Former guerilla leader Hashim Thaci has won elections in Kosovo and says he intends to declare independence by December. German commentators say that could mean that war is on the horizon.
e enjte, nëntor 22, 2007
PLANNING FOR THE INEVITABLE
Will an Independent Kosovo Reignite the Powder Keg?
As negotiations go nowhere fast, an independent Kosovo is widely being accepted as inevitable. But the consequences will be far-reaching, not just for the Balkans, but for the EU, the UN and relations between the West and Russia.
Serbia PM accuses West over Kosovo
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Serbia faces daily pressure and "open threats" from the West aimed at winning Belgrade's consent for independence of Kosovo, the prime minister alleged on Thursday.
Italy says concerned about Kosovo plight
The breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo is a greater immediate concern for Italian peacekeepers than missions in Lebanon or Afghanistan, Italy's defense minister said on Tuesday.
Pacolli's political party ,ARK is anticipated to win 12% of the electorate this year. Koha ditore has conducted an exclusive interview.
Koha Ditore:Going back to the first question. You have appointed 15 Imams for the parliamentary elections and local elections, is this true?
Pacolli: Yes. I have. Islam is proven to be a good political body in other countries, why not in Kosova. It will bring purity, it will change people in a better way.
The US tells Thaci and Sejdiu to call for a coalition
The US will not approve any sort of coalition with LDD or ARK
UN mission urges speedy forming of gov't in Kosovo
The United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) urged political parties in Kosovo on Wednesday to set up the province's government as soon as possible following the announcement of the election results.
e mërkurë, nëntor 21, 2007
Brezhinski për Kosovën: Duhet të respektohet e drejta e vetëvendosjes
Ish këshilltari i sigurisë kombëtare në administratën e presidentit Carter, Zbigniev Brezhinski thotë se Shtetet e Bashkuara duhet të punojnë me Evropën Perëndimore mbi çështjen e statusit përfundimtar të Kosovës. Ai i bën thirrje popullit të Kosovës të ketë besim tek e ardhmja afatgjatë, pasi ajo është në favor të një zgjidhjeje që përfshin pavarësinë e Kosovës.
Report: NATO plans to seize control of Kosovo’s north
NATO and the UN police in Kosovo are reportedly planning to tighten their control over northern Kosovo.
The move would come in case Kosovo declares its independence unliaterally after talks on its future end next month, Balkan Insight reported on its website.
With the US on the side of Kosovar independence, and Russia on the side of Serbia, this could really devolve into an even worse mess than it already is.
The deadline for the resolution of Kosovo's status comes on the 10th of December.(MR)
It's hard to imagine a worse outcome for the Balkans
The prospect of war has commentators screaming that "something must be done". I have not read one sensible answer to the question: what? Had Nato negotiated some sort of delegated sovereignty for Kosovo with the post-Milosevic government in Belgrade, Pristina hardliners might have been faced down and Serbia's notional integrity preserved.
That day has passed. It is easy to "hope" that Thaci and the Serbian prime minister, Vojislav Kostunica, might see the virtue of compromise and agree to go their separate ways under some sort of UN "sovereignty umbrella" (once proposed for the Falklands). But with Russia behind the Serbs, and Europe and America behind the Kosovans, why should leaders in either Belgrade or Pristina risk the wrath of their electorates by compromising? Once steeped in such dependency, no one feels any pressure to back down.
Oil reaches new record above $99
Oil prices kept climbing on Wednesday, as the dollar remained weak, and closed near $100 a barrel.
"Yee-HAAA, we DID it! A hundred a barrel! I told ya we would get there! Happy Thanksgiving!" -- Official White Horse Souse (MR)
EU's Kosovo envoy pessimistic on deal with Serbs
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union's envoy to talks on Kosovo played down on Wednesday prospects of a broad agreement on the status of the breakaway Serbian province ahead of a December 10 deadline.
Dayton Accords: 12th anniversary today
SARAJEVO -- 12 years ago today, at Wright Patterson Airbase in Dayton, U.S., the Dayton Accords were signed, ending the Bosnian war.
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