Enver Hasani, former President of the Constitutional Court, commented on the main political figures in post-war Kosovo, starting with Rugova and ending with Kurti. In a story for Pressing, Hasani has made interesting descriptions.

He said that Rugova is an incomparable intellectual with everyone.

“Ibrahim Rugova is intellectually incomparable to anyone. He was born with an understanding of the average human soul. I have met him hundreds of times. You could never sift it without a book and cigarettes and without a glass of whiskey ever. “He was an unideologized intellectual,” said Hasani.

Meanwhile, he has described Hashim Thaçi as a cunning politician.

“Hashim as a politician gained experience and took risks. Much of Kosovo’s history cannot be written without it. He was very cunning and rarely said what he thought. “I said that he is very similar to Zog,” he said.

He knew Kadri Veseli differently, whom he has as a compatriot but also as a former student. Hasani said that Kadri Veseli is a brave and trustworthy man and has never understood why he took over the leadership of SHIK.

“I had Kadri as a student. A kind man, is very loyal. By saying it also comes out, do not trust me. I do not know how he got SHIK, he did not have any such features. I’m wondering. “He is brave, his family is resilient,” he said.

He also commented on Kurti, the current prime minister. He said that Kurti is the idol of many people today, but according to him, the fight against corruption of the government he leads, should be more concrete.

“Albini is the idol of all honest people and intellectuals, who have believed in books and clean hands all their lives. I believe this part of the fight against corruption would be the best thing that could happen. “I believe that the fight against corruption should be more focused,” Hasani said. / express

At the conference of the Regional Economic Forum held in Skopje, the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama said that beyond the open issue between Kosovo and Serbia, the regional initiative named today “Open Balkans”, made equal citizens and businesses of both states.

Rama said that other countries in the region that have not joined the initiative of Northern Macedonia, Albania and Serbia, can do this and according to him cooperation is the right solution for all countries.

“Beyond the open issue between Serbia and Kosovo, this initiative tells people and tells individuals and businesses that you are equal, beyond the fact that at the state and institutional level there is an issue that is still open and that is on the road to dealing with the difficult dialogue between the two countries. Now this is a colossal opportunity, for all our societies, this is a great potential and we do not have the luxury we do not have, but we do not have the right as a leader to keep this undeveloped potential, we have no right, we have no right to deprive our societies, our countries, of fair economic growth “, said Rama.

According to Rama, with the implementation of the agreements of this regional initiative, from 2023 the citizens of these countries will be freed from the problem of long waits at the border.

“In January 2023 we will have zero seconds of waiting at the border between our countries, others are welcome to come and join us, and if they come no one prevents them, and with that they invited us, they did not invite us, we were in tirana, all six places to discuss and there the difference was clear, some want some do not want, no problem, but what I said there I repeat here, highways, railways, free movement of goods, maybe they are not the same with democracy, but democracy and freedom without these is very difficult to have and to have it without threatening “, he added.

While the Serbian president, Aleksandar Vuiqi. Also spoke about Kosovo’s opposition to the minishengen, where among other things he said that “if it is degrading to sign Kosovo with a star, then enter Kosovo with a square”.

“When someone is prepared to join this initiative then they can, if any facility is required from Serbia and for you it is degrading if you sign Kosovo with a star then enter Kosovo with a square, it is not a problem, however we can do something to cooperate to we achieve results, do not ask for excuses why there is no cooperation, why the economy is not working, do not ask for excuses why citizens are not living better… We are open to everyone, but I do not personally want to repeat because I do not understand why I should we ask someone to take and eat, I do not want to force my child to eat, when he is hungry then he will eat, “said Vucic.

The Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia, Zoran Zaev said that they are open to countries that are outside this regional initiative, which is Kosovo, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

“We remain open, everyone chooses, if they think it is good for their citizens. “Let them enter the initiative, if not they do not enter, we opened a series of things that will benefit our citizens, the three countries, the economy, our businesses”, said Zaev.

As part of this initiative, the leaders of the three countries are expected to meet this year in Belgrade and Tirana.

The three leaders today named the Balkan minishengen “Open Balkans”, in which they called on other countries in the region to join.

The Specialized Chambers in The Hague have scheduled the next hearing for the former KLA leaders.

The next hearing will be held on Wednesday, July 21 at 2:30 p.m.

It will be held in the presence of the defense, the representative of the Office for Victims and the Prosecution.

The above-mentioned parties have the right to send their written submissions by July 16, if they wish to do so or otherwise they will give arguments only at the hearing.

