Self-Determination protest over Brussels deal

Ethnic Albanian Self-Determination Movement supporters pushed back members of the Kosovo police guarding the buildings housing the assembly and government. Tanjug news agency said that the protesters today in Pristina also removed obstacles placed in the vicinity of the buildings and blocked access to them. Self-Determination protest over Brussels deal The KPS said the protest was "illegal", because they received no notification about its staging. Supporters of the radical movement are protesting over the recent agreement on Kosovo's regional presentation under a footnote that references UN Security Council Resolution 1244 and the opinion of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence. The movement's Secretary General Dardan Molicaj said that the protest aimed "to suspend the work of 'a bad government'." Molicaj said that "concrete actions on the deposition of the current government would start on Monday". more photos Self-Determination leader Albin Kurti in the meantime said the agreement on Kosovo's regional representation had been signed to allow Serbia to become candidate for EU membership. Kurti appeared on the KTV television outlet criticizing the government in Pristina, and its head, Hashim Thaci. The agreement, said Kurti, was "Thaci's and not Kosovo's, which is why Self-Determination wants it annulled". Kurti stated that members of his movement had collected 15 signatures from Kosovo assmebly members and delivered a petition with 15,000 signatures asking for an emergency meeting of this body. According to earlier reports by media in Pristina, the assembly authorities denied the request. Parliament Speaker Jakup Krasnici said that "the president, prime minister and 40 members of the parliament could request an emergency meeting". The protest in Pristina on Monday (Beta) Tanjug

Self-Determination protest over Brussels deal

The KPS said the protest was "illegal", because they received no notification about its staging.

Supporters of the radical movement are protesting over the recent agreement on Kosovo's regional presentation under a footnote that references UN Security Council Resolution 1244 and the opinion of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence.

The movement's Secretary General Dardan Molicaj said that the protest aimed "to suspend the work of 'a bad government'."

Molicaj said that "concrete actions on the deposition of the current government would start on Monday".

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Self-Determination leader Albin Kurti in the meantime said the agreement on Kosovo's regional representation had been signed to allow Serbia to become candidate for EU membership.

Kurti appeared on the KTV television outlet criticizing the government in Priština, and its head, Hashim Thaci.

The agreement, said Kurti, was "Thaci's and not Kosovo's, which is why Self-Determination wants it annulled".

Kurti stated that members of his movement had collected 15 signatures from Kosovo assmebly members and delivered a petition with 15,000 signatures asking for an emergency meeting of this body.

According to earlier reports by media in Priština, the assembly authorities denied the request.

Parliament Speaker Jakup Krasnici said that "the president, prime minister and 40 members of the parliament could request an emergency meeting".