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Kosovo allocates $6 mln to "integrate" Serb-populated north

"The money will be used to integrate the north and implement state projects in this part of the country"
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Serbia accepts watered-down U.N. Kosovo resolution
17:43 10/09/2010
Serbia has finally been persuaded to compromise over Kosovo. On the eve of a vote on the UN General Assembly resolution on Kosovo, Serbia (which had been calling for Kosovo's status to be reconsidered) threw its weight behind the EU initiative.
UN court decision on Kosovo will not change Moscow's stance - ministry (Update 2)
21:35 22/07/2010
A ruling on Thursday by the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia was legal will not affect Russia's position on the issue, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
UN court decision on Kosovo will not change Moscow's stance - ministry
20:35 22/07/2010
A ruling on Thursday by the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia was legal will not affect Russia's position on the issue, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
UN court approves Kosovo's declaration of independence (Update 1)
19:08 22/07/2010
Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia does not contradict the norms of international law, the president of the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) said on Thursday.
UN court approves Kosovo's declaration of independence
18:16 22/07/2010
Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia does not contradict the norms of international law, the president of the UN International Court of Justice said on Thursday.
Russia, Serbia discuss aid to Kosovo
22:08 25/03/2008Russia and Serbia will soon agree on a humanitarian aid package for crisis-hit areas of Kosovo in line with a request from the Serbian government, Russia's ambassador to Belgrade said on Tuesday.

Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia set to recognize Kosovo
16:38 19/03/2008Serbia's neighbors Bulgaria, Croatia, and Hungary issued a joint statement on Wednesday saying they would recognize Kosovo's independence.

Russia's UN draft Kosovo statement greeted with skepticism
10:39 12/03/2008A draft statement on Kosovo proposed by Russia to the UN Security Council was met with skepticism by Western nations.

EU to give Kosovo over $385 mln to prepare for integration
21:44 11/03/2008The European Union is to give the government of Kosovo over $385 million to prepare for admission into the EU, the head of the European Commission Liaison Office in Kosovo said Tuesday.

Some 20 senior officials of EU mission arrive in Pristina
15:09 11/03/2008About 20 senior officials of the EU's police and justice mission (EULEX) in Kosovo have arrived in Pristina, the mission's head French General Yves de Karmebon said on Tuesday.

UN talks on Kosovo to go ahead despite U.S., U.K. objections
09:37 11/03/2008Russia's delegation to the United Nations Security Council successfully blocked British and American attempts to thwart a council meeting set for Tuesday on Kosovo, a diplomatic source in the UN said.

Russia to recognize Kosovo only if Serbia agrees - Putin
19:26 08/03/2008President Vladimir Putin said Saturday Russia could recognize Kosovo's independence only in line with international law, and if Serbia agrees to that.

UN Security Council set to hold Kosovo session
09:32 07/03/2008On Serbia's request, Russia has called for a session of the UN Security Council to be held next Tuesday to discuss Kosovo, a spokesperson for Russia's office to the UN told reporters on Friday.

Serbia urges UN to hold Kosovo status talks
20:59 05/03/2008Serb's foreign minister left for New York on Wednesday to urge the UN to convene a special meeting to discuss Kosovo's independence, the country's Foreign Ministry said.

Russia warns against forcing Kosovo Serbs to accept independence
22:10 04/03/2008Russia's Foreign Ministry warned on Tuesday that forcing Serbs living in Kosovo to recognize the province's independence, declared on February 17, would further destabilize the situation.

Kosovo gives boost to global separatism - Russia's EU envoy
18:15 29/02/2008Countries recognizing the unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo are encouraging separatist tendencies all over the world, Russia's envoy to the European Union said on Friday.

Russia's UN envoy says EU Kosovo mission illegal
13:13 29/02/2008Russia's UN envoy called the planned police and justice mission to Kosovo "illegal," during a closed-doors UN Security Council meeting.

