Mining complex privatization illegal, minister says

“We are against it and I see no way in which the privatization could be carried out."

We would be worried if you approved it, being "against" is the definition of your job. Just business as usual.

This is all getting a little tiresome but wasn't the ICJ decision supposed to sort out the question of soveriegnty so that legal ownership of assets (like the mines and anything that comes out of them) can be determined. It's all very well saying that the Kosovo Albanians can declare themselves independent (is that with a small 'i' or a capital 'I'?) but it really doesn't answer the fundamental question of soveriegnty! Since there is no clarity on the issue of soveriegnty and little point in calling on the impotence of the ICJ to assist, Serbia can rightly stick to resolution 1244.

PHANTOM MINISTER SAYS WHAT????

This is all getting a little tiresome but wasn't the ICJ decision supposed to sort out the question of soveriegnty
(this was inevitable, 21 April 2011 15:20)

Indeed... but the minister appears to not have read the news of the last 10 months or spoken with his colleague Vuk in the same time period. Otherwise he would know that the Kosovo's government can do the privatization based on art. 160 of Kosovo's Constitution. Kosovo's Constitution is based on the Kosovo's Declaration of Independence of 17 feb 2008. And the legality issues related to Kosovo's Declaration of Independence were settled by the ICJ last year.

So when the minister says "illegal", I'm not sure what law he is referring to... Most likely the Serbian law.

It is disingenuous for the minister to say that this takes away the livelihood of people. In fact, after privatization, the mines will be operated much more efficiently, which will undoubtedly result in new job creation, much better working conditions, and more wealth generation.

“We are against it and I see no way in which the privatization could be carried out."

We would be worried if you approved it, being "against" is the definition of your job. Just business as usual.

PHANTOM MINISTER SAYS WHAT????

This is all getting a little tiresome but wasn't the ICJ decision supposed to sort out the question of soveriegnty so that legal ownership of assets (like the mines and anything that comes out of them) can be determined. It's all very well saying that the Kosovo Albanians can declare themselves independent (is that with a small 'i' or a capital 'I'?) but it really doesn't answer the fundamental question of soveriegnty! Since there is no clarity on the issue of soveriegnty and little point in calling on the impotence of the ICJ to assist, Serbia can rightly stick to resolution 1244.

This is all getting a little tiresome but wasn't the ICJ decision supposed to sort out the question of soveriegnty
(this was inevitable, 21 April 2011 15:20)

Indeed... but the minister appears to not have read the news of the last 10 months or spoken with his colleague Vuk in the same time period. Otherwise he would know that the Kosovo's government can do the privatization based on art. 160 of Kosovo's Constitution. Kosovo's Constitution is based on the Kosovo's Declaration of Independence of 17 feb 2008. And the legality issues related to Kosovo's Declaration of Independence were settled by the ICJ last year.

So when the minister says "illegal", I'm not sure what law he is referring to... Most likely the Serbian law.

It is disingenuous for the minister to say that this takes away the livelihood of people. In fact, after privatization, the mines will be operated much more efficiently, which will undoubtedly result in new job creation, much better working conditions, and more wealth generation.