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Kosovo assembly to be dissolved on Wednesday - report
Kosovo assembly to be dissolved on Wednesday - report
PRIŠTINA -- The assembly of Kosovo should be dissolved on Wednesday, and early parliamentary elections called for June 8.
This is according to RTV 21, which also reported that a session will be held tomorrow that will vote on this proposal.
Kosovo Fears Limited Timeline to Stage Elections
Members of the Kosovo Central Election Commission, CEC, are concerned they will have only a limited time to prepare for early general elections if they are held next month.
“If June 8 is set as the date, the CEC will have only about 30 days, which will be quite challenging,” Florian Dushi, a CEC member, told BIRN.
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Kosovo PM Pushes For Snap Elections in June
Amid continuing uncertainties over the date of national elections in Kosovo, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has proposed June 8 as a potential option.
He made his proposal on Friday to the President, Atifete Jahjaga, at a meeting held at the presidency building in Pristina.
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Serbia won't get reparations for NATO bombing - ambassador
Serbia won't get reparations for NATO bombing - ambassador
BELGRADE -- "If Serbia expects reparations for the 1999 bombing that is not something we will do, but we will continue to assist as before," says Michael Kirby.
Kosovo Extends EULEX Mission, Creates War Crimes Court
The Parliament in Pristina approved Wednesday a law to extend EU's rule-of-law mission to Kosovo, EULEX, until June 2016.
A special court will also be set up to investigate alleged war crimes by the former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), according to BalkanInsight.
Kosovo MPs Approve New War Crimes Court
The proposal to establish the new tribunal was passed by 89 votes to 22 in parliament on Wednesday, although Prime Minister Hashim Thaci called it “the biggest injustice and insult which could be done to Kosovo and its people”.
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Kosovo Extends EU Rule-of-Law Mission Mandate
Kosovo’s government on Tuesday voted in favour of a draft law which will see the mandate of the EU rule-of-law mission, EULEX, extended until June 15, 2016, and guarantees the continued operation of EULEX’s Special Investigative Task Force, SITF.
The extension of EULEX’s mandate was requested by Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga.
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EU's Ashton expected in Belgrade next week
EU's Ashton expected in Belgrade next week
BRUSSELS -- EU High Representative Catherine Ashton will visit Belgrade later this month, as soon as Serbia's new government has been formed.
This is according to EU sources in Brussels.
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Kosovo and Albania Mark Anniversary of 1999 Exodus
Officials from Pristina and Tirana gathered on Wednesday in Kukes, a town in north-east Albania bordering Kosovo, to commemorate the exodus of ethnic Albanians from Kosovo in April 1999, after NATO launched its air strikes on Serbian forces in a bid to end the war.
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Kosovo Constitution Still Challenged in North
Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga said the country’s “constitutionality and legality encompasses the whole of its territory, a country with functional and democratic institutions, based on all-inclusiveness.
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