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Serbis current authorities rhetoric on the Kosova issue was identical to that of Miloševic during the Rambouillet discussions.
By AP
Published: October 21, 2007
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"Kosova will declare independence"
BELGRADE, KRAGUJEVAC -- Former Foreign Minister Vuk Draškoviæ reckons Priština will unilaterally declare Kosova independence on December 11 or 12. Read More...
Cuba on Serbian parliamentary agenda
By Reuters
Published: October 20, 2007
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BELGRADE -- The parliament finished its discussion yesterday on the proposal for "ending Cuban sanctions and isolation." Read More...
CoE to monitor neo-Nazi activity in Serbia
By AP
Published: October 20, 2007
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NOVI SAD -- The Serbian ambassador to the Council of Europe said that the CoE Monitoring Committee would visit Serbia in November. Read More...
Four paramilitaries arrested over Kosovo crimes
By RTK
Published: October 20, 2007
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SREMSKA MITROVICA -- Four former members of the Scorpions paramilitary group have been arrested in Sremska Mitrovica today. Read More...
Neo-Nazis Arrested in Protest Against Kosovo Independence
By Associated Press
Published: October 12, 2007
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BELGRADE, Serbia, Oct. 8 -- Serbian police said Monday they had detained 56 neo-Nazis who defied a ban and demonstrated to demand that the contested province of Kosovo remain part of Serbia. Read More...
Sovereignty for Kosova!
By New York Times
Published: October 6, 2007
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Eight years after NATO went to war to stop the ethnic purge in Kosova, it’s time for the international community to recognize the province’s independence from Serbia. Read More...
Sarkozy: Europe has to remain united it is all together that we must in the end back independence for Kosova
By New York Times
Published: September 25, 2007
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It’s in our interest that in Kosova the Albanians and the Serbs refrain from killing each other, because this is Europe, because it’s the Balkans, and because everyone must understand that it’s Europe’s business. Read More...
Marchandage autour du Kosovo, par Daniel Vernet
By Le MONDE
Published: September 19, 2007
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Tout le monde en convient. Le nouveau délai de cent vingt jours donné aux Serbes et aux Kosovars pour s'entendre sur un statut de la province sécessionniste, "meilleur" que le plan proposé par le médiateur de l'ONU, Martti Ahtisaari, ne sert à rien. La Serbie, soutenue par la Russie, continue de s'opposer à l'indépendance, même "sous surveillance internationale", du Kosovo. Read More...
“U.S. should be ready to act outside UN”
By United States Institute Of Peace
Published: September 16, 2007
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September 2007 No Further Delay or Discussion of Partition
The EU and U.S. Must Prepare to Act
Pristina Must Protect Serbs, Belgrade Must Stop Blocking a Decision
Conclusions Kosova was left at the end of the NATO/Yugoslavia war in 1999 in limbo. It is still there, despite Security Council Resolution 1244, which foresaw a process for deciding its status. That process has occurred, but because of a threatened Russian veto, the Security Council failed to approve the plan prepared under the leadership of former Finnish President Marti Ahtisaari, which provides for Kosova’s independence under international supervision with extensive protection for its Serb population. Read More...
Kosova's Final Status
By International Crisis Group
Published: August 25, 2007
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The debate on Kosova’s future status has reached a crucial point. The United Nations Security Council has failed to bring Kosova to supervised independence, following Russia’s declared intention to veto. With Kosova Albanians increasingly restive and likely soon to declare unilateral independence in the absence of a credible alternative, Europe risks a new bloody and destabilising conflict. Read More...
"Kosova Must Be Independent"
By Gareth Evans et al in The International Herald Tribune
Published: August 25, 2007
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Kosova is back in the headlines. President George W. Bush says that it should become independent soon. President Vladimir Putin of Russia opposes independence and prefers time for more talks. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has suggested that we move forward, with a six-month delay. Read More...
A ticking clock on Kosova's status
By Chris Patten
Published: August 11, 2007
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IT TOOK SERBIA 20 years of civic unrest, a devastating war, and eight years of an international protectorate over a chunk of its territory, but Premier Vojislav Kostunica finally claims to have a plan for dealing with Kosova. The only problem is that no one seems to know what it is. Read More...
