Kosovo to maintain friendship with US, says PM Haradinaj after meeting Ambassador Kosnett
Kosovo Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, hosted on Tuesday US Ambassador to Kosovo, Philip Kosnett. Original post Here
Kosovo’s opposition wants dialogue with Serbia after snap election
Kosovo’s main opposition party of LDK says continuation of dialogue with Serbia is possible only after snap election saying that coalition partners have lost majority in Parliament. Original post Here
Kosovo risks losing US military aid because of tax
Kosovo risks losing a 12-million-euro aid from the U.S. for its newly established army after resisting Washington’s call to suspend 100 percent tax on goods of Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Original post Here
Kosovo PM insists tax on Serbian goods will not be suspended
Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj reiterated Monday the 100 percent tax on Serbian goods will not be suspended. His comments came as international pressure on Kosovo authorities is mounting asking suspension of tax and resumption of dialogue with Serbia. Original post Here
European Commission, Kosovo discuss education, social policies and employment
The European Commission representatives and Kosovo authorities held the Stabilisation and Association Agreement Sub-Committee on Innovation, Information Society and Social Policy on 8th February 2019 in Brussels. Original post Here
Hague prosecutors summon another ex-KLA commander
Former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) General, Lahi Brahimaj, confirmed Monday that he has been summoned by the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office in The Hague, to be questioned for his role during and after the war in Kosovo. Original post Here
Coalition partners, opposition party of PSD asks support on dialogue platform – Kosovo’s Thaci
Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci, leaders of ruling coalition partners and opposition party of PSD discussed Monday on dialogue with Serbia and drafting of a joint platform. Original post Here
Kosovo court confirms indictment against MP Milaim Zeka over visa scam
Member of Kosovo Parliament of junior coalition party – Nisma, Milaim Zeka, will face a trial for alleged involvement in a visa scam, the Court of Appeals confirmed Monday. Original post Here
Platform on dialogue with Serbia to be submitted to Parliament tomorrow
Kosovo institutional leaders met on Monday to discuss Kosovo-Serbia dialogue. The meeting invited by Speaker of Parliament Kadri Veseli was attended by President Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and his deputy Fatmir Limaj. Original post Here
US Embassy confirms Iowa National Guard commander cancels Kosovo visit
US Embassy in Pristina has confirmed that Iowa National Guard commander, Major General Timothy Orr, has cancelled a planned visit to Kosovo over refusal to revoke the 100 percent tariffs on goods from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. 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