Sport
June 25, 2021 – 23:31

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The President of the Kosovo Olympic Committee, Ismet Krasniqi, received today the Board Member of the International Federation of University Sports (FISU), Marku Zunic, the Vice President of the European Federation of University Sports (EUSA), Haris Pavletic, the Sports Director of the Academy of the Federation of University Sports of Croatia, Nikola Vinetetiiq, as well as the Cana family, Lorik Cana, the former legendary captain of the Albanian National Football Team and his father, Agim.

Part of the meeting was also the director of the Department of Sports in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Fitim Arifi, as well as the leaders of the University Sports Federation of Kosovo (FSUNK), President Diellza Shaqiri Kelmendi, Secretary General Venita Smakaj, and Dean Musa Selimi, member of the Board of FSUNK and the Executive Board of KOK.

The leaders of FISU and EUSA are staying in Kosovo to see closely the preparations that FSUNK is making on the occasion of organizing the World Championship for Universities in handball, which will be held next year in Pristina.

President Krasniqi accompanied by his advisor, Besim Aliti, at the same time sports manager at EUSA, thanked the leaders of FISU and EUSA for the visit to KOK, while expressing gratitude for the organization of the World Championship FSUNK, for which he expressed the support of KOK in organizing this drive, for which he added assessed that it is of great importance not only for our sport, but in general for our country.

President Krasniqi also thanked the Cana family for the visit and the support they are giving to the organization of this championship, as well as other processes through which the Olympic Movement in Kosovo is going.

The guests from FISU and EUSA expressed the pleasure of being in Kosovo, while highly appreciating the achievements of our sport, expressing confidence that the handball world will pave the way for Kosovo to organize other major events. /Zeri.info

Sport
April 02, 2021 – 23:36

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The President of the Kosovo Olympic Committee, Ismet Krasniqi, received today separately the leaders of the Volleyball Federation of Kosovo, President Bahri Gjinovci, Vice President Mimoza Shkodra Bislimi and Secretary General, Valon Nikçi, and the Board of the Karate Federation of Kosovo (KCF) with the Secretary General, Nazmi Gashi.

The leaders of FVK and KCF have congratulated President Krasniqi for being elected head of the KOC, with the hope and confidence that they will have fruitful cooperation.

President Krasniqi, thanking the leaders of both federations for the visit, expressed his readiness that his cooperation and the KOC with these federations and others will not be lacking, on the contrary, it will only be strengthened.

The Vice President of the Volleyball Federation of Kosovo, Mimoza Shkodra Bislimi, was also elected Vice President of the KOC.

The gifts of both federations for President Krasniqi were also present. /Zeri.info

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April 02, 2021 – 23:58

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The leaders of the Liverpool club are reportedly trying to extend the contract of Mohamed Salahu, Zeri.info reports.

The contract of the Egyptian striker expires on June 30, 2023, but the reigning English champion wants his stay in the team for even longer.

Salah is reportedly being wanted by Real Madrid, as the English media write that the “Reds” are trying to convince the player to sign a new contract.

The 28-year-old is still one of the main players at Liverpool this season. Mohamed Salah has so far scored 25 goals in all competitions. /Zeri.info

The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Political System and Inter-Community Relations in Northern Macedonia, Artan Grubi, pays a one-day visit to Kosovo tomorrow.

During the visit, Grubi will have meetings with the leaders of political parties, Vjosa Osmani, Enver Hoxhaj, Lumir Abdixhiku, Ramush Haradinaj, Fatmir Limaj.

The announcement does not mention that Grubi will meet with the head of LVV, Albin Kurti.

The topic of conversation in the meetings will be the Registration process in the Republic of Northern Macedonia.

According to the announcement, Grubi will also meet with the president of the association “Orphans of the Balkans”, Halil Kastrati./Zeri

Serbia will only join the EU when it is deemed ready and the bloc has been reformed and can accept new members, the presidents of Serbia and France agreed during Emmanuel Macron’s visit. But Serbia’s Aleksandar Vučić tacitly admitted that Belgrade could not join the EU in 2025. EURACTIV Serbia reports.

Macron only visited Serbia on his two-day foray into the Western Balkans. The subjects dealt with were the European integration of Serbia and the Kosovo problem as well as the improvement of relations and the economy.

After meeting with Vučić, Macron reiterated that the EU could not expand until it was reformed internally, while Serbia had its own homework to do and reforms necessary to advance its EU offer.

“With 28 members, the EU is already not functioning and cannot expand, cannot make progress without reforming itself,” Macron said at a press conference.

