EU requests continuance of the dialogue with Belgrade

• EU requests continuance of dialogue with Belgrade (dailies)
• Kurti: Thaçi’s government should fall (Koha Ditore)
• LDK aims to take “the donation” from Jahjaga (Koha Ditore)
• Mayor Muja interviewed for hours by EULEX prosecution (Koha Ditore)
• Request annulment of the agreements (Express)

Kosovo Media Highlights

EU requests continuance of the dialogue with Belgrade (dailies)
Continuance of the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade is a necessity, said that European Union officials, after the meeting that the Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi, had on Wednesday in Brussels with the EU High Representative for Foreign Policies and Security and deputy leader of the European Commission, Catherine Ashton.

“These discussions should be renewed as soon as possible, when the new Government in Belgrade starts its work,” said the Maja Kocijancic, Spokesperson of Baroness Ashton. According to her, Ashton has stressed the importance for both parties to implement all the reached agreements in the dialogue. “Ashton has expressed satisfaction for the renewal of the mandate for EULEX mission and stressed that that this mission is an important part of the EU engagement in Kosovo,” said Kocijancic.

According to the Office of the Prime Minister, Thaçi has reiterated the determination of Kosovo institutions towards the European perspective and he spoke about the projects that the Government has undertaken for the following months.

Kurti: Thaçi’s government should fall (Koha Ditore)
The Vetëvendosje movement requested that the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo not join the coalition with the Democratic party of Kosovo. The leader of the second biggest opposition power, Albin Kurti, stated on Wednesday at a press conference the fall of the Government lead by Hashim Thaçi and not discussions for coalition, should be the priority of the opposition parties. “On 2 December 20122, we had initiated a collection of signatures for the motion of distrust on the Government of Kosovo. It is the prime time for other opposition subjects to sign this motion,” said Kurti.

LDK aims to take “the donation” from Jahjaga (Koha Ditore)
Leaders of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, consider that institutional and party leaders are not obliged to respect only the laws but they are also obliged to defend their honor and fortitude, and this is achieved by keeping their promises. During a meeting that the leadership of this party held on Wednesday, it was concluded that the Thaçi-Pacolli-Mustafa Agreement witnessed by the US Ambassador Dell, and accepted as such by President Jahjaga, has nothing to do with the verdict of the Constitutional Court on the constitutional amendments, proposed ad hoc by the constitutional commission. “Atifete should not forget that her position is a donation. We have transformed her from an ordinary citizens to the first person of the country. Therefore, now she should show fortitude and resign,” said LDK Deputy Leader, Teuta Sahatqija.

Mayor Muja interviewed for hours by EULEX prosecution (Koha Ditore)
Prizren Mayor, Ramadan Muja, was interviewed on Wednesday by the prosecutors of the European mission for the rule of law, EULEX, regarding the suspected cases of the abuse of the official duty. The most senior official of the local government in Prizren was for more than five hours at the facilities of the District Prosecution, where he was interviewed by the mobile teams of the EULEX prosecution. Reliable sources of the newspaper, said that “the municipality mayor was interviewed regarding the claims for the abuse of duty, which have been made public for the opinion.”

Request annulment of the agreements (Express)
Express reports that the representatives of the three associations of Serbs in Kosovo, will hand over tomorrow in Belgrade to the President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic, and the designated for the creation of the Government Ivica Dacic, the petition of 27 thousand signatures of Kosovo Serbs, who request annulment of the reached agreements between Belgrade and Pristina during the dialogue in Brussels. One of the organizers of the petition, Vladimir Rakic, stated that the request will be also handed over on Thursday also to the Speaker of the Parliament of Serbia, Nebojsa Stefanovic.

Kosovo Press Headlines

Koha Ditore

Front page
• EU requests continuance of the dialogue
• Minister of Foreign Affairs gives the news on removal of cement tariff
• Kurti: Government should fall, not rescued
• LDK aims to take “the donation” from Jahjaga

Other headlines
• Ekrem Lluka withdraws from the witnessing which saved him €500,000 (4)
• Mayor Muja interviewed by EULEX prosecution for hours (5)
• Zymberi’s family dissatisfied on non-enlightening of his murder (6)
• Panariti requests a better treatment of Albanians in Serbia (6)
• Cadastral Agency blocks entrance of ‘Grand Hotel ” for PAK (7)
• Former agent Naim Miftari witnesses today against SHIK (8)

Zëri

Front page
• The “secret” meeting on discussions
• “No” to coalition with PDK
• LDK insists on Jahjaga’s resignation

Other headlines
• Editorial: LDK’s late reaction (2)
• Kosovo-Albania cooperation, an example for the region (2)
• Fule: Balkanic Benelux is not my idea (2)
• Pacolli expresses condolences for Ghana’s President (2)
• Vucic asks which are the parallel structures in the north (4)
• EULEX with a report on political crimes (5)
• Turks “occupy” Kosovo (6)
• Mimoza gives up, removes the cement tax (7)

Kosova Sot

Front page
• The cement tax removed
• Ashton to Thaçi: Negotiate with Belgrade
• One year after the action, the north towards discussions
• LDK makes the blockade official

Other headlines
• Vetëvendosje requests motion of distrust for the Government (2)
• Petition against the agreements handed over (4)
• Kosovo Serbs invited to participate in discussions (4)
• Hodzic holds her first meeting with the representatives in the north (4)
• Expansion of Turks in Kosovo (6)
• PTK tender in August (7)

Epoka e Re

Front page
• Çitaku: The north cannot be negotiated
• Vetëvendosje aims to bring the Government down
• NO to discussions without implementation of the agreements

Other headlines
• Panariti: Kosovo is being consolidated as a state (2)
• Hoxhaj: Votes cannot be won with foreign policy (2)
• Serbs of the north instructed to be patient (2)
• Fuele: Balkanic Benelux is not my idea (3)
• We are not afraid from Vetëvendosje (4)
• Vetëvendosje aims to bring the Government down (5)
• War veterans give ultimatum to the Government until September (7)
• LDK request respecting of the agreement for the President (7)

Express

Front page
• Politicians at Olympic Games
• Insists on dialogue
• Mimoza gives up
• Prizren Pasha

Other headlines
• Buzhala: Veton’s dignity (3)
• They request annulment of the agreements (4)
• Appeal for Serbs in the north to be patient (5)
• Recognitions, in process (6)
• Insist on implementation (6)
• Opposition advisors (6)

Bota Sot

Front page
• In autumn, Hashim the President, Ramush the Prime Minister, Atifete a Foreign Minister
• A Republika Srpska official appeals to Serbs of the north to be patient
• Hoxhaj requests Albania’s support on the road of integration
• Political agreement is Assembly Resolution, should be respected entirely

Other headlines
• Thaçi: No discussions without implementation of the agreements (2)
• Albania-Kosovo cooperation, a model that should be followed (3)
• Fule: Balkaninc Benelux is not my idea (3)
• Vetëvendosje appeals to opposition parties (6)
• Administrative office meets the citizens in the north (7)