EU blackmailed: behind the scenes of Kosovo-Serbia talks (EU Observer)
Talk of “border correction” by Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo’s Hashim Thaci is a distraction from what is really going on behind the scenes – blackmail of the EU for political and personal reasons. The border idea – for Pristina to give north Kosovo (an ethnic Serb enclave) to Belgrade, in return for the […]
Read More →Tensions mount over Kosovo-Serbia deal (EUobserver)
Serbia will never recognise Kosovo, Serbia’s foreign minister has said, as the Western Balkans heads into a new period of turbulence. “You know when it will happen? When Kosovo will enter the UN, to recognise them as a country? When a grape grows out of a willow tree,” Serb foreign minister Ivica Dacic told press […]
Read More →EU’s Kosovo meddling risks Balkans chaos (Gazeta Express/EU Observer)
By Edmond Krasniqi Kosovo has accumulated plenty of domestic problems since the 1998-1999 independence war, but the US and EU are just making things worse by pressuring its leaders to ratify a border agreement with neighbouring Montenegro. The border delineation was agreed in August 2015 and ratified by Montenegro’s parliament four months later. But Kosovo’s opposition […]
Read More →Kosovo’s gloomy visa-free future (EU Observer)
A festive atmosphere broke out in Pristina on Wednesday (4 May) as the European Commission announced it would recommend to scrap visa requirements for Kosovars. Prime minister Isa Mustafa updated his Facebook profile with a picture of the EU and Kosovo flags. https://euobserver.com/migration/133344
Read More →Kosovo tribunal must investigate Serb crimes (Lajmi.net/EU Observer)
By Jakup Krasniqi – former speaker of the Kosovo parliament and former spokesman of the KLA There’s no doubt that Kosovo’s current government has made many internal and foreign policy errors. There’s equally no doubt the people in charge have taken care of their private interests while forgetting the needs of ordinary Kosovars. One huge error has […]
Read More →Kosovo on trial, as Dutch to host EU-backed court (Koha Ditore/EU Observer)
By ANDREW RETTMAN he Netherlands has formally agreed to host an EU-funded tribunal on Kosovo war crimes, with “sensitive” trials of former Kosovo guerrilla chiefs to start “this year.” The Dutch government took the decision on the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution (KSJI) on Friday (15 January). Details remain to be approved by Dutch and Kosovan […]
Read More →Farewell multi-ethnic Kosovo! (EU Observer)
Opinion piece by Jeton Zulfaj Few would question that the EU-mediated negotiations have brought Kosovo and Serbia closer to each other and are contributing towards a more stable Balkans. The high-level dialogue has broken down communication barriers and addressed essential issues, on freedom of movement, customs, border control, education, and telecommunications. In a TV debate […]
Read More →LINKS
UNMIK
Peacekeeping
UN News Center
From Google News- Serb majority in N.Kosovo shuns vote on ethnic Albanian mayors - San Francisco Examiner 29/04/2024Serb majority in N.Kosovo shuns vote on ethnic Albanian mayors San Francisco Examiner
- Ex-Slovenian President plans to revive Kosovo-Serbia dialogue - Türkiye Newspaper 29/04/2024Ex-Slovenian President plans to revive Kosovo-Serbia dialogue Türkiye Newspaper
- Slovenia President Backs Predecessor as New Kosovo-Serbia Envoy - Prishtina Insight 29/04/2024Slovenia President Backs Predecessor as New Kosovo-Serbia Envoy Prishtina Insight
- Serb majority in N.Kosovo shuns vote on ethnic Albanian mayors - San Francisco Examiner 29/04/2024
Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General
Media Sources