The Truth about Kosova Today: In response to an article by Julia Gorin in American Legion Magazine
By Nicki Fellenzer and Brad Staggs
Published: August 8, 2007
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[*The following blog post is mirrored at The Liberty Zone and Brad’s Place and was written by Nicki Fellenzer and Brad Staggs together as a response to an article in the July 2007 issue of American Legion Magazine. The interviews included therein were conducted by Nicki and Brad at Camp Bondsteel, Kosova.] Read More...
Valley Albanians complain of Serbian police repression
By AP
Published: July 5, 2007
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MEDVEGJA -- Ethnic Albanians from a southern Serbian village say police there discriminate against them. Read More...
Greater Serbia idea still exists
By Reuter
Published: July 5, 2007
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SARAJEVO -- Sonja Biserko says that the idea of creating a Greater Serbia still exists in Belgrade. Read More...
Polt: Arrest Mladic, let Kosova go
By AP
Published: June 28, 2007
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The U.S. Ambassador has called on Serbia to turn to the future by dealing with the Hague and accepting Kosovo's independence. Read More...
Sick SERB Imagination - Bush's Watch NOT Stolen in Albania
By NBC News
Published: June 25, 2007
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Sick SERB Imagination - Bush's Watch NOT Stolen in Albania The video that proves, watch not stolen! Read More...
EU ministers favor quick Kosova solution
By AP
Published: June 19, 2007
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LUXEMBOURG -- EU foreign ministers backed a swift Kosova status resolution at a meeting in Luxembourg Monday. Read More...
Contact Group - We confirm our support for Martti Ahtisaari's proposal
By Reuters
Published: June 13, 2007
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Contact Group member state representatives, minus Russia, confirmed in Paris late on June 12 their wishes "for a UN resolution to be reached" which will confirm Martti Ahtisaari's plan for Kosova's independence, the French Foreign Minister said after the meeting. Read More...
Bush Urges Independence for Kosovo
By The Associated Press
Published: June 10, 2007
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 TIRANA, Albania June 10, 2007, 11:19 a.m. ET · President Bush, getting a hero's welcome as the first American president to visit this Balkan nation, said Sunday there cannot be endless dialogue about achieving independence for neighboring Kosovo. Read More...
President Bush, getting a hero's welcome as the first American president to visit Albania
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: June 10, 2007
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TIRANA, Albania (AP) -- President Bush, getting a hero's welcome as the first American president to visit Albania, said Sunday that there cannot be endless dialogue about achieving independence for neighboring Kosovo. Read More...
BUSH: "We need to get moving... and the end result is independence for Kosova"
By Reuter
Published: June 10, 2007
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TIRANA, Albania (Reuters) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said on Sunday the United Nations needed to act on independence for the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo. Read More...
Warm welcome for Bush in Albania
By Reuters
Published: June 10, 2007
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TIRANA, Albania (Reuters) -- President George W. Bush arrived in Albania on Sunday, the first visit by a U.S. leader to the Balkan state that was once a closed, communist society but is now a close ally of the United States. Read More...
Italy backs independence for Kosova
By AFP
Published: May 25, 2007
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(ROME) - Italy on Thursday voiced support for Kosova's independence from Serbia, urging Belgrade to turn the page on "ideas of the past." Read More...
Europe must now stand up to Russia over Kosova
By By Philip Stephens
Published: May 25, 2007
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When I hear foreign policy realists extol the virtues of inaction I think of the Balkans. As Yugoslavia began to unravel during the early 1990s, an over-excited European foreign minister said that posterity would recall that this had been “the hour of Europe”. In the event, Europe sat on its hands as the region fell to carnage. History records only an eternal shame. Read More...
Rice: Impossible For Kosova To Remain In Serbia
By Reuter
Published: May 20, 2007
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On Tuesday, American Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice stated that Kosova will never be a part of Serbia. Read More...
