Serbia proposes demarcation with Kosovo
Demarcation will be Serbia’s official proposal to resolve the Kosovo issue, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday. Original post Here
Haradinaj wants Germany involve in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj proposed Berlin to mediate Pristina-Belgrade talks and said the tariffs imposed by his Government on all Serbian goods should be addressed during the dialogue. Original post Here
Kosovo to suspend tax after recognition from Serbia, PM Haradinaj tells EU’s Hahn
Kosovo Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, who is attending Munich Security Conference met Friday EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn. Haradinaj told Hahn he is ready to suspend 100 percent tax on Serbian goods after Serbia recognises Kosovo’s independence. Original post Here
Trump congratulates Kosovo 11th anniversary of Independence
U.S. President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Kosovo President Hashim Thaci on the eleventh anniversary of country’s independence saying bilateral relationship between the two countries is rooted in the shared vision of a stable, secure, and prosperous Kosovo and Western Balkan region. Original post Here
EU Office in Kosovo to Government: Articulate steps on tax suspension
The Head of EU Office in Kosovo, Nataliya Apostolova, and Heads of EU missions in Kosovo reiterate their continuing concern over the imposition of 100% tariff on goods from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Original post Here
Serbian PM booed and accused of ‘betraying Kosovo’
A group of Serbia’s nationalists booed at Prime Minister Ana Brnabic during her speech marking the country’s Statehood day, media in Belgrade are reporting. Original post Here
Kosovo to take US advice on suspending tax, says Speaker Veseli
Parliament Speaker Kadri Veseli says continuation of dialogue with Belgrade is critical and the aim of dialogue is for Serbia to recognise Kosovo. Original post Here
Kosovo Air Traffic Controllers Suspend Strike
Kosovo air traffic controllers suspended temporarily strike Friday which caused cancellation and delay of many flights in and out of Pristina International Airport ‘Adem Jashari’ this week. Original post Here
Kosovo wants abrogation of UNSC Resolution 1244, creation of a war crimes tribunal for Serbia
Kosovo’s state delegation has finalised Thursday a platform on dialogue with Serbia which is yet to be confirmed by Parliament. If endorsed by MPs, the platform excludes negotiations on correction of borders, obliges negotiators to ask Serbia recognise Kosovo, abrogate UN Security Council Resolution 1244, as well as creation of …
Kosovo-Serbia correction of border should be balanced, says President’s advisor
Bekim Collaku, chief of staff to President Hashim Thaci of Kosovo, appearing in T7 show ‘Pressing’ said compromise is necessary for reaching a final comprehensive agreement between Kosovo and Serbia during EU-brokered dialogue in Brussels. Original post Here
Kosovo’s Prime Minister admitted Monday that the two advisors to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who last Saturday visited Kosovo, asked Pristina authorities to suspend tax on Serbian goods. Original post Here
Nenad Rasic, the president of the Serb Progressive Democratic Party, said Belgrade is manipulating Serbs in Kosovo and political entity of Srpska List has been created by Belgrade to manipulate Kosovo Serbs. Original post Here
Extradition of six Turkish nationals by Kosovo authorities suspected of their alleged links to Fetullah Gulen’s movement, was in violation in violation with dozens of regulations and marked an “egregious breach of democratic values” that highlights the Kosovo’s intelligence Agency’s susceptibility to political manipulation, the US Embassy in Pristina said …
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj will host today in his office Richard Moore, the Political Director of the British Foreign Office. Original post Here
Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman who is the first Kosovo Albanian survivor of wartime sexual violence to speak out publically, met Monday the EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini. Original post Here
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj hosted Monday in his office two political advisors to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Jan Hecker and Matthias Luttenberg. Original post Here
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, hosted Monday a delegation of German Government headed by Jan Hecker, advisor to Chancellor Angela Merkel on Foreign Policy, and head of Division for bilateral relations with states of South Eastern Europe, Matthias Lüttenberg. Original post Here
Co-heads of Kosovo’s Negotiation Team in dialogue with Serbia, Shpend Ahmeti and Fatmir Limaj, have travelled to Brussels when they will meet the EU officials who are facilitating Pristina-Belgrade dialogue. Original post Here
British Ambassador to Kosovo, Ruairi O’Connell, said international community will not assent Kosovo’s failure to fight organized crime and corruption, and urged authorities to do more in fighting serious crimes in order not to lose international support. Original post Here
NATO-led peacekeeping mission – KFOR, announced on Monday that its troops continue with the training cycle in order to be ready to be rapidly deployed all over Kosovo and to prevent any threat to a Safe and Secure Environment. Original post Here