Serbia Pulled Diplomats From Macedonia Over ‘Offensive’ Actions (Balkan Insight)
Serbian leaders say they withdrew diplomatic staff from Macedonia after receiving intelligence about ‘offensive actions’ planned against Serbia. Aleksandar Vucic, Serbian President, on Monday said Serbian embassy staff were withdrawn from Macedonia after Belgrade obtained “evidence of very offensive intelligence against the institutions of Serbia”. Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic gave a similar statement to the […]
Read More →Serwer: Not certain that all of the WB countries will join NATO (European Western Balkans)
PODGORICA – Professor at the American John Hopkins University and expert for the Balkans, Daniel Serwer, believes that Moscow will never give up Montenegro and says that it is not certain that all countries of the region will follow the footsteps of Montenegro and join NATO. “Perhaps all the Western Balkan countries hope this will […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 22 August
• AKR starts negotiations with Haradinaj’s government (Koha Ditore)
• AKR accuses LDK for breach of agreement and biased decisions (media)
• Tahiri: Serbia requests reconciliation without apologizing (Kallxo.com)
• Kosovo believes to have the votes for Interpol membership (RFE)
• Limaj confirms discussions with AKR (TV Dukagjini)
• President Thaci declares Tuesday a day of mourning in Kosovo (media)
Serbian Union Wants Journalists Killed in Kosovo Investigated (Balkan Insight)
Marking the 19th anniversary of the disappearance of two Serbian radio journalists in Kosovo, a journalists’ association has demanded a fresh investigation into their deaths – and those of other journalists abducted and killed in Kosovo. On the 19th anniversary of the abduction of two Serbian journalists from Radio Pristina during the war in Kosovo, […]
Read More →US Denies Holbrooke Promised No Recognition of Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
The US State Department has dismissed Serbian claims that the late US diplomat Richard Holbrooke wrote to Milosevic, pledging that Washington would not recognise Kosovo’s independence. The US State Department has denied Serbian claims that the late diplomat Richard Holbrooke’s letter wrote to the late Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in 1998/9, pledging that the United […]
Read More →A higher sentence for Zejnepe Berisha’s murder (Prishtina Insight)
Confirming a guilty verdict, the Appeals Court extended the sentence for Zejnepe Berisha’s murder, condemning her husband, Nebih, to 17 years behind bars. In October 2015, Zejnepe Berisha was stabbed 20 times with a knife by her husband Nebih. Her brutal murder happened in the couple’s home in the presence of their daughter, who was […]
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