Tag: Kosovo

Why was the issue of destroying the poison containers delayed until now? How dangerous is the sulfuric oil? Whose fault is it that these containers were allowed in Kosovo? Which company was chosen for destroying the three contains with the oil in question? How long will it take to destroy the material and how much will it cost for the Kosovo government? Is the life of the citizens living near the containers in danger?

For these issues, the people who will be discussing in “Life in Kosovo” are
representatives of the Ministry of Environmental Issues, the ministry of
Internal Affairs, experts and representatives of the demonstrators from
Mitrovica.

In this week’s show there will also be an exclusive interview with the
minister of environmental issues, Mahir Yagcilar.

Life in Kosovo is a co-production between Kosovo Public Television, RTK,
and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN. The show is broadcast
every Thursday, starting from 20:15.

Why are there still students in Kosovo schools, who can’t read and write? Why is this still the case after they finish school? Should teachers, students, parents or institutions be blamed? What are the results of the high school graduation exam like? What strategies are needed to ensure the young people of the youngest state do not come out of schools ‘uneducated’?

To discuss these issues and more, joining Jeta Xharra in the studio will be:

Arlinda Beka – A parent from Kosovo;
Ismet Potera – Kosovo Institute of Pedagogy;
Alush Istogu – Head of the pre-University Education Department and
Mustafë Kadriu – Chief of the Evaluation and Standards Unit.

Putting their questions and concerns directly to our panellists will be:

Ismaijl Kurteshi – Head of the Education Department in Gjilan;
Jusuf Thaci – Education monitor from the civil society and
a group of high school students from Pristina, Mitrovica, Peja and Ferizaj

Life in Kosovo is a co-production between Kosovo Public Television, RTK, and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN. The show is broadcast every Thursday, starting from 20:15.

After the successful publication of Belgrade Insight, this newspaper comes as BIRN continues in its effort to promote self sustainability.

A special edition of the paper will be printed and distributed free on June 15, when Kosovo’s constitution enters into force and when the European Union’s new law and order mission, EULEX, begins speeding up its deployment in Kosovo.

The 16-page newspaper will contain Balkan Insight produced news and analysis from Kosovo and the region, accompanied with a guide of Kosovo must-sees, the best hang-outs as well as reviews, commentary and insider’s tips on how to make the most of your stay there.

How many holidays does Kosovo have and how many does it need?
Should also November 28 be an official holiday or only February 17 – the day when Kosovo declared Independence? How do the Kosovo MP’s and civil society representatives? Why was there too much ado by the side of those deputies who initially voted pro Ahtisaari package?

Government representatives, Assembly deputies as well as members of civil society and journalists will be discussing on these and other related issues.

Life in Kosovo is a co-production between Kosovo Public Television, RTK, and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN. The show is broadcast every Thursday, starting from 20:15

Few days before local and parliamentary poll takes place, BIRN will discuss with Albanian and Serb representatives from the fields of politics, economy and civil society about the main problems of both Albanians and Serbs living in southern Serbia

Has the Presevo Valley politics a self-identity or it is influenced by Pristina and Belgrade? Do local representatives have concrete projects for bettering the life of the Valley citizens? Why isn’t there potable water yet? Are there enough investments in this region? Why are Albanian and Serb youngsters leaving the valley? What is the perspective of the youth?

The debates will be broadcast in Presevo’s ALDI TV in the last week before the elections take place, in both Albanian and Serbian languages.

In addition, the same debates will be broadcast in the Kosovo public broadcaster, RTK. The debate on local elections in Presevo will be broadcast on Wednesday, May 7, whereas the debate on local elections in Bujanoc will be broadcast on Friday at 23:15.

The debate on parliamentary elections in Serbia and accountability of the local Albanian politicians towards their electorate will be broadcast on Thursday, May 8, 20:15 in RTK.

