Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said today that his government has no funds and no ways to pay for pensions of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veterans. He said that the government commission, which prepared the list of KLA members eligible for a pension, had assured him that there would be no more than 12,000 people on the list. “Now, there are almost 30,000. If we pay for those who do not deserve the public money, we slide into corrupt activity”, said Mustafa at the meeting of the government.

Kosovo’s Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Arban Abrashi, said that the process of verification and recognition of victims of sexual violence during the conflict in Kosovo is expected to begin soon. In separate meetings with Flora Macula from the UN Women and Chrystele Todd from United Kingdom’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative, Abrashi spoke of the steps the government of Kosovo has taken to provide justice for the victims of sexual violence in conflict.

Kosovo’s Minister of labor and Social Welfare and spokesperson for the government, Arban Abrashi, told Klan Kosova on Thursday that the withdrawal of demarcation deal from the agenda of the Assembly was the most rational choice, given the situation. “It has been a pragmatic and rational step, since a number of MPs were blackmailed and there was public incentive for the citizens. The opposition is sending signals to the world that we have problems with Montenegro,” Abrashi said.

Kosovo Government spokesman, Arban Abrashi, said today that the decision of the Kosovo Medicines Agency to ban Koha Ditore reporter Saranda Ramaj from covering Prime Minister Isa Mustafa’s visit to the agency on Tuesday, was unacceptable. Abrashi said that regardless of the reasons, reporters should not be banned and must be allowed to carry out their duties. He further argued that the government and Prime Minister Mustafa were not aware of the ban until reporters asked about the matter later on.

The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) in a press release today condemned the attack against Minister of Labor and Social Welfare, Arban Abrashi who was pelted with eggs this morning.  “The attack carried out by members of Vetevendosje movement is an attack on the positive results that the government is achieving in improving the lives and economic welfare of the citizens of Kosovo.

All media report that Arban Abrashi, Kosovo’s Minister for Labor and Social Welfare, was pelted with eggs today as he was leaving the government building in downtown Pristina. This is the second time that Abrashi has been pelted with eggs. The Vetevendosje Movement assumed responsibility for the attack. “Abrashi, same as this government, is responsible for the current situation in Kosovo. This government, in which Abrashi serves as spokesperson, has violated the Constitution with the sole purpose of implementing Serbia’s projects in Kosovo.

Minister of Labor and Social Welfare and spokesperson for the Kosovo government, Arban Abrashi, told Pristina-based Tribuna Channel he believes the president of Kosovo will be elected this week. “The ruling-coalition has the necessary numbers for the election of president and I don’t foresee any problems in this regard,”Abrashi said.

Arban Abrashi, spokesman for the Kosovo Government, confirmed to the news site that Prime Minister Isa Mustafa has advised all state institutions not to use official vehicles. The decision comes after Wednesday’s incidents, when supporters of the opposition demolished several official vehicles.

In an interview for the news site, Arban Abrashi, Kosovo’s Minister for Labor and Social Welfare and spokesman for the Kosovo Government, said that the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro is in full compliance with the Constitution of Kosovo. He argued that the agreement does not violate a single meter of Kosovo’s territory and that Montenegro has no territorial tendencies toward Kosovo. “However, if the Constitutional Court finds that the border demarcation agreement is in violation with the Constitution, we will respect its decision,” he added.

Arban Abrashi, spokesperson of the Kosovo Government and Minister of Labour and Social Welfare said in an interview for Tirana’s Top Channel television that the opposition wants to send Kosovo to early elections but that this is unacceptable. He said that the actions of the opposition at the Assembly are uncivilized, undemocratic and vandalistic and that the government has made it clear that all opposition concerns can be addressed at the Assembly. “In the first session after the summer break, we asked to discuss all agreements but this was not allowed.