kosovo-must-not-forget-serbian-war-damage-experts-say
22 Nov 12 Kosovo ‘Must Not Forget Serbian War Damage’, Experts Say

Kosovo should not neglect to seek compensation from Serbia for war damages, although the country cannot sue Belgrade through the UN, a debate heard.

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kosovo-urges-serbia-not-to-predict-haradinaj-verdict
22 Nov 12 Kosovo Urges Serbia Not to Predict Haradinaj Verdict

Kosovo advises Serbia not to try prejudge the outcome of the trial of the former KLA commander, following Belgrade’s condemnation of the ICTY’s Gotovina verdict.

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fatmir-limaj-on-retrial-for-war-crimes
21 Nov 12 Klecka Case Sent to Retrial

Fatmir Limaj and three more ex Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, fighters will have to answer again war crimes charges after Kosovo’s Supreme Court ordered a retrial of the so-called Klecka case.

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gotovina-verdict-makes-kosovo-hopeful-over-haradinaj
20 Nov 12 Gotovina Verdict Makes Kosovo Hopeful Over Haradinaj

As the release of two Croatian generals has raised hope in Kosovo of not guilty verdict for Ramush Haradinaj, a Serbian official fears Haradinaj's acquittal would impede Belgrade-Pristina talks.

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ex-kla-sentenced-for-war-crimes-in-prizren
19 Nov 12 Ex-KLA Sentenced for War Crimes in Prizren

Marko Kasnjeti, a former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA,  has been found guilty of war crimes against civilians committed in Kosovo in 1999.

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kosovo-checks-true-number-of-kla-veterans
16 Nov 12 Kosovo Checks True Number of KLA Veterans

The government has launched a bid to verify exactly who was in the Kosovo Liberation Army - amid disagreements over the numbers involved in the independence fight.

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eulex-arrests-3-ex-kla-fighters-on-war-crimes
16 Nov 12 EULEX Arrests Three ex-KLA Fighters

EULEX police have arrested on Thursday morning three Kosovo Albanians suspected of war crimes against civilians committed during the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo.

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non-guilty-plea-for-war-crimes-in-kosovo
14 Nov 12 Not Guilty Plea for War Crimes in Kosovo

Former member of the Serbian paramilitary unit known as the "Jackals", Dejan Bulatovic, has pleaded not guilty to charges of  war crimes committed in Kosovo during the 1998- 1999 war.

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thaci-asks-serbia-about-the-missing-persons
13 Nov 12 Thaci Urges Serbia to Resolve Fate of Missing

At their recent talks, the Kosovo leader asked his Serbian counterpart to resolve the issue of missing persons from the 1999 war.

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haradinaj-verdict-due-november-29
12 Nov 12 Haradinaj Verdict Due November 29

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, will deliver its verdict in the case against the former leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, Ramush Haradinaj on November 29.

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montenegro-launches-border-demarcation-with-kosovo
08 Nov 12 Montenegro and Kosovo Start Demarcation Process

Kosovo and Montenegro have started consultations aimed at signing the international agreement on border demarcation, a legacy of the breakup of the former Yugoslavia.

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ep-missing-person-to-be-tackled-in-kosovo-serbia-talks
07 Nov 12 Kacin Wants Missing Persons on Kosovo Talks Agenda

The European Parliament’s rapporteur for Serbia wants the issue of missing persons to be included in the upcoming Belgrade-Pristina talks.

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idps-still-lack-safe-return-to-kosovo
06 Nov 12 Returnees to Kosovo Still Face Obstacles, Says OSCE

A lack of funds, and the failure to resolve both war crimes and missing persons cases, remain obstacles to the return to Kosovo of some 235,000 people displaced by the 1998-1999 war, says OSCE.

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eu-to-exemine-witnesses-of-kosovo-war-crimes
19 Oct 12 EU Kosovo Organ Trade Team to Interview in Serbia

The EU Special Task Force charged with investigating the organ trafficking that allegedly took place in Kosovo and Albania in 1990s, will start to interview witnesses in Serbia.

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serbia-gives-reparation-to-ex-kosovo-mayor
15 Oct 12 Serbia to Pay Reparations to Ex-Kosovo Mayor

A Serbian court has granted approximately €3,300 in reparation to the former mayor of the Kosovo municipality of Suva Reka for suffering caused by Serbian police during conflict in Kosovo.

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Background

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Profile

Hashim Thaci 'From 'Snake' to Prime Minister

Thaci, born in 1968, joined the Albanian independence cause as a student, becoming one of the leaders of the protest movement in the early 1990s. As the Serbian crackdown intensified, he left for Switzerland, studying history and international relations in Zurich.

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