Kosovo Albanian Interior Minister Bajram Redzepi urged the EULEX mission to withdraw from northern Kosovo, after EULEX declared this area a dangerous zone.
“The situation in (Kosovska) Mitrovica has not changed, and EULEX is not able to operate effectively. Therefore, it should withdraw and let KFOR and the Kosovo police (KPS) safeguard the security,” said Redzepi, according to Albanian language media reports in PriÅ¡tina.
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EULEX says north is “dangerous zone”
January 20th, 2011 |
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Suspension lifted for Serb KPS member
January 20th, 2011 |
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A Serb man employed by the Kosovo police, KPS, in ZveÄan, northern Kosovo, will return to work, said reports. Nenad Äurić was suspended after he failed to carry out a decision made by the Kosovo Albanian authorities in PriÅ¡tina to confiscate MUP-issued license plates for towns in Kosovo.
Belgrade ready for Kosovo talks, says minister
January 10th, 2011 |
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Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović saysBelgrade is fully prepared to begin talks with Priština about the situation in Kosovo.
He also criticized the Kosovo Albanian authorities for “doing nothing to get the dialogue started,” adding that the talks have to begin as soon as Kosovo forms a new government.
Daily: Plan for N. Kosovo has failed
January 6th, 2011 |
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A plan announced a year ago by the Kosovo Albanian government and the the International Civilians Office (ICO) is dead, writes a PriÅ¡tina daily. Koha Ditore reports that the plan “produced no results thus far”.
Qatar recognizes Kosovo as independent
January 5th, 2011 |
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Qatar has recognized Kosovo’s independence, Albanian language media in PriÅ¡tina announced on Tuesday. “The Kosovo embassy in New York was officially notified of the decision,” a Kosovo Albanian government official was quoted as saying.
K. Albanians: Marty report postpones dialogue
January 4th, 2011 |
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A Kosovo Albanian official who holds the office of acting Kosovo president says the Marty report may postpone the Belgrade-PriÅ¡tina dialogue. Jakup Krasniqi has stated that the “Kosovo institutions must clarify the situation after accusations and slander” he says was done by Special Rapporteur of the Council of Europe (CoE) Dick Marty.
“Northern Kosovo will not be subject of talks”
January 3rd, 2011 |
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Outgoing Kosovo Albanian Interior Minister Bajram Redzepi says that northern Kosovo will not be on the agenda of the Belgrade-PriÅ¡tina talks. He told local newspapers that “the problem of the north cannot be solved in one year and that it requires a long-term approach”.
“EULEX panic” after organ smuggling revelations
December 20th, 2010 |
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London’s Times newspaper writes today that the Marty document has “created panic” inside the EU mission in Kosovo, the BBC reports. The CoE investigator’s report named Kosovo Albanian PM Hashim Thaci as responsible for kidnappings of Serb and other civilians in Kosovo in 1999 and 2000, whose organs were extracted to be sold in the black market.
Kosovo: Election repeat in 5 municipalities
December 17th, 2010 |
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The body organizing elections in Kosovo on Thursday decided to annul the results of the voting on 21 polls in five municipalities.
This came due to irregularities during the voting at the early elections held on December 12, organized by the Kosovo Albanian authorities in Priština.
Tadić: Talks with Thaci despite accusations
December 15th, 2010 |
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Serbian President Boris Tadić has said that despite serious accusations leveled at Hashim Thaci, “we are ready to talk with him”. CoE Rapporteur Dick Marty’s report identified the outgoing Kosovo Albanian premier as one of those allegedly responsible for kidnapping Serbs and trading with their vital organs, and involvement in other crimes.
“No pressure on voting K. Serbs”
December 9th, 2010 |
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Ministry for Kosovo State Secretary Oliver Ivanović stated late on Wednesday that Serbs who wish to vote in Kosovo are not pressured or threatened. The Kosovo Albanian authorities in Priština is organizing the election, scheduled for Dec. 12.
“Slovakia to recognize Kosovo if Serbia agrees”
December 8th, 2010 |
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Slovakia will recognize Kosovo only if Belgrade agrees with it previously, Slovak Prime Minister Iveta RadiÄova says. She told Belgrade-based daily VeÄernje Novosti that Slovakia, which is one of the five European Union countries that have not recognized the Kosovo Albanian UDI, fully supports Serbia’s European integrations.
“Govt. should back K. Serbs in elections”
December 6th, 2010 |
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Radmila Trajković of the United Serb List has stated that the Serbian government should back Serbs in Kosovo who want to take part in the forthcoming elections. The voting has been scheduled for Dec. 12, and is organized by the Kosovo Albanian authorities.
“Elections should be held in north as well”
December 3rd, 2010 |
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U.S. Ambassador in Priština Christopher Dell says the Dec. 12 Kosovo elections should be held in the north as well. The north is predominantly populated by Serbs who reject the authority of the Kosovo Albanian government in Priština, which is organizing the ballot.
Kosovo recognitions stall despite ICJ
December 3rd, 2010 |
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Despite pressure and lobbying in Priština’s favor, only three countries have recognized Kosovo after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion.
Four months after the opinion of the ICJ was made public – stating that the proclamation itself was not in violation of international law, since international law does not regulate such declarations – the Kosovo Albanian UDI was recognized by just three new countries.
WikiLeaks reveals campaign ahead of Kosovo UDI
December 2nd, 2010 |
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The secret U.S. diplomatic cables, published by WikiLeaks, shed some light on the preparations for the Kosovo Albanian UDI. The leaked cables show efforts to prepare the unilateral declaration of independence, and then lobbying to get countries to recognize it.
K. Albanian crime boss arrested in Ireland
November 28th, 2010 |
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Kosovo Albanian Enver Sekiraqa, suspected of a number of crimes in Kosovo including a murder of a policeman, has been arrested in Dublin on an Interpol warrant.
Kosovo Police Chief Resat Malici confirmed the arrest, adding that the Kosovo authorities were working to have the suspect extradited.
Haradinaj files for temporary release
November 26th, 2010 |
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Kosovo Albanian politician Ramush Haradinaj has filed a motion for temporary release from prison during the upcoming holiday recess.
As a reason for the temporary release, the former member of the so-called KLA, who is at the Hague Tribunal accused of committing war crimes, stated that his wife was pregnant and due to give birth in mid-January.