Pristina municipality does not allow broadcasting of World Cup in the square

This company accuses the municipality of damaging it, since they have so far made all preparations and were willing to start broadcasting Friday when the World Cup begins.

The Pristina municipality has not given them any clarifications as to why they have been revoted broadcasting permits just a few hours after being granted this license.

The same company had aired European Championship matches in 2016. They also complain that they had asked permission to broadcast matches at Bay Square “Zahir Pajaziti”, while Chairman Shpend Ahmeti, reportedly in the communique, for his own interests had freed this square to someone else.

Full response:

Scandal from Pristina municipality

Honourable media and citizens of Pristina,

Today after holding that conference with reporters, we're addressing you with this media communique.

We're informing you of the next scandal from the Pristina municipality in connection with the organisation of public broadcasts for the Russia 2018 World Championship.

We've requested on the 2405.2018 Public Services Director, and by the date of 25.05.2018 we've applied for consent to the director of Youth Culture and Sports where we've associated the exclusive agreement with RTK that has the exclusive right to broadcast the World Championship done on the date 23.03.2017, much earlier intended.

I'm informing you that we've received Research from the Director of Culture Youth and Sports on the date of 04.06.2018, and that same day it's also prepared by the director of public services, that we've been physically given the date of 06.06.2018 at 9:30h, surprisingly after six hours we're about to be communicated with the same date revocation at 16.05h.

Because of the huge financial damage that the municipalities have caused us because all technical and organizational preparations have been made, it has also damaged the image of the company because we've already made it public on the official page the activity in question immediately after assuming that the consent to the 06.06.2018 on the 13-36min https://www.facebook.com/Pristinafofest/, we've already reached some potential sponsorship and most of them are international sponsors and officials of FIFA and we've made contract contracts to booking after the screening, streaming, lighting, and so many others.

For all these reasons we have written an email understanding to all the parties involved: Chairmans, vice-chairmen, municipal directors and officials, dated 11,06,2018, but we are not given answers to this day.

Please find yourself attached to all valid documents: request for permission at the Public Services Director, consent from the Public Services Director, request for consent from the Directorate of Culture, Restart and Sports, consent from the Directorate of Culture, Restart and Sports, exclusive agreement with RTK, as well as all the organisational references that we have started since 2012, in collaboration with RTK.

Two-partner communities, two years ago when we organized We don't have a request for Skenderbeu Square, but only for Zahir Pajaziti Square, and we also have a license from U. EFA, and finally we have implemented the project just don't fail me in Skenderbeu Square.

Why is there a possibility two years ago that our location was changed and there is no way today? Because the chairman of his interests of the same unlicensed activity of EURO 2016 has been allowed to hold at Zahir Pajaziti Square, and then he's finally proud of our project that has been implemented in Skenderbe Square, which the project has four months of fetish by the date of the request for permission of 14,01.2016 and the permit for Skenderbeu is taken at 12,05,2016.

And I'm also informing you that the revocation of the 06.06.2018 for the Russia 2018 activity has no legal basis:

Please read at the end of the note the reasons when a permit approval is refused on the municipality site: https://k.rks-gov.net/corruption...

Their reason for revocation is that after additional tests there's no way it would be blocked for 30 days, and there are other activities. There's no further explanation of the activities until we've applied at 24,05.2018, and for other activities we have evidence that we've made after our request, and if the permission is given, we'll testify to when the requests are made.

While we have other requests in Zahir Pajaziti Square over the years in question, Russia 2018, all these demands are made after our request on the 2405.2018, and I'm also informing you that I'm informed they don't approve of the Directorate for Culture, Youth and Sports, and they don't even have a single reference in these organizations, one of them is formed this year in April two months before this world activity that creates spaces for many doubts.

Finally, he apologized to the citizens of Pristina because all the effort and sacrifice we've wanted to offer you as a whole so far, these free organization in the interest of all citizens, but we are the bloc for no real reason from President Shpend Ahmeti, while in other capitals support these activities and block us.