The following panellists will discuss on these debates:

The following panellists will participate in the general elections debate:

Ragmi Mustafa – Mayor of Presevo
Nikolla Llaziq – Editor of Vranjske Novonine from Bujanoc
Jonuz Musliu – Deputy Mayor of Bujanoc
Andrej Nosov – Youth Initiative for Human Rights
Baki Rexhepi – from SPEKTRI television channel and
Riza Halimi – Head of the election list from Party for Democratic Action and current member of the Serb Parliament

The following panellists will participate in the debate for local elections in Presevo:

Skender Destani – Democratic Union of the Valley, BDL
Dragolub Filipovic – ‘Serb List for Presevo’ Coalition
Riza Halimi – Party for Democratic Action, PVD
Naser Haziri – Citizens’ Group
Orhan Rexhepi – National Albanian Movement, LKSH
Basri Mehmeti – Democratic Alliance, AD and
Ragmi Mustafa – Albanian Democratic Party, PDSH

The following panellists will participate in the debate for local elections in Bujanoc:

Shaip Kamberi – Party for Democratic Action, PVD
Miodrag Milkovic – Citizens’ Group (Grupa Gradjana)
Nenad Mitrovic – Coalition for a Better Tomorrow (Koalicija za bolje sutra)
Jonuz Musliu – Democratic Progress Movement, LPD
Sali Salihu – PDSH- PDK Coalition (Albanian Democratic Party and National Democratic Party)
Dalibor Stanojkovic – Democratic Party of Serbia, DSS
Goran Taskovic- Democratic Party, Election List for Bujanoc – for a European Serbia – Boris Tadic
Mejdi Zeqiri – Albanian Democratic Union, UDSH

These debates have been endowed with the assistance of Youth Initiative for Human Rights, ALDI TV, a local television channel from Presevo, and Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

Few days before local and parliamentary poll takes place, BIRN will discuss with Albanian and Serb representatives from the fields of politics, economy and civil society about the main problems of both Albanians and Serbs living in southern Serbia

Has the Presevo Valley politics a self-identity or it is influenced by Pristina and Belgrade? Do local representatives have concrete projects for bettering the life of the Valley citizens? Why isn’t there potable water yet? Are there enough investments in this region? Why are Albanian and Serb youngsters leaving the valley? What is the perspective of the youth?

The debates will be broadcast in Presevo’s ALDI TV in the last week before the elections take place, in both Albanian and Serbian languages.

In addition, the same debates will be broadcast in the Kosovo public broadcaster, RTK. The debate on local elections in Presevo will be broadcast on Wednesday, May 7, whereas the debate on local elections in Bujanoc will be broadcast on Friday at 23:15.

The debate on parliamentary elections in Serbia and accountability of the local Albanian politicians towards their electorate will be broadcast on Thursday, May 8, 20:15 in RTK.

The following panellists will discuss on these debates:

The following panellists will participate in the general elections debate:

Ragmi Mustafa – Mayor of Presevo
Nikolla Llaziq – Editor of Vranjske Novonine from Bujanoc
Jonuz Musliu – Deputy Mayor of Bujanoc
Andrej Nosov – Youth Initiative for Human Rights
Baki Rexhepi – from SPEKTRI television channel and
Riza Halimi – Head of the election list from Party for Democratic Action and current member of the Serb Parliament

The following panellists will participate in the debate for local elections in Presevo:

Skender Destani – Democratic Union of the Valley, BDL
Dragolub Filipovic – ‘Serb List for Presevo’ Coalition
Riza Halimi – Party for Democratic Action, PVD
Naser Haziri – Citizens’ Group
Orhan Rexhepi – National Albanian Movement, LKSH
Basri Mehmeti – Democratic Alliance, AD and
Ragmi Mustafa – Albanian Democratic Party, PDSH

The following panellists will participate in the debate for local elections in Bujanoc:

Shaip Kamberi – Party for Democratic Action, PVD
Miodrag Milkovic – Citizens’ Group (Grupa Gradjana)
Nenad Mitrovic – Coalition for a Better Tomorrow (Koalicija za bolje sutra)
Jonuz Musliu – Democratic Progress Movement, LPD
Sali Salihu – PDSH- PDK Coalition (Albanian Democratic Party and National Democratic Party)
Dalibor Stanojkovic – Democratic Party of Serbia, DSS
Goran Taskovic- Democratic Party, Election List for Bujanoc – for a European Serbia – Boris Tadic
Mejdi Zeqiri – Albanian Democratic Union, UDSH

These debates have been endowed with the assistance of Youth Initiative for Human Rights, ALDI TV, a local television channel from Presevo, and Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

Xharra spoke about the experiences of establishing the most watched current affairs programme in Kosovo, “Life in Kosovo”, a show which tackles head-on the most pressing and controversial issues in Kosovo’s society, ranging from the lack of inter-ethnic tolerance, weak education system, corruption in the healthcare system and Kosovo’s main power supplier as well as topics such as political transparency and the much debated Kosovan identity.

