Kosovo partition is not a solution, it will push the region back into conflict (Koha)
The paper carries today an opinion piece by its editor in chief Agron Bajrami, which was initially published in Kathimerini daily from Athens, Greece. Below find the complete article: The idea that Kosovo and Serbia could reach a comprehensive final agreement within the EU mediated dialogue has sparked a lot of enthusiasm, especially in the West […]
Read More →Kosovo’s Partition is a Dangerous Solution (Balkan Insight)
David Phillips, Director of the Peace-Building and Rights Program at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights, in an opinion piece for Balkans Insight cautions against the idea of Kosovo’s partition and the ‘border adjustment’ saying it could destabilise the region and spark violence. Confirming that the idea of partition of Kosovo is […]
Read More →War Crimes Indictments Could Wreck Kosovo-Serbia Talks (Balkan Insight)
By: Dean B. Pineles If former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders who are now senior political officials are indicted by the new Hague-based war crimes court, the crucial Pristina-Belgrade negotiations could be seriously disrupted as they enter a critical stage. The recently-resumed dialogue in Brussels between Kosovo and Serbia represents an historic opportunity for the two […]
Read More →How the Balkans Summit Failed on Truth and Justice (Balkan Insight)
By: Marlies Stappers, Thomas Unger (Impunity Watch) The recent EU-Western Balkans summit in London failed to back the establishment of a regional truth-seeking committee – another missed opportunity for Europe to help tackle widespread impunity for past crimes. See at: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/how-the-balkans-summit-failed-on-truth-and-justice-07-13-2018
Read More →It is time to ditch the Berlin Process (European Western Balkans)
Op-ed by Florian Bieber, professor at the University of Graz and coordinator of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG). Bieber will be a speaker on the event “Beyond Berlin: What Does the Next Decade Hold for the Western Balkans?”, organized by Chatham House, European Fund for the Balkans and DG Near in London […]
Read More →Could Ex-President Nikolic be Serbia’s Comeback Kid? (Balkan Insight)
By: Milan Simurdic If Serbia’s path towards the EU hits a blockage and the country shifts toward Russia and China, former president Tomislav Nikolic could conceivably stage a political resurrection. One year after he left the presidential office, Serbia’s former head of state, Tomislav Nikolic, is far from the public horizon. He did, however, take […]
Read More →The fault in our textbooks (Prishtina Insight)
By: Plator Gashi Gender-based violence and inequality are no news in Kosovo, but perhaps we need to look back to our children’s school books to find the culprit. See at: https://prishtinainsight.com/the-fault-in-our-textbooks/
Read More →No room for maneuver (Prishtina Insight)
Bodo Weber, senior associate with the Democratization Policy Council, writes in an op-ed that the EU, Serbia and Kosovo need to “get their act together” as the new stage of dialogue for normalisation of relations leaves n”no room for maneuver”. Weber argues that there are two possible outcomes from the negotiations process: either a major […]
Read More →Why we need to stabilise the Western Balkans (EurActiv)
Martina Larkin, head of Europe and Eurasia and a member of the Executive Committee of the World Economic Forum, writes that as Europe is confronted by different visions about its future, the question is how these visions will affect the Western Balkans. Larkin argues for the need to ensure a sustainable, long-term development of the […]
Read More →Columnist Zoran Pavic: Vokrri (Danas)
By Zoran Pavic No, it is not true that the president of the Football Federation of Kosovo banned a football game of humanitarian character in Gracanica between the same club and the Red Star from Belgrade, although he had given himself an important role in the past days. First of all because it sounds more than […]
Read More →Kosovo’s Medicus Case: Bad Omen for Rule of Law (Balkan Insight)
By: Dean B. Pineles Six years of efforts to deliver justice were wasted when the defendants convicted in the Medicus organ-trafficking case were inexplicably sent for retrial, says a judge who served on the original trial panel. On April 17, the European Commission released its lengthy and detailed report on Kosovo for 2018. As a […]
Read More →Visa liberalization or fighting elite crime? (Prishtina Insight)
By: Andrea Lorenzo Capussela Kosovars should choose for themselves whether fighting corruption is more important than the privilege of travelling without visas to the EU. See at: http://prishtinainsight.com/visa-liberalization-fighting-elite-crime/
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