PećkoPivo

2 big things happened in 2 days – visa abolishment for Schengen zone, and Kosovo independence debate started in Hague…

Ethnic Albanian councilors in Serbia’s south have launched an initiative to form Albanian regional institutions and a separate region of Preševo Valley.

To be honest, I would prefer our foreign affaird minister addressing them, as he is a bit sharper then Tadic, but I think this is direct enough too…
Serbian: click here
English translation by google: click here

In Serbia, we say Dobar dan (Good day), but those 78 days of NATO dropping shitloads of bombs on our heads, we used to say Bombardan… Traditional Serbian humour – the darker, the better…

This is my homecity…
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Fresh blast in Kosovo
26 February 2007 | 11:35 | Source: AP
PRIŠTINA — Explosion damaged several vehicles belonging to OSCE on Monday in Peć, a police official said. No one was hurt. The blast occurred around 3:30 a.m. and was caused by an explosive device – possibly a hand grenade – that [...]

By John PhillipsTHE WASHINGTON TIMESFebruary 20, 2007
ROME — Any attempt by the international community to deny Kosovo independence will set off “a new Balkan war,” a senior Kosovar negotiator cautioned yesterday.     Speaking as he prepared to take part in final talks between delegations from Kosovo and Serbia scheduled for today in Vienna, Austria, negotiator [...]

KLA claims responsibility for Priština blast
20 February 2007 | 09:59 -> 13:05 | Source: B92, FoNet, Beta, AP
PRIŠTINA — Kosovo Liberation Army says it blew up three UN vehicles in Priština last night.

The scene of the explosion in Priština (FoNet)
The blast caused no injuries but raised tensions amid ongoing negotiations on Kosovo’s future.Kosovo Liberation Army [...]

Slobodan Antonić writes in Politika (Serbian original here):
… My “favorite” is the argument that says, “This isn’t evil; the sooner we realize it’s actually appropriate, the better off we will be!” Because, you see, “that’s not ours anyway,” and “who has ever actually been there,” and “only priests and romantics care” and “queues in front [...]

from www.b92.net/eng
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Russia fears chain reaction
9 February 2007 | 11:59 | Source: AP
SEVILLE — Granting independence to Kosovo could inspire other breakaway regions in Europe and former Soviet Union, Sergei Ivanov warns today.Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov spoke before holding planned talks with his NATO counterparts, who have backed a plan drawn up by U.N. envoy [...]

from http://belgrade.org.yu/blog
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…we got Marti Ahtisaari in Belgrade today. Ahtisaari decided to come despite Koshtunica pretended he wasn’t there luckily, Boris Tadic was home so he opened the door and let the Finnish guy do his thing.
So, after his press conference in Media centre, everything is clear.
Apparently, the only things Kosovo will get are: justice department [...]