Tag: Косово

Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki, today denounced interference of Albania and Kosovo in the internal affairs of Macedonia as improper and inappropriate “It is improper, nor appropriate when a Prime Minister or President of a neighbouring country directly interferes in internal affairs, especially not in a period of time after democratically conducted elections and the formation of government. They are...

The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi today held meetings with the leaders of the Albanian parties from Macedonia – DUI, Besa Movement and the Albanian Alliance, who secured seats in Parliament during the early parliamentary elections held on December 11. Thaçi's cabinet announced that he had congratulated the leaders of DUI, the Besa Movement and the Albanian Alliance, Ali Ahmeti,...

Coordinated anti-terrorist operations have recently been conducted in Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo, designed to arrest people suspected of recruiting fighters for the Islamic State in the Balkans. According to information published yesterday by the Albanian and Kosovo press, suspects had been detained for allegedly planning terrorist operations in the Balkans. The Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed for "Meta" the participation of...

The Police forces of Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo in Ohrid today signed a memorandum of cooperation which provides for the formation of an expert group dealing with illegal arms trafficking in South-East Europe, and regulating the manner of mutual cooperation, stated the Ministry of Interior. (MOI) "In the past few years, this region has not only been a crossroad...

The Serbian Prime Minister Aleksander Vucic voiced his unhappiness on Tuesday because of the support Macedonia and Montenegro gave to Kosovo with their recommendation for Kosovo's membership for UNESCO, but they are their own countries with their own policy. However, he added that Serbia "will not forget." “My message to the citizens of Serbia is: head up, no matter how...

The Foreign Minister of Austria Sebastian Kurz said West Balkan countries must not face a blocked road to the EU because some of the, like Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, are in danger of steering away from Europe and towards radical Islamist group, like we have in the middle of Europe. -This is an immediate danger for us as neighbors....

The police has confirmed the identity of a 71 year old man who died in a shooting today afternoon around 11:20, on the Tode Mendol street in the Kumanovo neighborhood Divo Naselje, reports „Pres24“. The portal says Riza R. has died of gunshot wounds. His 30 year old son Adnan has sustain severe injuries. The suspect in the shooting is...

"The Public Prosecution for organized crime and corruption takes daily measures and activities related to events that occurred in Kumanovo in the implementation of the police operation. Given the sheer volume of evidence, investigative procedure is underway. The prosecution cannot share details from the investigation. The moment conditions are created, the public will be familiarized with all the information...

Guidelines and warnings of possible retaliatory action in the police operation in Kumanovo on 9th of May and increased level of security measures contained in the guidance telegram which the Ministry of Interior sent to senior officials in the ministry, is still in force, confirmed Deputy Minister of Public Relations at the Ministry of Interior Ivo Kotevski for META. -...

As of 1st of January this year, more than 6,000 citizens who have immigrated to Western countries, especially in Germany, returned to Kosovo. This was stated by migration official of the Kosovo Interior Ministry Valon Krasniqi for the Kosovo media "Kosovalive". According to him, unlike last year, the number of returnees has increased. April UNDP report reads that 47 percent of...

The statement for unification of Albania and Kosovo was taken out of context, said Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in an interview with "Al Jazeera Balkans". Rama assessed that relations between Albania and Serbia have never been better, adding that "the process of integration must be understood as the only tool for the modernization of our reality, and also to...

Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci called the EU to stop “unjust isolation” of Kosovo. Thaci today in Germany met with a group of MPs for Southeast Europe, who are members of the Bundestag. - I stressed to the MPs that the future of Kosovo are EU and NATO and that Kosovo society and the entire political class are dedicated...

Residents of Kosovo in January became the largest group to file applications for asylum in Austria. With 1,029 submitted requests, Kosovars exceeded Syrians who are fleeing the war in their country. In January this year, a total of 910 Syrians applied for asylum in Austria. Afghans are third, with 622 applications, while Iraqis are fourth with 286 applications. Last year, Syrians...

23 people are injured and 20 are taken into custody during the protest in Pristina, said Kosovo police spokesperson Baki Keljani. Several thousand people took part in the march from the government building to the Kosovo Assembly to express their dissatisfaction with the position of the metallurgical complex "Trpecha" and to demand the resignations of ministers Aleksandar Jablanovik and Hashim...

Before entering the European Union, Serbia should fully normalize relations with Kosovo, and it would be confirmed by a legally binding document, said Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz in an interview with NIN. - It isn’t in the interest of the EU to fully accept members which are in conflict with the neighboring countries, because it would mean “import” of...

European Union hasn’t officially requested Serbia to recognize Kosovo, stated Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dachik. - Serbia hasn’t changed its stance on recognizing Kosovo, nor the EU officially requested it - Dachik said, and also added that the official EU documents didn’t state that Serbia would have to recognize Kosovo. Dachik said the documents state that Serbia has to make progress...