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Mustafa seeks EU support for visa liberalization (Telegrafi)

In a visit to Brussels, Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa accompanied by Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci and European Integration Minister Bekim Collaku met President of European Parliament Martin Schulz and expressed appreciation of the government and the people of Kosovo for special support EP has provided to Kosovo. PM Mustafa stressed the importance of the signing of Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) and the hope that the European Parliament would soon ratify the agreement.

Insecurity (Kosova Sot)

Kosova Sot front page editorial notes that despite the initiative of the Prime Minister to gather on Monday Kosovo’s Security Council to discuss security measures in Kosovo after the terrorist attacks in Paris, Kosovo people do not feel safe. The danger does not come only from individuals influenced by extremist groups and extreme religious ideologies, but from the lack of the rule of law, notes this daily, criticizing Kosovo’s government for abusive governing, lack of accountability which has transformed the entire Kosovo into an insecure place.

Mustafa invites legal authorities to take measures against opposition’s actions (Koha)

Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, today during the Assembly session, requested by the legal authorities to take measures against the opposition MPs for, as he said, their violent actions at the Assembly. “The opposition’s actions at the Assembly are intolerable. Those who attack, those who throw chemical stuff which endangers the health of the MPs and diplomatic representatives, will answer for their actions. I call on the legal authorities to take action. We will not allow that 30 MPs to obstruct the work of the majority,” Mustafa said.

Mustafa: Serbia's aggressive campaign, obstacle to continuation of dialogue (Koha)

Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, in an interview with the Turkish news agency Anadolu Agency, said that Serbia's aggressive campaign against Kosovo's membership in international organizations, in which Kosovo was compared with ISIS, will undoubtedly adversely affect the continuation of the EU-brokered dialogue. “Serbia's aggressive campaign against Kosovo in UNESCO is an obstacle to continuation of the dialogue.

Mustafa: Renegotiation of agreements depends on Constitutional Court’s decision (RTK)

Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa said in an interview that the future steps with regards to the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities will depend on the decision of the Constitutional Court. He said that the temporary suspension of the agreement to establish the Association is “natural” because it would make no sense to work on implementation of the agreement for as long as it is being reviewed by the Constitutional Court.

Mustafa: Constitutional Court decision does not put into question dialogue with Belgrade (Indeksonline)

Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, stated at the meeting of the government today that the decision of the Constitutional Court to temporarily suspend agreement for Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities does not put into question dialogue with Belgrade. He said that the decision to address the Constitutional Court in regards to Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities was foreseen in the agreement signed in Brussels.

Mustafa says EC progress report indicates imminent visa liberalization (Koha)

Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa met today the head of the EU Office in Kosovo Samuel Zbogar who presented him this year’s European Commission progress report for Kosovo. Mustafa thanked the EU countries for constructive approach towards Kosovo stressing that the spirit of the report is an indicator of the Kosovo’s intensified EU integration process. He also said that the progress report, which comes shortly after the signing of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), is a sign that Kosovo will be granted visa liberalization within a short period of time.

Kosovo PM seeks support of Lithuania for visa liberalization (media)

Prime Minister of Republic of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, during his official visit to Lithuania, was hosted in a meeting today by the Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevicius. During the meeting between the two prime ministers, they discussed the strengthening of cooperation and relations between the two countries, as well as Lithuania's support for Kosovo's European integration processes. After the meeting, in a joint press conference, Prime Minister isa Mustafa thanked his counterpart Algirdas Butkevicius for the reception and support that Lithuania provided for Kosovo.

Hahn: EC might recommend visa liberalization for Kosovo (Koha)

The EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, said today in Pristina that he believes that by the end of this year the European Commission might recommend that Kosovo has achieved the standards required for visa liberalization. Hahn, in a joint press conference with Kosovo Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, said that in terms of visa liberalization, the initial findings are that Kosovo has met the criteria, but has yet to engage in other required objectives.