Serbia recalls more ambassadors over Kosovo independence
20:47 28/02/2008Serbia is continuing to recall its ambassadors from those countries, which have officially recognized Kosovo's independence, as it summoned diplomatic heads in Austria and Switzerland home Thursday.

Kosovo seeks membership of major international organizations
21:14 27/02/2008Kosovo is preparing documentation to enable it to gain membership in major international organizations, the prime minister of the self-proclaimed state said on Wednesday.

UN mission in Kosovo set to transfer power to EU, local govt.
19:14 27/02/2008The UN mission in Kosovo has drafted a plan to hand over power to a new European Union mission and the local government, the UN mission press secretary said on Wednesday.

Bosnian Serbs attack U.S. consulate in Kosovo protest
19:52 26/02/2008Bosnian Serb protestors rallying against independence for Kosovo have attempted to storm the U.S. consulate in the city of Banja Luka, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Beta agency reported on Tuesday.

Poland recognizes Kosovo - government
15:31 26/02/2008The country's parliamentary speaker, Bronislaw Komorowski, had earlier said that "I believe that Poland will be among those states to recognize the independence of Kosovo, guided, in principle, by the fact that no one has found an effective way to bring together two mortal ethnic enemies."

Belgium recognizes Kosovo's independence
11:40 26/02/2008Belgium has formally recognized Kosovo's unilateral independence, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.

Russia abides by international law in its support for Serbia - FM
18:09 25/02/2008Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Russia acted in line with international laws by supporting Serbia's efforts to regain its territorial integrity.

Russia will not change its stance on Kosovo - Medvedev
14:56 25/02/2008First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev reaffirmed on Monday that Russia will maintain a firm stand on territorial integrity of Serbia.

Russia will never use force to solve Kosovo problem - envoy
18:50 24/02/2008Russia will never use force to solve the problem of Kosovo, which unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia, Russia's envoy to NATO said on Sunday.

Russia slams as cynical U.S. position on Kosovo
15:23 24/02/2008Russia's Foreign Ministry on Sunday slammed as cynical the U.S. position on Kosovo, which unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia.

The unique case of U.S. Embassy on fire
21:25 22/02/2008The History in the making
16:44 22/02/2008Over 150 injured in Belgrade riots
13:01 22/02/2008Protests against Kosovo's independence, the largest in Serbia's history, turned into running street riots in Belgrade overnight leaving over 150 people injured.

UN Security Council condemns attack on U.S. embassy in Belgrade
09:30 22/02/2008The UN Security Council condemned attacks on the U.S. embassy in Belgrade by rioters protesting against Kosovo's independence.

75 injured in Belgrade riots - doctors
23:16 21/02/2008A total of 75 people have been injured in street protests against Kosovo independence in Belgrade, including 15 policemen, doctors said Thursday.

Moscow calls for resumption of Kosovo status talks
21:34 21/02/2008Russia's foreign minister called on Thursday for talks on the status of Kosovo, whose parliament declared independence on February 17, to be resumed.

Kosovo and Muslim solidarity
20:42 21/02/2008Serbia vows to preserve territorial integrity by political means
21:54 20/02/2008Serbia will utilize all possible political and diplomatic means to maintain the country's territorial integrity in the wake of Kosovo's declaration of independence, its foreign minister said on Wednesday.

U.K. appoints ambassador to Kosovo
18:15 20/02/2008The U.K. has appointed David Blunt as its first ambassador to Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia on Sunday, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday.

Russia says its proposals on Kosovo status valid
12:53 20/02/2008Russian proposals on Kosovo's status, earlier submitted to the UN Security Council, remain in force, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.

Serbia calls on OSCE to denounce Kosovo's unilateral decision
20:36 19/02/2008The Serbian foreign minister called on the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to condemn Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence on Tuesday.

