has turned into a factor of stability in the region and strong promoter of good neighbourly relations.

President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, met the US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, Catherine Russell, with whom she discussed the initiatives for empowerment of women in Kosovo. Jahjaga stressed that Kosovo has taken on a proactive approach to increase participation of women in public life and decision-making, including their representation at the Kosovo Assembly.