Independence of Kosovo

Interview by Panagiotis Michos

We are not begging for the recognition from Greece, points out Donika Gervalla - Schwarz in her exclusive interview with To Vima.

With no legal framework in place to regulate crypto mining in Kosovo, many of those involved in mining the currency say they are confused as to their options. Given crypto mining is not strictly illegal, their equipment cannot be confiscated providing it has been properly imported.

In a bid to push the governments of Serbia and Kosovo to renew the stalled EU-facilitated dialogue on normalisation of relations, 47 civil society organisations, CSOs, from both countries on Friday urged them to make more of an effort, expressing "deep concern" about a "deteriorating situation on the ground".

"The final agreement should be centred on mutual recognition," Bislimi, who is Prime Minister Albin Kurti's person in charge of the dialogue, added.

'Nothing is happening'

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti (second left) and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (right) meet for the first time in Brussels, June 15, 2021. Photo: Josep Borrell/Twitter. 

Kosovo's government is determined to appoint a new board of directors at Radio Television Kosovo, but fresh faces alone won't be enough to fix the troubled public broadcaster.

A witness at the trial for the 2018 killing of Kosovo Serb political party leader Oliver Ivanovic, told Pristina Basic Court on Wednesday that he wanted to change the testimony he previously gave to Kosovo's Special Prosecution.

The witness, who the judges asked media not to name for security reasons and to avoid witness-tampering, said he made the decision because he is afraid.

Electricity network system operator KOSTT announced on Tuesday that it will no longer supply consumers with power free of charge in four Serb-dominated municipalities of northern Kosovo - Mitrovica North, Zvecan, Zubin Potok and Leposavic.

As the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, pointed out, the capture of Vala would be catastrophic for our people, and he stated that he was worried because the Albanians demonstrated that international agreements were not valid for them.
Vui said that "those who plan to do that were grossly deceived".

She said on Channel 10 that Serbia is not interested in reaching an agreement with self-proclaimed Kosovo.
"Serbia is not interested in peace, nor in resolving the issue of the missing, and does not intend to reach an agreement with Kosovo," Osmani said, RTK2 reports.

Petkovic says that Rapporteur of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee for Kosovo, Viola von Cramon, tried to relativize violence against Serbs in northern Kosovo.