Xharra was in a panel with Ahmat Zeidane Bichara, a journalist from Chad currently seeking political asylum in France because of the stories he has covered, Cai Chongguo, a Chinese expert on online censorship, Domenico Affinito a member of Reporters sans Frontières (Reporters Without Borders) in Italy and Enzo Nucci, the chief Nairobi correspondent with Italy’s RAI network.

The session was open to the public and the audience, mainly comprised of the students from the journalism school in Perugia, participated in the question and answer session.

Other international speakers at the 2008 festival included Carl Bernstein, Alastair Campbell, Christopher Dickey, Peter Eisner, Robert Fisk, Roy Greenslade, Bachi Karkaria, Eric Laurent, Ann Leslie, Robert Ménard, Anne Nivat, Fred Pearce, Knut Royce, Michael Specter, Alexander Stille, Philippe Val and many more.

Media represented included Al Jazeera International, BBC, Charlie Hebdo, CNN, The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, The Economist, Le Figaro, France Presse, The Guardian, The Independent, The New Scientist, Newsweek, The New Yorker, The Observer, Le Point, Private Eye, Reporters sans Frontières, Reuters,
The Times, The Times of India, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and others.

More details can be found on:
http://www.journalismfestival.com/festivaldelgiornalismo.php?article162

We will question some of the most crucial issues and problems facing the publicly-owned University of Pristina. Candidates running for the position will present their arguments on how they will fulfill their election pledges.

During the debate, candidates will be confronted with questions from university students.

Which are their priorities? How will they seek to depoliticise the students’ assembly and carry out their promises to really make a difference to students’ lives?

We will be asking these questions, plus many more.

“Life in Kosovo” is a co-production between Kosovo Public Television, RTK and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN. The show is broadcast every Thursday, starting from 20:15.

As part of this project, BIRN held a two day training on effective monitoring of public services. At the end of training, eight out of 18 participants were selected to carry out the monitoring of courts, education and the health system.

Successful candidates were picked from a number that applied to participate in the training programme.

The purpose of the training was to inform the candidates of the project substance, organisation, the monitoring system, collection methods and formats and possible challenges in implementing the project.

Training also covered issues related to monitoring each of the project’s key fields (healthcare, judiciary, and education) where candidates received lectures on the main issues and problems on each of these sectors and the indicators they’ll have to follow during the monitoring process.

The main trainer during the workshop was Ilir Hoxha while experts for the different fields were Betim Shala, lawyer; Xhafer Ahmeti, expert on education and Alban Selimi, journalist for health issues with the daily newspaper Lajm.

Participants in the training were:

Ibrahim Feimi, Leonard Ibrahimi, Arber Jashari, Isa Gacaferi, Rexhep Gashi, Shpat Kastrati, Avni Mehmeti, Jehona Ahmeti, Blerina Uka, Valdet Krasniqi, Faton Ademi, Valdrin Beka, Xhemil Klinaku, Betim Musliu, Bekim Saliu, Nexhat Xhokli, Fatmire Terdevci and Krenare Maloku.

During this project, BIRN will establish a network to monitor municipal courts as well as other institutions responsible for providing public services to citizens. This support will help ensure media and public oversight on the performance of public services in Kosovo.

This network will cover seven regions of Kosovo (Prishtina, Peja, Prizren, Gjakova, Ferizaj, Gjilan and Mitrovica) and will report back to the headquarters in Prishtina.

BIRN will use its “Life in Kosovo” show, the most watched current affairs programme in Kosovo, to broadcast the main conclusions of the monitoring results. The televised debates and investigative reports will aim to highlight the defects of the system but also the success stories in order to encourage civil servants and help build trust between citizens and institutions.

This project is supported by Rockefeller Brothers Fund.