Serbian Skinheads attack Peace Caravan
By Croatia Daily
Published: May 13, 2007
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NIŠ -- A group of skinheads attacked youth peace activists in Serbian city of Niš, injuring 10, police said. Read More...
SERBIA: ULTRANATIONALIST PARLIAMENT SPEAKER REJECTS EU AND U.S. HEGEMONY
By AKI
Published: May 10, 2007
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Ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party (SRS) leader Tomislav Nikolic, who was elected as Serbian parliament speaker on Tuesday, has called on Russia to form a political bloc against the United States and European domination. Read More...
Serbian Judge receives death threats
By B92
Published: May 10, 2007
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BELGRADE -- The presiding Judge in Ðinðiæ’s murder trial received death threats in a letter signed by an unknown Chicago-based Serb association. Read More...
Kosovo's long road to independence
By The Independent
Published: May 10, 2007
Updated: May 10, 2007
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Trapped in diplomatic limbo, Kosova's Albanian majority have waited years for their dreams of statehood to be realised. But now their day may come. Peter Popham reports from Pristina Read More...
Serbia Plunges Back into the Past
By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Published: May 9, 2007
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BELGRADE, May 8 (IPS) - Serbia took a plunge into its dubious past with the election of ultranationalist Tomislav Nikolic from the Serbian Radical Party as parliament speaker, the second most powerful position in the country. Read More...
U.S. criticizes 'hate speech' in Serbia, which said reminiscent of Milosevic era
By The Associated Press
Published: May 9, 2007
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WASHINGTON: The State Department expressed regret Tuesday that the language being used by the radical right in Serbia is reminiscent of "the bad old days of hate speech" common during the era of the late President Slobodan Milosevic. Read More...
Serbia Gypsies ask for protection
By Earthtimes.org
Published: May 9, 2007
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ZRENJANIN, Serbia, May 8 A Gypsy leader asked authorities in northern Serbia to provide better protection for some 350 people after skinheads tried to assault their shanties. Read More...
U.S. criticizes "hate speech'" in Serbia
By AP
Published: May 9, 2007
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. State Department expressed regret Tuesday that hate speech seems to have returned to Serbian politics. Read More...
Serbia's future lies with Russia, not West, hardline parliament speaker says
By The Associated Press
Published: May 8, 2007
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BELGRADE, Serbia: Serbia should quit striving for closer ties with the West and turn to Russia, the newly elected, right-wing parliament speaker said Tuesday, while feuding pro-democracy parties remained unable to forge a coalition government. Read More...
Milosevic ally elected parliament speaker in Serbia
By Associated Press
Published: May 8, 2007
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) An ally of late President Slobodan Milosevic was elected Serbia's new parliament speaker Tuesday, signaling a return of ultranationalists to power in the troubled Balkan country. Read More...
It's time to cut the knot over Kosova
By The Independente
Published: May 8, 2007
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Watch out, Europe - a new state is about to be born. Or perhaps not, for when the UN Security Council meets over the next few days to decide whether to endorse the UN's plan for the independence of Kosova, Russia may use its veto to stop it. Read More...
Serbia: Return to the isolationist nationalism of the 1990s.”
By Reuters, AFP, AP
Published: May 8, 2007
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LONDON -- According to international news agencies, the election of Nikoliæ as the Speaker marked a return of ultranationalism in Serbia. Read More...
Serbia's parliament elected Tomislav Nikolic of the ultra nationalist Radical Party as speaker
By Reuters - Beti Bilandzic
Published: May 8, 2007
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BELGRADE, May 8 (Reuters) - Serbia's parliament elected Tomislav Nikolic of the ultra nationalist Radical Party as speaker on Tuesday, a decision some politicians said signalled a return to the isolationist nationalism of the 1990s. Read More...
Macedonia could unilaterally recognize Kosova
By Birn
Published: May 6, 2007
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Skopje -- Macedonia might follow U.S. and EU suit and unilaterally recognize Kosova’s independence.
BIRN reports that Macedonian foreign minister Antonio Milososki's statement that his country might opt for the move in the event of the issue not being resolved in the UN Security Council, has surprised few in Skopje. Read More...
