New Kosova Report

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Kosovo president insists province will gain independence from Serbia in 2008

Politics
Tuesday, 01 January 2008
Kosovo's president insisted Monday that the province would gain independence in early 2008. In an end of the year address, Fatmir Sejdiu said Kosovo's «dream and determination (for independence) would come true» in 2008. «The year 2008 will be marked in history as the great year of independence,» Sejdiu said in a statement. Read More Add Comment (0)

Wisner: Kosovo independence to bring clarity to region

Politics
Monday, 31 December 2007
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Kosovo envoy Frank Wisner believes the time is right to implement Martti Ahtisaari's blueprint. Read More Add Comment (0)

Surroi calls it quits

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Monday, 24 December 2007
Veton Surroi Surroi stepped down from party leadership Sunday following a bad performance in Kosovo's general and local elections last month. Read More Add Comment (0)

"Independence date already set"

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Friday, 21 December 2007

Fatmir Limaj

SKOPJE - Fatmir Limaj and Veton Surroi say they the know when Kosovo independence will be declared.

Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) deputy leader Limaj said that the date had been set, but that it was being kept secret because this had been agreed on with "our Western friends."

"We know the date, but we wish to be cautious, discreet and to keep it secret, like we have agreed with our friends," Limaj said at a forum in Macedonia on Wednesday.

ORA reformist party leader Surroi said that independence would be declared in the next few weeks.

The Priština daily Koha Ditore said that Germany and France had called upon the Kosovo leadership to wait until February 3, when the Serbian presidential elections will end, to make the declaration.

Meanwhile, Slovenia, which is due to assume the EU presidency on January 1, has announced that it will endeavour to agree on how to proceed “without haste” towards a status solution based on the Ahtisaari Plan.

Source: B92

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EU must be ready to guide Kosovo to independence

Politics
Friday, 21 December 2007
EU BRUSSELS, - The would-be EU presidency said here Thursday that the European Union must be ready to guide Kosovo to independence after the U.N. Security Council failed to settle the future status of the breakaway Serb province. Read More Add Comment (0)