Kosovo
Nantoi: The declaration of independence of Kosovo cannot be an immediate premise for Trandniester
February 18, 2008The declaration of independence of Kosovo cannot be an immediate premise for the Transnistrian region – the political analyst Oazu Nantoi considers. He made a statement on the TV channel PRO-TV-Chisinau, cited by DECA-press Agency, in which he...
- February 18, 2008
by Chris Borgen, opiniojuris.org As expected, Kosovo’s parliament has declared independence today in a vote that was unanimous among those attending. Ten Serbian MP’s did not attend the vote. According to the BBC, Kosovo’s Prime Minister...
Analysis: Moscow exploiting the Kosovo context to take over Serbia’s energy sector
January 11, 2008Author: Vladimir Socor, Eurasia Daily Monitor The European Union looks like a bystander to Russia’s step-by-step capture of energy markets and infrastructure in EU territory. This time, Moscow is using an opening through Serbia, a country that...
NATO ready to tackle any Kosovo violence
December 05, 2007NATO's European chief says his troops stationed in Serbia's mainly ethnic-Albanian Kosovo province are ready to contain any violence that might erupt. Gen. John Craddock, NATO supreme commander in Europe, speaking at the National Press Club in Washington...
Albanian party pushes for independence
November 18, 2007Kosovo's ethnic Albanian Democratic Party says its strong showing in parliamentary elections is a call for independence from Serbia. "With our victory today begins the new century," said Hashim Thaci, a party member and former guerrilla...
German to represent EU in Kosova talks
July 30, 2007The European Union on July 29 appointed a German diplomat, Wolfgang Ischinger, to represent it in negotiations on the future status of Kosova, international media reported. Ischinger, currently Germany's ambassador to Britain, will be one of three diplomats...
Analysis: Kremlin, Abkhaz, South Ossetian leaders deliberately ambivalent about Kosovo
June 12, 2007Author: Vladimir Socror, Eurasia Daily Monitor Moscow is redoubling its rhetorical support for Serbia over Kosovo, ostensibly on the basis of the territorial-integrity principle, while backing its Abkhaz and South Ossetian protégés on the...
To succeed, Kosovo "supervised independence" Plan needs UN approval by fall
May 04, 2007In order to avoid a possible loss of support and unilateral moves by the majority Albanian population in Kosovo, the UN Security Council needs to adopt a resolution supporting the plan put forth by special UN envoy Martti Ahtisaari for "supervised...
Analysis - Kosovo: Is Partition Most Likely Outcome?
May 01, 2007By Patrick Moore Many commentators have suggested that the Serbian-dominated north of Kosovo will break off from that province and become a part of Serbia if the Albanian majority declares independence. The idea of partitioning Kosovo along ethnic...
Security Council mission to Kosovo holds talks with European Union officials
April 26, 2007The Security Council delegation heading to Kosovo on a fact-finding trip to help determine the permanent future status of the Serbian province with an ethnic Albanian majority stopped in Brussels today for talks with European Union (EU) and NATO officials...
