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Kosovo Parliament Debates Mass Exodus of Young
The Kosovo parliament met on Thursday to hold a special session on the exodus of young people, which deputies warned was having a highly damaging effect on the country's economy and future. The MPs were due to vote a resolution on the subject that night.
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Pristina Mayor Quits Opposition Vetevendosje Party
Pristina's mayor Shpend Ahmeti resigned from the main Kosovo opposition party, Vetevendosje, late on Wednesday, several months after he won his second mandate as its mayoral candidate - highighting serious internal problems within the party.
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Kosovo Judge Orders Opposition MPs' Arrests
A Kosovo judge clarified on Thursday that he had issued arrest warrants for three opposition Vetevendosje MPs, including Albin Kurti, after they failed to show up for their trial the day before for throwing tear gas in parliament.
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Kosovo Parties Resist Haradinaj Bid to Form Govt
Kosovo prime ministerial candidate Ramush Haradinaj from the coalition between the Kosovo Democratic Party, PDK, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, AAK and the Initiative for Kosovo, NISMA, planned to hold consultative meetings with political groups on Tuesday in a bid to create a new administration, but he could only meet the representatives of non-Serb ethnic minorities.
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Death of Key Witness in Kosovo Sparks Concerns
46-year-old detainee Naser Makolli died Monday afternoon while in detention, prompting officials from the radical Vetevendosje party to sound the alarm. Makolli was an important witness in an ongoing investigation into a previous death.
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Vetevendosje Demands Probe Into Kosovo Activist's Death
The opposition Vetevendosje movement has said the death of one its activists, Astrit Dehari, in prison in Prizren should be investigated by foreign experts.
At a press conference on Sunday, the opposition party demanded that the autopsy on Dehari, who died in detention, be conducted by foreign experts from Albania and Switzerland.
Kosovo's Vetevendosje Rallies Supporters in Albania
Two leaders of Kosovo's Vetevendosje [Self determination] Movement, party chairman Visar Ymeri and one of the founders, Albin Kurti, rallied several hundred supporters in Tirana, Albania, on Tuesday, explaining why they oppose the Kosovo parliament adopting a demarcation deal with Montenegro.
Kosovo Opposition Gives Ultimatum to Govt
Tens of thousands of protesters filled Skanderbeg Square in Pristina on Wednesday, on Kosovo's independence day, asking for two controversial agreements with Serbia and Montenegro to be scrapped and for the government to resign.
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Kosovo Braces for Opposition's 'Peaceful' Rally
Police and other security institutions in Kosovo are bracing for fresh opposition protests on Saturday, although opposition supporters have insisted they plan a peaceful rally.
"We plan to hold a peaceful march," Vetevendosje (Self-Determination) Movement spokesperson Frasher Krasniqi told BIRN.
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