SERBIA: Attacks continue on religious minorities
By Drasko Djenovic
Published: May 6, 2007
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Although the number of violent attacks on Serbia's religious minorities has declined in recent years, numerous such attacks still continue, Forum 18 News Service has found in its latest annual survey. In June a Hare Krishna devotee was knifed. Read More...
Prosecution looks into possible mass grave site in Serbia
By Reuters
Published: May 4, 2007
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BELGRADE -- The war crimes prosecution plans to investigate a possible mass grave near Kosova. Read More...
"Kosova will never be Serbian again"
By Gazetta Wyborcza
Published: May 4, 2007
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WARSAW -- Playwright Biljana Srbljanovic told a Polish newspaper Kosovo will never again be Serbian. Read More...
U.S: Kosova to be independent with or without U.N.
By Paul Taylor
Published: April 30, 2007
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Kosova will be independent with or without a United Nations resolution, and Russia should back an agreement to protect the Kosova Serb minority, the United States said on Saturday. Read More...
Serbian fundamentalists: “Tsar Lazar Guard” rounds up Kosova volunteers
By AFP
Published: April 30, 2007
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BELGRADE -- The so-called St.Tsar Lazar Guard is gathering volunteers ready to wage a war in case Kosova becomes independent. Read More...
NATO to UN: Endorse Ahtisaari plan
By Associated Press
Published: April 25, 2007
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BRUSSELS, NEW YORK -- NATO urged the UN Wednesday to endorse Ahtisaari's Kosova plan despite opposition by Russia and other UN SC members. Read More...
"Rice will press Russia on Kosova Independence"
By AFP
Published: April 25, 2007
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will press Russia on Kosova when she visits Moscow next month, an official says. Read More...
Canada support Kosova Independence
By AP
Published: April 25, 2007
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PRISHTINA, BELGRADE -- Canada’s ambassador to Serbia Robert McDougal says his country supports Kosova’s supervised independence. Read More...
A new mass grave site revealed in Serbia
By DPA
Published: April 22, 2007
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PRISHTINA -- A new mass grave which reportedly holds the remains of Kosova conflict victims, has been uncovered in Serbia. Read More...
Serb suspected for narcotics arrested in Kosova
By UN Kosova Police
Published: April 19, 2007
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Kosova -- Special KPS, KFOR and UNMIK troops arrested the Serbia’s Man for suspicious narcotics and illegal weapon possession in Shtrpce, Kosova. Read More...
Burns said: "USA will support a declaration of independence by the people of Kosova,"
By Associated Press
Published: April 17, 2007
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In a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, the Undersecretary of State said that the U.S. considers independence “the only option for the province,” the Associated Press reports. Read More...
“Kosova independent by summer”
By Daily Jutarnji List
Published: April 17, 2007
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ZAGREB -- Ahtisaari’s deputy Albert Rohan says Kosova will be granted supervised independence, while Russia will not use its veto at the UN. Read More...
Hand grenades tossed at Serbian journalist's home
By Reuters
Published: April 14, 2007
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Belgrade - Unidentified attackers tossed an explosive device at the home of a Belgrade investigative journalist early Sunday morning, the Serbian Interior Ministry confirmed. Read More...
“Tycoons rule Serbia”
By Beta
Published: April 14, 2007
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NOVI SAD -- Serbia is ruled by tycoons that dictate terms to the technical government, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) vice presiden Nataša Mićić says. Read More...
German Ambassador in Serbia pushes for Kosova Independence
By AP
Published: April 12, 2007
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BELGRADE -- German Ambassador to Serbia Andreas Zobel has called for a swift resolution of Kosova’s status. Read More...
The United States and the Europeans, assist in the birth of the Country Kosova
By BIRN
Published: April 11, 2007
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When the issue of Kosova finally came before the UN Security Council on April 3, the results were predictable. First there was a conflict between Russia, a permanent member, and Britain, the president of the Council this month, over whether the session should be open or closed. Read More...
