President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi was received today in Brussels by the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz. Thaçi informed Schulz on the recent developments in Kosovo, with particular emphasis on Kosovo’s commitment on visa liberalisation process.

Kosovo’s President, Hashim Thaçi, will meet today in Brussels the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini and president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz. Sources within the presidency told the news site that President Thaçi will emphasize Kosovo’s commitment to Euro-Atlantic integration and its role as a “factor of stability and good neighbourliness in the region.” Sources also said that President Thaçi will ask from EU senior officials to accelerate the visa liberalisation process for Kosovo citizens.

The declared assets of Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa and President Hashim Thaci are to become the subject of a financial investigation by the Kosovo Anti-Corruption Agency.

The anti-corruption body held its annual draw last week and announced that among other high officials, Mustafa and Thaci would have their assets audited.

The following opinion piece by President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, originally appeared in the US-based Religion News Service agency. 

Islamist extremism has become an increasingly deadly challenge for the Western world. A particularly unfortunate response can be seen in the rising influence of far right, isolationist and nativist political forces on both sides of the Atlantic.

President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, met today in Vatican the Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Richard Gallagher, and spoke of interfaith, ethnic, and political tolerance in Kosovo. “Kosovo enjoys good relations with all countries in the region and now, under the European Union’s facilitation, is in dialogue with Serbia in a process that is bound to lead to reconciliation of our people in the near future”, said Thaçi. He also spoke of the need for the Holy See to recognise Kosovo saying this would send a positive signal to all the people of Kosovo and the world.

Kosovo’s President, Hashim Thaçi, during an interview with Austrian Press Agency said that all those that will be indicted by the special court for war crimes, must surrender to justice, even if they are politicians. The news site reports that during the interview, Thaçi avoided the question whether he would continue to hold the post of the President if an indictment against him would be filed. He said he does not want to prejudge anything or give statements that would affect the judicial process.

The head of the Interpol office in Bosnia-Herzegovina says that Hashim Thaci will not be arrested "as long as he is Kosovo's president."

The reason for this, Branko Pavlovic told the N1 broadcaster, is that "Interpol in Lyon (HQ) decided not to deal with the issue."

In an interview that will be broadcaster on Wednesday evening, Pavlovic also said that the arrest warrant for Thaci was issued ten years ago "but is now not active because he has immunity."

Kosovo’s President, Hashim Thaçi, said in a meeting with Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, the EU-facilitated dialogue in Brussels for normalization of relations with Serbia has contributed to advancing Kosovo’s European integration as well as to consolidating Kosovo’s sovereignty in the north.

The President of Republic of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, met today with Gabrielle Meucci, the out-going head of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX). “I thank you for the work that you have done. You have successfully led a complex organization and you managed to do so thanks to your wisdom and calmness,” Thaçi told Meucci. Thaçi added that EULEX is a successful mission and that it will continue to operate in Kosovo albeit with a new mandate that will reflect the reality in Kosovo.

Kosovo's authorities will in the next few days set up a working group to establish the Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO).

That is what Kosovo President Hashim Thaci told Tanjug on Thursday.

Thaci could not specify who the members of the working group will be, but noted that there will be no representatives of Serbia.

He said that he respected Serbia's legitimate interest regarding its people who live in the territory of Kosovo, but that Kosovo was "an independent state."