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Singing the hits of '99

11 December 2009 | By Alex Anderson

Alex Anderson Until lately, Kosovo had a decade of padding to quarantine itself from the rawness, violence and fear that clasped to the coattails of liberation in 1999, infecting the “provisional government” months that followed, carrying their bacillus of internecine murder – of alleged collaborators and of LDK members -- a good two years into the new decade (even longer in Ramush-land). It’s just been ripped away. 1999 is back. In our faces.


Nauru, Kosovo - MasterCard Diplomacy?
18 December 2009 | By Tim Judah

The Pacific island state of Nauru has recognised South Ossetia and Abkhazia, both of which declared independence from Georgia last year. Can this have Balkan ramifications?

Macedonia Celebrates EU Visa Scrapping
18 December 2009 | Sinisa-Jakov Marusic

As the scrapping of visas for citizens traveling to the European Union is set to become official on Friday at midnight, Macedonians celebrate with a massive party in Skopje's main square and a state lottery for a free trip to Paris.

Karadzic: Disqualification of Serbian Attorneys
18 December 2009 |

Indictee Radovan Karadzic claims that the Hague Tribunal Registrar prevented him from choosing an attorney by imposing "fictive obstacles".



Kosovo Press Review - July 3

Pristina | 03 July 2009 |
 
Here are the top stories in Kosovo’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

KOSOVA SOT
After Kosovo’s membership within the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci announced two projects: the building of the new power plant Kosova Re, and building of a highway linking Prizren and Pristina.

KOHA DITORE
Sejdiu not worried about lack of recognitions. Kosovo’s president Sejdiu declared on Thursday that he is not worried about the lack of recognitions of Kosovo’s independence, even though the number of countries that have recognised the country has remained at 60 for over a month.

EXPRESS
Tadic’s call will not stop them. The preparations for new communities which should be released by the date of local elections on November 15 will continue, despite Tadic’s call to boycott the elections to Kosovo Serbs.

LAJM
Positive Signals. The leader of the Alliance for a New Kosovo Party Behgjet Pacolli announced that there would be new recognitions, following a meeting with Israel’s Shimon Peres.

ZERI
Kaidanow: My protecting the rights of others, Kosovo is fulfilling its European dream. US Ambassador to Kosovo Tina Kaidanow announced that Kosovo should not be following the Martti Ahtisaari`s plan just because they are obligated, but because it will secure success for the country, at the Fourth of July ceremony in Pristina.  



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A new film by Bosnian writer-director Jasmila Zbanic “On the path” will have its world premiere at the 60th annual Berlin Film Festival, where it will compete for the prestigious Golden Bear award, the film producers announced.


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