'Serbian Radical Hardliners' threaten Kosova's independence
By Harry de Quetteville
Published: April 10, 2007
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A key leader in Kosova has accused Russia and Serbia of conspiring to rob it of statehood ahead of a crucial United Nations vote on handing the territory its independence. Read More...
Organ trafficking in Serbia
By B92
Published: April 10, 2007
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BELGRADE -- While 3,500 patients await kidney transplants, Serbia is reporting illegal human organ trafficking.
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Croatia protests renaming of Novi Sad streets
By FoNet
Published: April 6, 2007
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BELGRADE -- Croatia’s ambassador protested against a decision to name Novi Sad streets after Vukovar commanders. Read More...
Russia did all it could for Belgrade and Serbia in a UN SC session
By Kommersant
Published: April 5, 2007
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MOSCOW -- Accoridng to Moscow daily Kommersant, Russia did all it could for Belgrade and Serbia in a UN SC session. It managed to postpone the settlement of the Kosova’s status for an indefinite period of time, the daily says stressing that Russia did not fulfill Serbia's request at the most recent Security Council meeting. Read More...
Serbia's Neo-Nazi group threats journalist from Vojvodina
By AP
Published: April 5, 2007
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NOVI SAD -- Chairman of the Independent Journalist Association of Vojvodina Dinko Gruhonjiæ received death threats by a neo-Nazi group. Read More...
The truth about Kosova: Arguments and fact for in support its independence
By Academic Esat Stavileci
Published: April 3, 2007
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The attention of world diplomacy is focusing on Kosova ever more. We have now in the hands of UN Security Council a proposal addressed by former Finish President Martti Ahtisari which is attached to the document that sets the framework for a possible future status of Kosova,... Read More...
“Serbia is protecting Mladic and Karadzic”
By Humanitarian Law Fund
Published: April 3, 2007
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BANJA LUKA -- Humanitarian Law Fund director Natasha Kandic says authorities in Belgrade know where Karadzic and Mladic are hiding. Read More...
U.S. ambassador: Serbia refused help
By AP
Published: April 1, 2007
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BELGRADE -- Michael Polt says the government snubbed his offer to send young American volunteers to Serbia. Read More...
EU Parliament Backs UN Plan For Supervised Kosova Sovereignty
By EU Parliament
Published: March 29, 2007
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BRUSSELS (AP)--The European Parliament Thursday overwhelmingly backed a U.N. plan that would give Kosova supervised independence from Serbia, and the European Union's foreign policy chief said the bloc's planned development project in the province "the most important E.U. mission in history." Read More...
Independent Kosova
By Financial Times
Published: March 28, 2007
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One of Europe's most explosive crises may soon be defused. Eight years after a war of dubious legality and no clear resolution, the US, the UK and the United Nations have decided that the time for diplomatic shilly-shallying is over. Kosova, they all said this week, should become independent. Read More...
US and UK formally called for the province of Kosova to become independent
By Daniel Dombey in Brussels and Neil MacDonaldin
Published: March 28, 2007
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The US and the UK on Monday formally called for the province of Kosova to become independent, in an attempt to resolve the legacy of the 1999 war. Read More...
Recommendation: Kosova’s status should be independence...
By UNITED NATIONS
Published: March 28, 2007
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1. In November 2005, the Secretary-General appointed me as his Special Envoy for the future status process for Kosova. According to my terms of reference, this process should culminate in a political settlement that determines the future status of Kosova. Read More...
Is the state of Serbia willing to protect all its citizens without exception?
By Human Rights Watch
Published: March 23, 2007
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The assault by “a group of citizens” at the President of the Democratic Association of the Roma and his activists, members of the traffic police were not only watching passively but also inciting through remarks of the “Those Gypsies have raised their heads too much” Read More...
Serbian-Terrorist Training Camp located!
By Alba-Land
Published: March 23, 2007
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Serbian police have discovered a camp and a cave in which the Wahabi Serb terrorists trained. Four Serb-Muslim men have been arrested. Read More...