Belarus' Lukashenko says 'no chance' for Kosovo opponents
19:43 19/02/2008"We lost our influence there long ago. We... betrayed our fraternal Slavic nation, we should have prevented it back then, there would not have been any question of independence today," Lukashenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti and the Russia Today TV channel.

Russia says independence for Kosovo undermines international law
15:28 19/02/2008Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence will destroy the entire system of international law and cause a chain reaction of similar moves, a Russian first deputy prime minister said on Tuesday.

UN Security Council unable to solve Kosovo issues - ambassador
15:05 19/02/2008Serbia regrets that the UN Security Council was unable to solve such a principal issue as Kosovo, Serbia's ambassador to Russia said on Tuesday.

Russia says EU mission in Kosovo violates UN resolution 1244
14:03 19/02/2008The deployment of a EU mission to Kosovo without the permission of the UN Security Council violates UN resolution 1244, Russia's envoy to the UN said on Tuesday.

Kosovo Serbs anti-independence demonstration
13:36 19/02/2008Several thousand Serbs gathered in the town of Kosovska-Mitrovica to protest against Sunday’s unilateral proclamation of independence by Kosovo

Serbia recalls ambassador from U.S. as Kosovo crisis deepens
10:27 19/02/2008Belgrade has recalled its ambassador from the U.S. over Washington's recognition of Kosovo, as the rift among the international community deepened on Tuesday.

Russia looks to UN Security Council to annul Kosovo independence
20:13 18/02/2008Russia hopes that the UN Security Council will annul as illegitimate Kosovo's unilateral declaration of sovereignty, a Russian official said on Monday.

Wrap: Kosovo 'precedent' looks set to have long-lasting implications
20:13 18/02/2008A day after Kosovo declared unilateral independence from Serbia, the consequences of Sunday's historic events look set to resound across Europe and beyond for many years to come.

Kosovo's self-proclaimed independence - what next?
19:22 18/02/2008Kosovo may eventually join Albania - Serbian ambassador to Russia
18:39 18/02/2008Kosovo, which unilaterally declared independence on Sunday, could eventually become a part of Albania, Serbia's ambassador to Russia said on Monday.

Serbia to bid farewell to over $200 bln of real estate in Kosovo
18:39 18/02/2008Serbia is set to lose real estate worth some $220 billion following Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence on Sunday, the Tanjug news agency said on Monday.

Kosovo declares independence
13:29 18/02/2008UN calls for calm over Kosovo
12:49 18/02/2008UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon called for calm in the aftermath of Sunday's declaration of independence by Kosovo as Western powers prepared to recognize the sovereignty of the world's 'newest state'.

Wrap - Kosovo declares independence, protests from Serbia, Russia
20:08 17/02/2008"We have waited for this day for a very long time," Kosovan Prime Minister Hashim Thaci told a packed parliament at the start of an emergency session called on Sunday afternoon to, as he said, "take decisions on the future of our nation."

Georgia has no plans to recognize Kosovo
20:02 17/02/2008Georgia does not intend to recognize Kosovo's independence, and the issue is not on the agenda, a parliamentary spokesman for the former Soviet republic said on Sunday.

Kosovo declares independence
18:26 17/02/2008Kosovo declared independence on Sunday after an emergency session of parliament, with Prime Minister Hashim Thaci saying the new state would be "proud, independent and free."

Poland's parliamentary speaker says Warsaw to recognize Kosovo
16:06 17/02/2008Warsaw is likely to recognize the sovereignty of Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo, Poland's parliamentary speaker told journalists on Sunday.

Tension builds as Kosovo celebrates looming independence
13:29 17/02/2008Thousand of residents of Pristina, the capital of Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo, have taken to the streets to celebrate the impending declaration of independence by the Albanian-dominated region.

EU gives final go-ahead to send its mission to Kosovo
12:04 16/02/2008The European Union gave its final approval for sending a civilian and police mission to Serbia's breakaway Kosovo to replace the current UN mission, diplomatic sources in Brussels said on Saturday.

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