EU committed to help Kosovo fight corruption
EU Office/EU Special Representative, EULEX and Heads of EU Missions in a joint press release on Wednesday announced that they remain committed to fighting corruption in Kosovo stating that this is important for the enlargement process. Original post Here
EU to observe local election in Kosovo
Central Election Commission (CEC) and the EU Office in Kosovo have signed on Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on observing local election in Kosovo expected to be held on 22 October. Original post Here
Albania – Macedonia match ends in stalemate
On Tuesday night, Albania and Macedonia men’s football teams met on the pitch in Mladost Stadium in Strumica, Macedonia for their 2018 World Cup qualifying match. Original post Here
Kosovo to get new Government soon, says Haradinaj
Ramush Haradinaj, candidate for prime minister from the PDK-AAK-Nisma coalition, said coalition partners met on Wednesday to consult on forming new institutions. According to Haradinaj, new institutions will be established by the end of this week. Original post Here
Assembly, Government to be constituted by Friday
Representatives of the PDK-AAK-Nisma (PAN) coalition after inking a deal with Behgjet Pacolli’s AKR are confident that by the end of this week assembly will be constituted and new Government will be voted in. Most likely the constitutive session of Assembly will resume on Thursday. Original post Here
Murtezaj asks acceleration of Kosovo’s EU integration
Kosovo acting deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, Valon Murtezaj, is attending Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia. Original post Here
Croatian Court Approves Albanian Drone Flyer’s Extradition to Serbia
The Croatian Supreme Court ruled that Albanian citizen Ismail Morina can be extradited to Serbia, where he is wanted for flying a drone with flag depicting ‘Greater Albania’ during an international football match, BIRN has reported on Tuesday. Original post Here
Apostolova satisfied with the implementation of EU funded projects
Nataliya Apostolova, the Head of the EU Office in Kosovo visited on Tuesday Zvecan to watch closely implantation of four EU funded projects in this Serb inhabited municipality in northern Kosovo. Original post Here
Srpska open to negotiations on new Government
Member of the Serbian election list Srpska, MP Igor Simic, commented on the agreement reached between PDK-AAK-Nisma (PAN) coalition and the Alliance New Kosovo (AKR) on creation of news institutions of Kosovo. Original post Here
Small coalition partner splits from PAN
Movement for Unity, a small party which was part of the pre-election coalition with the PDK, AAK and Nisma (PAN), in a press release issued on Tuesday announced that they are no longer part of this coalition after recent constellation of political parties. 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