Van Rompuy visits Kosovo

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy will arrive in Pristina on Monday on an official visit which will be hosted by the top leaders of the state of Kosovo.

Van Rompuy's visit is the first after the opening of negotiations for a Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EU and Kosovo.

Giving the green light and the next steps in the reform and strengthening of the rule of law and the implementation of agreements signed with Belgrade is expected to be the focus of talks by the President of the Europe Council with senior Kosovo.

Kosovo benefited from the launch of SAA talks with Brussels, while Serbia will officially launch membership talks in January next year, and this is seen by analysts as a "reward" for the agreements reached between Kosovo and Serbia to normalize relations signed in April.


Kosovo Assembly ratified the agreement between the Self-Determination Movement protests.
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July brings rising temperatures

The first week of July will bring gradual increase in temperatures across the country and the start of a more stable weather, compared with the days of June.

According to synopticans, Sunday marked decrease of the temperatures by marking 28 degrees at the maximum value, and is associated with cloud cover and precipitation, which are located mainly in the mountainous areas of the territory of Albania.

This is due to the circulation of air masses in the country, from north-west Europe.

But fickle weather - will follow early this week from a clear weather and warmer.


So, on Monday, temperatures are expected to suffer an increase of three degrees Celsius, marking 31 degrees. Gradual increase in temperature will have on Tuesday and on other days, the period following the start of hot summer.
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The "winter" of the Albanian and Greek relations ended!

"The winter is over and summer will come soon in Greek-Albanian relations." This is the title of an article in which Edi Rama, the winner if the June 23st parliamentary elections winner dedicates the prestigious "Kathimerini" greek newspaper.

"The feeling that has been created by the choices both within and outside the country, is that a new political change began, taking away power from the hands of one man and giving it to all the peopleafter many years."

Asked how the government would act to warm his frozen relations of the two countries, especially after irredentist rhetoric of his predecessor, Edi Rama replies that the new cabinet under his leadership will have priority in unlocking the border agreement sea ​​between Greece and Albania, respecting both convictions and willingness to each other.

According to Rama, live in different time ago and can not benefit from joint arrangements unless we change. What is now called the game and energy that is open in our region, is a game that can be played well, if we can show that we have a spirit, a regional spirit

"Albania in these difficult and interesting moments have to update the way she sees Europe, but also how Europe sees her. In this context, Athens and Tirana have a major role to play, "said Rama..

Asked how he responds to rumors that say they will retaliate against its political opponents, the new Albanian prime minister, replied that after such a triumph in the elections, people require a major change, a new spirit and a new policy exercise.

"The dramatic period of governing this country with a Prime Minister who was also President of the State, the head of justice, Attorney General, head of the Secret Service, and even the director of the State Television is closed once and for all by the Albanian people last Sunday" he said adding that the Albanians have entered a new era with their freedom will and this doesn't have a return.

According to "Kathimerini" Berisha delayed three days to accept the result of the loss, but even though this action is delayed indication that democracy in Albania has shown signs of its maturity after all that has faced in the past 22 years and that the peaceful transition of the juridiction will give a new dynamic to the EU integration.
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Zagreb, Rama meets Thaçi

Socialist Party leader and Prime Minister of the government after the elections of June 23, Edi Rama arrived in Zagreb to attend the ceremony of Croatia's entry into the European Union.

During their stay in Zagreb Rama met with Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. Rama chosed to post their photo in the social networks like Twitter.

The Prime Minister congratulated Rama's victory in the recent elections, and talked about further cooperation between Albania and Kosovo.

Rama in turn congratulated the Prime Minister for the launch of negotiations for a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the European Union. Both leaders praised the European integration under the example of Croatia is the only way for the region.

Croatia ends long road to membership with full rights in the European Union on July 1. As of this date the Croats are the 28th that are joining Brussels.
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