Milosevic lot Kosovo: Can Serbia let go? (Huffpost)
Serbia wants to join the European Union (EU). Brussels is clear: no EU membership for Serbia until it normalizes relations with Kosovo.
Albanians are Reliable Allies (The Huffington Post)
David L. Phillips is Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights. He served as a Senior Adviser for Regional Stability to the State Department’s Bureau for European Affairs (1999-2001)
Kosovo Celebrates Joe Biden’s Late Son By Naming A Highway After Him (The Huffington Post)
Kosovo celebrated the contributions of Vice President Joe Biden’s late son, Beau, by dedicating a 22-mile national highway to the former Delaware attorney general.
Kosovo: The Collateral Damage of Saudi’s Funding Extremist Ideology (The Huffington Post)
I interviewed Vlora Çitaku, the Kosovo Ambassador to the US about the NYTimes story published 21 May that portrayed Kosovo as “fertile ground for ISIS.” The article asserted that Gulf monies from Saudi, Kuwaiti, Emirati and Qataris have transformed Kosovo from a previously tolerant, secular nation to an intolerant, Wahabi dominated country.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hiam-nawas-/kosovo-the-collateral-dam_b_10156972.html
Tear gas released in parliament by Kosovo opposition lawmakers (Reuters/Huffington Post)
Kosovo opposition lawmakers released tear gas in parliament on Friday, forcing the abandonment of this year's first legislative session as part of a long-running protest against a deal to grant the country's ethnic Serb minority more power.
Keeping Kosova on the Path Toward Democracy (The Huffington Post/Republika)
By Eliot Engel
Representative from the 16th Congressional District of New York
Witnessing Kosova's move from war to peace and from tyranny to liberty has been among the most fulfilling aspects of my career as a public servant. The establishment of Kosova's democratically-elected Assembly, its free and fair elections, and its system based on the rule of law are the essence of the country's political independence, future prosperity, and alignment with the West.
But nobody ever said building a democracy is easy work.
Turkey's Islamist Agenda in Kosovo (The Huffington Post)
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed an audience in Prizren during an official visit to Kosovo in October 2013: "We all belong to a common history, common culture, common civilization. We are the people who are brethren of that structure. Do not forget, Turkey is Kosovo, Kosovo is Turkey!"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-l-phillips/turkeys-islamist-agenda-i_b_8891634.html
Kosovo's Battle for Clean Air and Energy (The Huffington Post)
Last year, $28 billion was collectively spent on climate finance from six large multilateral development banks (MDBs).
Europe's Silent Discrimination Against Kosovars (The Huffington Post)
Today, Kosovars carry the single most worthless passport in all of Europe. It allows them to travel to only 12 countries in the world without a visa. These include Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Dominica, Ecuador, Gambia, Haiti, Micronesia, Niue, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. However, Kosovars main travel destination is the European Union.