Juncker kicks off Balkan tour with visit to Macedonia, Albania
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has started his Western Balkans tour by visiting Macedonia and Albania on Sunday in a bid to expand the European Union and explain to the region leaders the EU strategy on Western Balkans which was published at the beginning of this month. Original post Here
Technical dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia resumes on Monday
The technical dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade resumes in Brussels, on 26 February, after it was suspended last month by Serbian delegation. Original post Here
Kosovo war crimes court to issue first indictments in March
Gazeta Express has learned that the outgoing Special Prosecutor, David Schwendiman, who will be leaving the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office on 31 March 2018 – was requested to sign an indictment and the first arrests of the war crime suspects by the Special Court are expected next month. Some of Kosovo’s …
Haradinaj: No agreement with Srpska List on ratification of demarcation
Kosovo Prime Minister during an extraordinary press conference in Pristina explained the accord reached by political parties on ratification of the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro. All Albanian political parties represented in Kosovo Parliament reached a consensus to ratify the demarcation. Only Vetevendosje is against ratification of the deal. …
Apostolova calls on Vetevendosje and Sprska to support demarcation with Montenegro
Head of the EU Office in Kosovo, Nataliya Apostolova, has on Saturday congratulated Kosovo political parties for reaching the agreement on ratification of border demarcation with Montenegro. Original post Here
Haradinaj confirms reaching the consensus on demarcation
Kosovo Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, confirmed reaching of the consensus of political parties enabling ratification of the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro. But he said that he has not given up from the report of the State Commission on demarcation, which according to Haradinaj, will be part of the …
Kosovo parties reach consensus on ratification of border deal with Montenegro
Kosovo political parties have on Saturday finally reached a consensus enabling ratification of the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro. The news has been confirmed by Speaker of Parliament Kadri Veseli, and Foreign Minister, Behgjet Pacolli. The consensus was reached a day after Parliament failed to ratify the deal because …
Pacolli asks the EU react after Kosovo was excluded from a regional summit
Kosovo First Deputy Prime Minister, and minister of Foreign Affairs, Behgjet Pacolli has reacted after Kosovo was not invited to attend the Summit of Western Balkans in Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Pacolli asked the EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn and the European Union to take notice the lack of will …
Delawie to Kosovo leaders: Pass Border Demarcation!
US Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, has reiterated on Friday that Kosovo leaders should ratify the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro. His message came after the Parliament of Kosovo failed again on Friday to ratify the border deal because of internal disagreements of political parties. Original post Here
Haradinaj’s party urges MPs to vote demarcation according to their request
The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) of Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, says the Draft Law on ratification of the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro, should be voted by all MPs next Wednesday when the Parliament will convene again to vote on its ratification. Sealing the border deal …