Unilateral recognition of Kosova's independence by the United States and its Western allies
By Mehdi Hyseni
Published: March 22, 2007
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Despite the potentially negative impact of Russian support for Serbia's anti-Albanian and anti-democratic policy, Albanian policy and diplomacy must not give up on the option of full independence for Kosova. Read More...
Oli Rehn warns of “chaos” in the Balkans
By EU
Published: March 22, 2007
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BRUSSELS -- Europe's enlargement chief warned that a UN split over the status of Kosova would lead to “chaos” in the Balkans. Read More...
Joachim Rücker addresses the UN Security Council
By UN
Published: March 19, 2007
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PRISHTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosova (SRSG) Joachim Rücker, in a closed session of the UN Security Council today, provided an update on progress in Kosova. President Fatmir Sejdiu accompanied the SRSG in the Security Council. Read More...
Head of Serbia involved in the transfer of dead Kosova Albanians and their burial in the mass graves in Serbia
By Hague Trial
Published: March 19, 2007
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THE HAGUE -- Former Serbian Policeman protected witness K-87 testified at the Hague trial of Kosova Six last week. Read More...
Russia sees Kosova as payback opportunity
By The Guardian
Published: March 19, 2007
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LONDON -- “Kosova's second war of independence,” writes Simon Tisdall, “may be only months away.” Read More...
U.S. counts on Russian support for Kosovo plan
By Sue Pleming
Published: March 15, 2007
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States hopes Russia will back a U.N. plan putting Serbia's Kosovo province on the road to independence and does not expect a Russian veto in the Security Council, a U.S. official said on Monday. Read More...
“15 percent of Serbians favor Hague cooperation - Justice as the reason”
By B92
Published: March 9, 2007
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BELGRADE -- According to the poll conducted by Strategic Marketing, 15 percent of those participating cited justice as the reason they supported cooperation with the International War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague. Read More...
"Serbia unlikely to influence Kosova settlement"
By AP
Published: March 4, 2007
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BELGRADE -- Serbia’s negotiators cannot change the essence of Ahtisaari’s plan for Kosova, Dušan Batakovic says. Read More...
“Serbia center point on Balkan drugs route”
By U.S. State Department Narcotics Control
Published: March 4, 2007
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. State Department Narcotics Control Report says Serbia is transit point for drugs smuggling in the region. Read More...
Poland supports Ahtisaari’s plan for Kosova
By AP
Published: March 2, 2007
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WARSAW -- Poland shifts position in favor of Ahtisaari’s plan for Kosova calling on Serbia to face reality and focus on EU integration. Read More...
Iran, Serbia discuss "cooperation"
By Irna
Published: March 1, 2007
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BELGRADE -- Iran and Serbia Tuesday night discussed “avenues for bolstering trade and other areas of economic cooperation.” Read More...
Serbia continued to breach the Genocide Convention...
By SENSE
Published: March 1, 2007
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THE HAGUE -- In a letter to Germany's Chancellor, the chief Hague prosecutor Del Ponte notes that the ICJ judgment "must be supported and enforced". Read More...
Four Serbs detained in connection with the 1999 killings of three U.S. citizens
By AP
Published: February 28, 2007
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BELGRADE -- Four new suspects have been detained in connection with the 1999 killings of three U.S. citizens of Kosova origins. Read More...
Belgian FM: We'll block EU shift on Serbia
By Reuters
Published: February 28, 2007
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BRUSSELS -- Karel de Gucht said his country would work to block any of the EU states’ move to soften their position on Serbia. Read More...
Ahtisaari’s proposal would effectively grant Kosova independence
By The New York Times
Published: February 27, 2007
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Earlier this month, a United Nations envoy, Martti Ahtisaari, presented a sensible plan for the future of Kosova. The small Serbian province has been administered by the United Nations since 1999, when NATO went to war to defend its ethnic Albanian majority. Read More...
Serbs failed to prevent Genocide in Bosnia, court rules
By Los Angeles Times
Published: February 27, 2007
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BERLIN – The United Nations’ highest court ruled Monday that Serbia failed to prevent the massacre of Muslims during the Bosnian war but was not directly responsible for the atrocities, ending a landmark case in which an entire nation was tried for committing genocide. Read More...
