Medvedev: Europe will pay the Kosovo price for decades

(KosovoCompromise Staff) Thursday, July 03, 2008

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Kosovo was a “dangerous and unfortunate precedent” for which Europe “will pay for decades”, and slammed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon for deciding unilaterally to downsize Unmik and allow the Eulex mission. ...

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Socialist International calls for resumption of talks on Kosovo status

(KosovoCompromise Staff) Thursday, July 03, 2008

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic voiced great satisfaction with the success achieved by the ruling Democratic Party (DS) delegation at the Socialist International (SI) Congress in Athens, which ended on Wednesday, because its conclusions called for the resumption of ...

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Zannier might visit Belgrade next week

(KosovoCompromise Staff) Thursday, July 03, 2008

UNMIK Chief Lamberto Zannier will most probably visit Belgrade next week, the mission’s spokesman Alexander Ivanko announced on Wednesday. ...

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Border does not mean Kosovo recognition - Macedonian FM

(KosovoCompromise Staff) Thursday, July 03, 2008

The start of the Macedonia-Kosovo border demarcation is not related to a decision on Kosovo's independence recognition Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki said Wednesday. ...

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Moscow praises the formation of the Kosovo Serb assembly

(KosovoCompromise Staff) Wednesday, July 02, 2008

The Kosovo Serb assembly is a logical reaction to the illegal unilateral declaration of independence of the province, Russia says. ...

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Tadic: UNMIK reconfiguration illegitimate

(KosovoCompromise Staff) Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Serbian President Boris Tadic has said that he has informed the head of the United Nations that any changes to the size or role of the U.N. mission in Kosovo requires a Security Council resolution and Serbian approval. ...

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France: Recognition of Kosovo is not a EU membership condition

(KosovoCompromise Staff) Wednesday, July 02, 2008

French Ambassador in Belgrade Jean-Francois Terral said on Tuesday that the recognition of Kosovo's independence was not a condition for Serbia's EU membership. ...

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UNDP: Judiciary in Kosovo unsatisfactory

(KosovoCompromise Staff) Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Endeavors to institutionalize and foster law enforcement in Kosovo have not produced expected results, a UN Development Program (UNDP) report says. ...

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Romania will not participate in the building of Kosovo’s institutions

(KosovoCompromise Staff) Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Romania will not participate in the building of institutions which imply the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo, Romanian President Traian Basescu said in Brussels. ...

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Bangladesh under US pressure to recognize Kosovo

(KosovoCompromise Staff) Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Bangladesh has announced on Tuesday it was under pressure by Washington to recognize Kosovo, adding it would consider “national interests” while taking a decision. ...

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