Sport
September 08, 2021 – 17:37

Latest news from the sport

The well-known Albanian basketball player, Gerti Shima, has been appointed to the position of general secretary of the Albanian National Olympic Committee, writes Zeri.info.

KOKSH has announced today that the Executive Committee has approved the proposal of the President, Fidel Ylli, for the appointment of the representative of the Albanian National Team.

The former basketball player of Peja, Prishtina of the Union, officially took over the new task today, as he was introduced to the other members of the NOC staff.

Gerti Shima since 2017 is part of the Tirana club. The 35-year-old from the capital is the captain of the team. /Zeri.info

Sport
August 14, 2021 – 01:25

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The Football Federation of Kosovo announced days ago that the general secretary of FFK, Eroll Salihu, has resigned.

“Zeri” had also reported on his possible departure from the second most important position in the biggest house in Kosovar football since June.

All this came after several clashes that had taken place between him and President Agim Ademi.

Otherwise, the FFK Executive Committee appointed Salihu as Director of Sports – Senior Legal Advisor.

Salihu is a member of the UEFA Legal Committee and chairman of the Sports Arbitration Council at the KOC where he will continue.

Kush it’s successor i Erol Salihut?

Meanwhile, “Zëri.info” learns exclusively that the position of general secretary in FFK will be held by lawyer Taulant Hodaj.

The latter has experience in the field of international criminal law and has been engaged in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague.

Hodaj has also completed postgraduate studies in the field of international criminal law in Riga, Latvia.

Since April 2019, Taulant Hodaj, from the law office “Hodaj & Partners” has been informed by the Office of Defenders of the Specialized Chambers of Kosovo known as the “Special Court” based in The Hague, the Netherlands that he has been accepted as defense counsel at the Kosovo Specialized Chambers. /Zeri.info

world
August 02, 2021 – 23:11

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has proposed that the US lift visa requirements with Croatia.

Blinken praises Croatia for its tremendous progress as it says it has met the rigorous standards of the participating countries.

Croatia is one of the countries of the European Union and the last to join the union. / balkanweb

Notice from Blinken:

Today I nominated Croatia to join the Visa Waiver Program. This step towards visa-free travel recognizes Croatia’s tremendous progress in meeting the stringent standards for participating countries. We look forward to an even stronger US-Croatia relationship.