Serb Radicals: Quit UN if Kosova gains independence
By AP
Published: February 23, 2007
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BELGRADE -- The Serbian Radical Party says Serbia should give up its EU plans and leave the UN if Kosova becomes independent. Read More...
World Court to decide if Serbia responsible for genocide
By UN
Published: February 23, 2007
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Should the entire Serbian nation - not just its presidents, generals, and soldiers - be held responsible for humanity's worst crime? for the slaughter, terrorising, rape and displacement of Bosnian Muslims in the early 1990s. Read More...
Amnesty International calls for full transparency in UNMIK inquiry into deaths of Mon Balaj and Arbën Xheladini
By Sweden-Kosov@ Friendship Union
Published: February 23, 2007
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Amnesty International is calling for full transparency in the conduct of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) police inquiry into the killing of Kosovo Albanians Mon Balaj and Arbën Xheladini during a demonstration on 10 February 2007, called by the NGO Vetëvendosje (Self Determination). Read More...
Europe awaits birth of a new country
By The Guardian
Published: February 20, 2007
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Kosova and Monaco have next to nothing in common. But every time you make a mobile phone call to the majority Albanian province in the southern Balkans you use the +377 international prefix for the millionaires' playground on the Riviera. Read More...
Serbia lines up wholesale rejection of Kosova plan
By Matt Robinson Reuters
Published: February 20, 2007
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BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia will reject every element of a U.N. plan for Kosova that points to the creation of "another Albanian state" during final talks beginning on Wednesday in Vienna, a senior Serbian official said. Read More...
NATO urges Serbia to cooperate
By Reuters
Published: February 16, 2007
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PRISHTINA -- Jaap de Hoop Scheffer appealed to Serbia on Thursday to engage constructively in a process determining Kosova’s status. Read More...
European Union in Kosova must learn from Bosnia mistakes
By Reuters
Published: February 13, 2007
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BERLIN -- The European Union mission in Kosova must avoid a heavy-handed approach, a think-tank warned on Monday. Read More...
Serbia’s road toward EU leads through Kosova’s status
By DPA
Published: February 13, 2007
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BRUSSELS - This is the message the EU foreign ministers sent from their meeting in Brussels today, after a discussion that centered on Serbia’s European future and Kosovo’s status. Read More...
Despite unresolved status, Kosova makes strides towards integration
By Bekim Greiçevci for Southeast European Times
Published: February 10, 2007
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Despite its unresolved final status after being a UN protectorate for almost seven years, Kosova has made some steps towards fulfilling EU accession criteria. The desire to become an EU member is shared by all of the ethnic groups there. Read More...
UN envoy to present finalized proposal on Kosova in March
By APP
Published: February 10, 2007
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UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 10 (APP) -- UN Special Envoy for Kosova Martti Ahtisaari says he expects to present his final proposal on the future status for the Albanian-majority Serbian province to the UN Security Council by the end of March. Read More...
Why full Independence on Kosova?
By Mehdi Hyseni
Published: February 6, 2007
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All of the international actors (USA, UN, EU, NATO, Contact Group) involved in settlement of Kosova’s status, morally and legally are obliged to take into account valid and objective arguments according to historical and juridical rights of both parts (Serbian and Albanian) in conflict. Read More...
Kosova deadline stands, says UN envoy
By Financial Times
Published: February 6, 2007
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Martti Ahtisaari, United Nations envoy for the Kosova talks, yesterday insisted he would stick to his deadline and put his plan for supervised independence for the troubled province to the UN Security Council at the end of the month. Read More...
Macedonia backs Kosova blueprint, defying Serbia
By Reuters
Published: February 4, 2007
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SKOPJE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Macedonia on Saturday backed a U.N. draft plan to set the breakaway Kosova province on the path to independence, openly defying its northern neighbour Serbia. Read More...
Serbian Jews protest restitution policy
By AP
Published: February 4, 2007
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NOVI SAD -- Serbia is the only country in Europe that has not ensured the restitution of stolen Jewish property. Read More...
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