The letter – Macron pulls the Balkan carpet

Playing with the Balkans quickly and easily is not a good idea. The EU has already found this out the hard way more than once. Now the region needs clarity and oversight in order to progress gradually towards mainstream Europe. Apparently, Emmanuel Macron missed this memo.

Vučić said that an accession date for Serbia in 2025 mentioned in the European Commission’s strategy for the Western Balkans was just another in a series of dates that had been announced and failed to materialize.

He also said that reforms in Serbia and the EU are parallel processes and stressed that Serbia was working on issues that the Commission had highlighted as problematic, particularly those related to the rule of law.

“We are trying to objectively analyze the EC report (progress report) and make changes in various areas,” said the Serbian President.

Another important topic that the two presidents discussed was Kosovo, Serbia’s former province that declared independence in 2008. In addition to reforms and adaptation to EU legislation, one of the most important prerequisites for Serbia’s EU offer is to reach a comprehensive agreement with Kosovo.

Kosovo’s independence has been recognized by a significant part of the international community, including many EU Member States, but not by Serbia or Russia.

In order to renew the EU-mediated dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Macron and Chancellor Angela Merkel organized a Western Balkans summit in Berlin in June and planned the next meeting in Paris in early July.

However, the Paris meeting was canceled due to limited progress as Pristina maintained its import tariffs on Serbian goods while Vučić refused to resume dialogue until the tariffs are lifted.

Vučić admitted that Serbia and France did not see this on an equal footing – “for France Kosovo is independent, for Serbia not” – but said he had asked the French President to help solve the Kosovo problem.

Macron said a compromise had to be reached and France would support the resumption of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue in order to find a concrete solution in the next few months.

He added that he would organize a special meeting with the leaders of Kosovo, Serbia and the German Chancellor.

The French president also said that relations between France and Serbia should get a new boost with several new agreements.

During the visit, France and Serbia signed 22 economic, cultural, scientific and defense pacts – including an agreement on the procurement of French Mistral air defense missiles – and a letter of intent to build the Belgrade subway.

Macron also announced that in a few months a French regional development agency would be set up in Belgrade, which would contribute to Serbia’s economic development.

During the visit it was also announced that the Euronews channel and the HD-WIN media group, which are part of Telekom Srbija, are jointly launching the news channel Euronews Serbia and the digital platform.

Emotional part of the visit

After the official talks, Macron also spoke to several thousand citizens who had gathered in Belgrade’s largest park, Kalemegdan, in front of a renewed monument of gratitude for France. Unveiled in 1930, the monument is dedicated to the friendship between Serbia and France, which was formed during the First World War.

Macron spoke mostly in Serbian and was often interrupted by applause. He said France will never forget the sacrifice of the Serbian people in World War I.

“They show that the message inscribed on this monument,“ We ​​love France as it has loved us ”is still alive. A hundred years later. Now it’s my turn to tell you on behalf of my country that France loves you as you loved France, ”said Macron.

The French President ended his visit to Belgrade today with a meeting with students from the Regional Office for Youth Cooperation (RYCO).

When a reporter asked him why there was no meeting with the opposition, Macron replied that he would not meet them during the visit because their initiative was late, but added that there was an ongoing dialogue with the French embassy in Serbia.

“The political forces, including the opposition, are in constant dialogue with the embassy. They all attended the celebration (Bastille Day). The letter arrived this morning (July 15th) and I couldn’t take it because the program was done, ”said Macron.

Freedom and Justice Party leader Dragan Djilas posted a photo on his Twitter account on July 16 of a request to meet Macron, which stated that it would be on July 9, rather than the morning of July 15 had been sent. as the French President said.

[Edited by Zoran Radosavljevic and Sam Morgan]

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Local civil rights activists are calling on police to arrest a Southland woman who allegedly falsely accused a black teenager of stealing her iPhone.

The incident occurred on December 26th and was videotaped in a New York hotel. The police did not release the woman’s name, but various media reports indicate that she is a 22-year-old Sun Valley woman.

The cell phone video shows the woman chasing and attacking the boy. His family wants the woman to be charged with assault.

Local civil rights activists agree.

“You have a young woman who was identified as a racially motivated attacker in a cell phone attack in New York,” said Earl Ofari Hutchinson, president of the LA Urban Policy Roundtable. “She needs to be arrested, extradited and prosecuted, and this was a racially motivated attack. Make no mistake. “

This woman actually got off her iPhone in an Uber ride. This driver gave it back to her a short time later.

The teenager is the son of Grammy-winning artist Keyon Harrold.