Croatia Sends Troops To NATO’s Kosovo Force – Defense Ministry (Nasdaq)
ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)–New North Atlantic Treaty Organization member Croatia said Thursday it has sent its first troops to Kosovo to serve with the trans- Atlantic alliance’s peacekeeping force in the breakaway Serbian province.

Bulgaria releases ex-Kosovo PM Agim Ceku: court – Raw Story
Bulgaria on Thursday released former Kosovo premier Agim Ceku, arrested on a warrant from Serbia, where he is wanted on war crimes charges, an AFP photographer in the court reported. Ceku walked free after a prolonged hearing into whether or not …

Serbia charges Kosovo ex-rebels for war crimes – Boston Globe
BELGRADE, Serbia— Serbian prosecutors filed war crimes charges on Friday against 17 former Kosovo guerrillas for the alleged murder, rape and torture of Serb civilians. The indictment said the suspects are charged in connection with the kidnapping …

Kosovo joins IMF, World Bank amid independence row (Indiana’s NewsCenter)
Kosovo joined the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on Monday, a little more than a year after its disputed independence from Serbia.

Watchdog rates democratic development in Balkans – Southeast European Times
WASHINGTON, United States — Democracy watchdog Freedom House said on Tuesday (June 30th) that democratic development in Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania is stable, while a drop is seen in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). In its …

Serb Police Officers In Kosovo Return To Work After 16 Months (Nasdaq)
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AFP)–Serb police officers, who left their jobs last year in protest over Kosovo’s independence, ended a 16-month boycott Tuesday and overwhelmingly returned to work, meeting a government deadline, an official said.

Polish, Serbian FMs discuss EU, bilateral affairs – Xinhua News Agency
WARSAW, July 2 (Xinhua) — Poland supports Serbia’s European aspirations and opts for easing visa requirements toward Serbia, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Thursday after meeting with his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremic …

Kosovo Joins the IMF and World Bank (Scoop.co.nz)
At a ceremony today at the Department of State, Deputy Secretary James B. Steinberg received for deposit the Republic of Kosovo’s instruments of acceptance of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank …

Serbia files war crimes charges against 17 Kosovo ex-rebels – Boston Globe
BELGRADE – Serbian prosecutors filed war crimes charges yesterday against 17 former Kosovo guerrillas for the alleged murder, rape, and torture of Serb civilians. The indictment said the suspects are charged in connection with the kidnapping of 159 …

Kosovo Serb policemen return to work (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters PRISTINA, June 30 (Reuters) – Around 300 Serb police officers have returned to work after 16 months of refusing to take orders from Kosovo authorities who declared independence last year, police said …

Kosovo joins IMF, World Bank (Indiana’s NewsCenter)
Kosovo joined the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on Monday, becoming the 186th member of the multilateral institutions a little more than a year after independence.

Kosovo: Serbs urged to boycott November municipal polls (Adnkronos)
Kosovo: Serbs urged to boycott November municipal polls (AKI) – The Serbian government on Thursday urged Kosovo’s tiny Serb minority to boycott municipal elections due in November. Belgrade claimed the polls breached a United Nations Security Council Resolution that defines Kosovo as part of Serbia. Kosovo’s Muslim majority declared independence from Serbia last year with the support of western …

Albania inaugurates new highway to Kosovo – PR Inside
TIRANA, Albania (AP) – Albania’s prime minister on Thursday inaugurated a ¤1 billion ($1.4 billion) highway link to neighboring Kosovo, calling it a «corridor of friendship and peace. Tirana sees the 105-mile (170-kilometer) highway running through …

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