Ex-Kosovo Envoy Ahtisaari Wins Nobel Prize
Submitted by Zdravka Ekderi on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 16:37.
The former United Nations envoy for Kosovo’s final status, Martti Ahtisaari, has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has announced.
“Ahtisaari is an outstanding international mediator,” a committee spokesman said in announcing his win.
Tadic: We do not accept Kosovo's independence under any form
Submitted by Zdravka Ekderi on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 10:56."In the UN Security Council Serb position will be very clear - we do not accept Kosovo's independence under any form".
Serbian President Boris Tadic said this in an interview for the Serbian agency Fonet.
Serbian head of state believes that only the UN Security Council has the power to change the mission of the UN Civil Administration in Kosovo UNMIK.
Serbs constitute alternative government in Kosovo
Submitted by Zdravka Ekderi on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 12:08.As it was expected Serbia reacted strongly to the Constitution of Kosovo and did not recognize its promulgation.
Belgrade announced that the Serbs in northern Kosovo would establish their own government, along with that of Kosovo.
Russia wants the chief of UN mission in Kosovo dismissed
Submitted by Zdravka Ekderi on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 14:33.
Russia proposes that UN chief administrator in Kosovo is dismissed.
The proposal is in connection with the plan of Joachim Ruecker to
terminate the work of UNMIK in Kosovo, said the Russian Foreign
Minister.
Joachim Ruecker is German diplomat who has headed the mission since September 2006.
Slavs or Ancient Macedonians?
Krasimir Karakachanov, leader of VMRO comments on the situation in Macedonia after the pro - term parliamentary elections, accompanied by violence, gunfire, a killed man and protests.
What is happening in Macedonia - yesterday and today?
Solana and Ban Ki-moon will discuss the role of the UN and the EU in Kosovo
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Tue, 05/27/2008 - 12:06.High commissioner for international policy Javier Solana announced that he would talk with the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday to discuss the role of the EU and the UN in Kosovo.
Hashim Thaci: Serbia’s entry into NATO and the EU is in Kosovo’s interest
Submitted by Faye Abdellah on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 10:08.Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci said in an interview for the Spanish newspaper "El Pais" that Serbia's entry into NATO and the EU is in Kosovo's interest, the closer Serbia is to Brussels, the nearer it will be to Pristina.
Hashim Thaci to think about Brussels, not about Kosovo
Submitted by Faye Abdellah on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 09:26.Yesterday the President of Kosovo Fatmir Sejdiu, while commenting the results of the parliamentary elections in Serbia, said that it is very important that the region had started in a good direction towards development of democratic processes and European integration.
The German car market is facing its worse downturn, the nation's auto industry association warned Wednesday as the deepening sense of economic gloom in the country leads to a shakeout in the industry and the prospects of big job cuts.
A comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon as a couple trying to avoid their families at Christmas debuted in first place over the weekend at North American box offices, according to preliminary studio estimates issued Sunday.