Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, right, talks on a news conference following his meeting with Kosovo's oppositional leader Hashim Thaci, left, in Macedonia's capital Skopje, Saturday, Feb.
UN Kosovo plan shows deep fault linesHouston Chronicle - 1 hour agoUN envoy Martti Ahtisaari presented his proposal on Friday to officials in Belgrade and to ethnic Albanian leaders in Kosovo. The plan, which must be approved by the Security Council, spelled out conditions for internationally supervised self-rule for ...Serbian leaders close ranks after UN envoy proposes self-rule for ... International Herald TribuneUN Kosovo Plan Shows Deep Fault Lines Washington Post
US Urges Support for UN Kosovo PlanHULIQ - 3 hours agoThe United States Friday called the newly released Kosovo settlement plan of UN envoy Martti Ahtisaari fair and balanced, and urged authorities in both Serbia and Kosovo to work toward a final settlement. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is ...
BALKANS: FOCUS - FEW MOURN UN CHIEF PROSECUTOR DEL PONTE'S EXITAKI - Feb 2, 2007Belgrade, 2 Feb. (AKI) - Politicians, commentators and people in the street from the countries of the former Yugoslavia had no kind words on Friday for the departing chief prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former ...
Albania backs UN envoy's plan on KosovoPeople's Daily Online - 13 hours agoEthnic Albanians, who make up 90 percent of Kosovo's population, are demanding independence, while Serbia and Serbs in Kosovo want it to remain inside Serbia.Balkan jigsaw seeks final piece BBC NewsKosovo says Yes to UN plan, Serbia says No Reuters
Bulgaria ,France decide to establish strategic relationshipPeople's Daily Online - 16 hours agoBulgaria and France will be not only good friends, but also strategic partners in the European Union ( EU), Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev told a news conference held jointly with French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Friday, ...
5.8 magnitude quake jolts southern GreeceInternational Herald Tribune - 3 hours agoATHENS, Greece: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake rattled southern Greece on Saturday, the Athens Geodynamic Institute reported.
Macedonia backs Kosovo blueprint, defying SerbiaReuters AlertNet - 3 hours agoMacedonia has a large Albanian minority -- roughly 25 percent out of a population of 2 million -- and is anxious to avoid fresh instability in Kosovo that might spill across their joint border.
Del Ponte Opposes New EU Talks with SerbiaInstitute for War and Peace Reporting - 21 hours agoBut several states - including Spain, Hungary and Slovenia - have said in recent weeks that the EU must not isolate Serbia, especially since Belgrade's cooperation will be crucial in ensuring a peaceful deal on the final status of Kosovo.
Slovenia: Amnesty International condemns forcible return of ...Amnesty International USA - Feb 2, 2007Amnesty International is concerned that the Slovenian authorities have not restored retroactively the status of permanent residents of those "erased" in 1992 and, in this case, have deported from Slovenia one of them, with his family.
