Hashim Thaci

An interview of Novinite with Kosovo's Foreign Minister Deputy Prime Minister Hashim Thaci following the anniversary of Kosovo's independence which was proclaimed in 2008.

Thaci, who was the first Kosovo politician to head the government after Pristina declared independence, gives his account on the past seven years' developments in his country.

The recognition of Kosovo is a one-way street, and demands of the EU will force Serbia into taking the step, Hashim Thaci, once Kosovo's first Prime Minister and now Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has told Novinite.

Seven years ago, on 17 February, the Parliament in Pristina unilaterally proclaimed Kosovo's independence from Serbia.

Now, hopes for a better life have turned to bitterness as poverty and corruption stall the country's progress, LA Times commented in an article marking the anniversary.

A transparency report by Google, which contains data on government requests for user information and requests to remove material from the net, says the US internet giant received four requests from the government of Kosovo to remove content.

Agreement on judiciary reached in Brussels

BRUSSELS -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa last night in Brussels signed an agreement on the judiciary.

Serbian ministers in Kosovo's coalition government threatened to withdraw after the dismissal of Minister of Communities and Returns Aleksandar Jablanovic on Tuesday.

The decision of Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa to dismiss Jablanovic came after a series of violent protests in the country, which demanded his resignation.

Mustafa's decision to sack Aleksandar Jablanovic as Minister for Communities and Returns, after a remark he made in January caused mass protests, has unsettled the remaining Serbian ministers in the coalition government.

The minister had infurated Kosovo Albanians by calling protesters "savages" and after a series of tumultuous protests, Musfa axed him on Tuesday.

Serb minister dismissed from Pristina government

PRISTINA -- The minister for returns and communities in the Kosovo government, Aleksandar Jablanovic, has said that he learned about his dismissal from the media.

"Death notice" for Serb minister in Kosovo government

BELGRADE -- Photographs showing "a death notice" written in Albanian for a Serb minister in the Kosovo government, Aleksandar Jablanovic, have appeared on the internet.

The mock notice reads as follows:

Pristina: U.S. supports creation of Kosovo army

PRISTINA -- The U.S. Department of Defense Ministry has "expressed its support" for Pristina's efforts to transform the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) into an army.