Kosovo Ministry of Defence inaugurated
Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has symbolically unveiled a board at the entrance of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) Ministry premises reading ‘Ministry of Defence’ which marks the beginning of KSF’s transition into Army. Original post Here
Kosovo leaders, US Ambassador to discuss tariffs on Tuesday
Kosovo’s Prime Minister and Speaker of Parliament are set to meet on Tuesday the U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo to discuss the United States Government request on suspension of 100 percent tax on Serbia’s goods. Original post Here
Kosovo President, Prime Minister at odds over tax on Serbia's goods
The dispute between Kosovo’s President and Prime Minister over tax imposed on goods from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina surfaced again on Saturday after the President urged the Government to listen the U.S. advice and revoke the decision on 100 percent tax. The U.S. Government urged Kosovo authorities to suspend the tax …
Serbia’s brutal information warfare against Albanians, says Kosovo’s deputy prime minister
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, sharing a report of Serbia’s tabloid Informer, known for publication of fake news, says Serbia continues its information warfare through fake news. Original post Here
Serbia interrogates at the border two Kosovo Army members of Serbian nationality
Serbian police have on Saturday stopped two Kosovo Security Force (KSF) members of Serbian nationality at the border crossings of Jarinje in the north and interrogated them for more than three hours. Kosovo authorities have condemned the incident and urged the EU to react. Original post Here
Kadri Veseli ready to answer international prosecutors, if invited
Former high ranking commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and Speaker of Kosovo Parliament, Kadri Veseli, says he is ready to answer an invitation from the international prosecutors who are investigating and prosecuting alleged crimes committed by the KLA. Original post Here
Kosovo war crimes court imposed on Kosovo, says ex-prime minister
Kosovo’s opposition leader says international community imposed to Kosovo creation of the Specialist Chambers based at the Hague, established to try alleged crimes committed by Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA. Original post Here
Palau revokes recognition of Kosovo
The Republic of Palau has revoked its 2009 decision to recognise Kosovo as independent state, Pristina based Klan Kosova TV reports. Original post Here
Kosovo’s Haradinaj mentions no tax after meeting EU’s Hahn
Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj told EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, that Kosovo is committed to EU integration path. Haradinaj mentioned no tax on Serbia’s imports imposed by his Government causing a clash with the EU officials in Brussels who urged Kosovo to revoke the …
Tax, Kosovo Army stirred tensions in Balkans, says Putin
Russian President, Aleksandar Putin, who on Thursday visited Belgrade has addressed also solving of Kosovo-Serbia issue. During a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Putin said Russia’s position towards Kosovo is already known. Original post Here
Speaking on his podcast this Sunday, Prime Minister Edi Rama said that Albania is closer than ever to the European Union, adding that the objective is achievable with commitment and determination. He stressed that the European Commission and the member states are currently in a phase of discussing the Commission’s …
*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(–scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(–thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-(–header-height)” dir=”auto” data-turn-id=”96c01ebe-b61e-4d9e-99e9-6d0616380871″ data-turn-id-container=”96c01ebe-b61e-4d9e-99e9-6d0616380871″ data-testid=”conversation-turn-3″ data-scroll-anchor=”false” data-turn=”user”> The Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Hristijan Mickoski, paid a visit this Sunday to the village of Kallamas in the municipality of Pustec, where he attended the inauguration of a monument dedicated to Macedonian heroes of the Second World War. …
A spokesperson for the European Commission has reacted to statements made by the leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, against the EU Ambassador to Tirana, describing them as unacceptable. In a statement to Euronews, the spokesperson emphasized that the European Union strongly condemns the personal attacks made on Europe …
The German Embassy in Tirana has published a message from the dean of the diplomatic corps of European Union member states, the Ambassador of Cyprus to Athens, Stavros Avgoustides, who also covers Albania. The published message contains a joint statement by EU Ambassadors accredited in Albania, emphasizing their full support …
Prime Minister Edi Rama, during his speech at the Socialist Party assembly in Elbasan, commented on the political situation in the country and Albania’s European integration process, while launching accusations against the opposition. Rama described the opposition as “an ambulant catastrophe,” stating that the vacuum created by it could be …
The chairman of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, during a video message, accused Prime Minister Edi Rama of attempting, in what he called the Prime Minister’s “Sunday monologue,” to conceal the report of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee on Albania, by allegedly failing to mention any of the concerns …
The European Union Ambassador to Albania, Silvio Gonzato, said in a speech delivered at the opening ceremony of Europe Week that strengthening the rule of law is the foundation of prosperity and the key to Albania’s integration into the EU. Gonzato stated that Albania, as a candidate country seeking membership …
Prime Minister Edi Rama said in his speech at the opening of Europe Week that, for Albanians, Europe remains both a dream and a promised land because of the country’s long isolation from the rest of the world. “For us Albanians, Europe remains, even in these gloomy times, what it …
Prime Minister Edi Rama said in his speech at the opening of Europe Week that Albania’s path toward the European Union is difficult, but irreversible. Rama emphasized that the rule of law, as a guarantee ensured by the EU, cannot be negotiated. “If today we are confident about the progress …
*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(–scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(–thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-(–header-height)” dir=”auto” data-turn-id=”fff59cf8-973b-45ad-9994-a7bce15b632b” data-turn-id-container=”fff59cf8-973b-45ad-9994-a7bce15b632b” data-testid=”conversation-turn-17″ data-scroll-anchor=”false” data-turn=”user”> The European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, is expected to make her first official visit to Kosovo on Friday, May 15. *]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(–scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(–thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(–header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]” dir=”auto” data-turn-id=”request-WEB:e00a4416-cd7f-4e71-ab3d-695465d210ed-8″ data-turn-id-container=”request-WEB:e00a4416-cd7f-4e71-ab3d-695465d210ed-8″ data-testid=”conversation-turn-18″ data-scroll-anchor=”false” data-turn=”assistant”> This was confirmed by unofficial sources within European institutions …