Prime Minister of Kosovo sents a letter of condolences to the Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi sent a letter of condolences to his counterpart, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, Boyko Borissov, regarding the tragic death of Bulgarian citizens at Lake Ohrid.
The following is the letter of condolences.
Dear Prime Minister Borissov,
It was with deep sorrow that I received the tragic news of the death of your Republic’s citizens at Lake Ohrid.
The Government of the Republic of Kosovo and the people of Kosovo, have great sympathy for you, your government and the Bulgarian people.
We know that you will find the courage and strength to deal with this terrible loss.
Once again, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo and on my personal behalf, I offer you my most sincere condolences.
Hashim Thaçi Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo
Prime Minister Thaçi also sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Macedonia.
Dear Prime Minister Gruevski,
It was with great sadness that I received the news on the tragic death of Bulgarian citizens at Lake Ohrid, in the Republic of Macedonia.
The Government of the Republic of Kosovo and Kosovo’s people have great sympathy for you, your government and the Macedonian people.
We are convinced that, even in these difficult moments, you will find the courage and strength to deal with this great loss.
Once again, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo and on my personal behalf, I offer you my most sincere condolences.
Hashim Thaçi Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo
EULEX Justice Component – ‘A successful beginning’
As EULEX approaches its 9-month anniversary of operations on Wednesday, 9 September, the EULEX Head of Mission, Yves de Kermabon, has said the EULEX Justice Component has made a ‘successful beginning’ in its vitally important work. He said the Justice Component of EULEX had begun to play a key role in helping to build an independent and professional justice system in Kosovo. EULEX began operations on 9 December, 2008. The latest statistics released by the Mission show the impressive start that the Justice Component has made. During this period EULEX prosecutors working either alone or with their local counterparts have been involved in 467 prosecutions. The cases have included corruption, organized crime, war crimes, terrorism, inter-ethnic crime, weapons and drugs smuggling and murder. EULEX Judges have so far given more than 100 judicial decisions at all phases of the judicial proceedings, including pre-trial decisions/rulings and verdicts. The EULEX Office of Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF) has conducted 88 field operations (including 45 exhumations) and handed over 61 deceased individuals to families since December 2008 "The EULEX Justice Component is doing an excellent job, as these statistics indicate. Working alongside their local colleagues, they are helping to build an independent, professional and multi-ethnic justice system. It must be remembered that EULEX only became fully operational in April this year which makes the statistics even more impressive,” said Yves de Kermabon. “EULEX is determined to enforce the rule of law for the benefit of all the people of Kosovo. Our Justice Component in playing a key role in this and, despite the very real challenges ahead, it will continue to work hard and independently for the benefit of all.”
Recognition of Kosovo should be a precondition for Serbia to join the EU
The former UN envoy, the chief architect of Kosovo's independence, Nobel Peace Prize laurate Martti Ahtisaari, in an interview for the Austrian daily Die Press yesterday highlights that Kosovo can successfully manage itself without the international community tutors, while calls for investments in the country.
Address of Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo on the begining of the new school year
The following is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo’s congratulatory message for the new school year.
Dear teachers, schoolchildren and education employees,
The beginning of the new school year finds Kosovo better prepared in the fight for knowledge and education, with improved working and learning conditions for thousands of teachers and schoolchildren across our country.
During this year, Kosovo has made important achievements in the sphere of international integration and internal stability, with noticeable progress in all areas.
The Government of the Republic of Kosovo has continued to maintain the improvement of working conditions and progress in education, at all levels, as one of its priorities
The contribution of teachers in educating new generations so that they are able to compete with their peers on the world stage is the aim of the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo.
Dear teachers,
Being aware of your historic role and valuing your educational mission, the Kosovo Government promises that your material and financial conditions will improve every year.
With faith in your dignified work, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo and on my personal behalf, I offer you my most sincere congratulations on the beginning of the new academic year.
Congratulations, and I wish you every success in your work!
Hashim Thaçi
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo
EU Special Representative to Kosovo address to the European Parliament
EU Special Representative Pieter Feith made the following remarks at a hearing of the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) of the European Parliament today:
“I will speak about the progress made in Kosovo during the last months, but also the problems we have encountered along the way. Indeed, Kosovo faces many challenges in the coming months and I will try to EU assess these here today. Especially, I will focus on the role of the presences in Kosovo including reflections on my own efforts to coordinate and promote the objectives of the EU. In the execution of my mandate as EUSR I take particular care to reflect the position of each Member State with regard to Kosovo.
" If the Kosovo Serbs want their future in Kosovo, which we also want, they should accept the Ahtsari Plan and the extensive rights offered by this plan. "
Alber Rohan, former Deputy Special Envoy of the UN on the status
