Kosovo War
Stano: Belgrade, Pristina invited to Brussels meeting over crisis in north Kosovo
BRUSSELS - EU spokesperson Peter Stano said on Thursday EU foreign policy and security chief Josep Borrell had invited representatives of Belgrade and Pristina to a Brussels meeting next week over the crisis in the north of Kosovo-Metohija.
Stano said more details would be announced soon.
Serbian army was not involved in arrest of Pristina's police officers - MoD
BELGRADE - The Serbian Ministry of Defence said on Thursday the Serbian Armed Forces had in no way been involved in an arrest of three officers of the so-called Kosovo Police in central Serbia on Wednesday.
Urgent statement of the Ministry of Defense after an arrest of Kurti's special forces
"The insinuations of the Prime Minister of the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government in Pristina that the Serbian Army was involved in the "kidnapping of three Kosovo police officers" within the territory of Kosovo and Metohija are just a continuation of the campaign of lies, manipulation and illegal violence perpetrated against the Serbs by the Pristina authorities."
Kosovo Crisis May Affect German Investments, Economic Chamber Warns
The German-Kosovo Economic Chamber, KDWV, on Thursday warned that the political crisis in Kosovo due to the tense situation in the Serb-majority north of the country might prompt German companies to withdraw their current or planned investments.
Kurti spoke up: ''I'm surprised''
He was referring to the arrest of three members of the special unit of the Kosovo Police, who were arrested in the territory of central Serbia by the special unit of the Serbian police.
During the press conference, after the session of the Kosovo Security Council, Kurti called on the international community to put pressure on Belgrade.
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Petkovic: Officers of Pristina's special police nabbed deep inside central Serbia
BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Wednesday an anti-terrorist unit of the Serbian Gendarmerie had located and arrested three officers of the so-called Kosovo's special police in the vicinity of the Gnjilica village in the Raska municipality, deep inside the territory of central Serbia.
Once a War Criminal, Always a War Criminal?
The question of rehabilitation and reintegration of war criminals has not attracted much attention either in the countries of the former Yugoslavia or internationally. This is somewhat odd considering that 59 of 91 individuals sentenced by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, ICTY have already been released from prison after serving sentences for grave crimes.
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Rakic: We informed president of situation on ground
BELGRADE - Srpska lista leader Goran Rakic said on Monday representatives of Kosovo-Metohija Serbs had informed Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic of the situation on the ground and the problems facing Serbs in the province.
They asked Vucic to use his authority to ensure the soonest possible release of two arrested Serb protesters, Rados Petrovic and Dusan Obrenovic.
The protest has entered the 15th day, the Serbs are not giving up their demands
They gathered in peaceful protest to express their dissatisfaction with the violent actions of Pristina in the north, the arrival of Kosovo special forces and the imposition of illegal Albanian mayors elected in elections in which the turnout was only about 3.5 percent and which the Serbs boycotted.
Turkey takes command of KFOR?
A Turkish official, with whom the media spoke anonymously, said that Turkey will take over the command of KFOR in October.
This decision has been under consideration for a long time, but it has only now been definitively made, according to Bloomberg.
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