Peacekeeping
UNMIK administrator questions EULEX's mandate to operate in northern Kosovo
09/10/2008
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- UNMIK Regional Administrator for Mitrovica Gerard Gallucci said on Wednesday (October 8th) the EULEX mission has no mandate to op...
US defence secretary pledges further support for Kosovo
08/10/2008
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates reaffirmed Washington's continued support for Kosovo on Tuesday, stressing that the country's independence is irreversible and that its partition along ethnic lines is not an option.
EU ministers support EUFOR scale-back
02/10/2008
EU defence ministers voiced support Wednesday for a plan to phase out their bloc's peacekeeping operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, citing the improved security situation there.
EU's Georgia observer mission kicks off
01/10/2008
Six weeks after the conflict between Russia and Georgia, an EU mission aimed at stabilising the region and ensuring the parties' compliance with an August cease-fire kicked off on Wednesday.
EULEX to be fully deployed in Kosovo by year's end
24/09/2008
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- The EU's police and judicial mission EULEX will deploy soon in northern Kosovo and be active across the country by year's end, EU...
UNMIK returns to Mitrovica courts
23/09/2008
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- UNMIK has retaken control over the municipal and district courts building in the Serb-dominated northern part of Mitrovica. KFOR...
UNMIK to remain in Serb-dominated areas of Kosovo
22/09/2008
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- UNMIK will continue its presence in predominantly Serb areas of Kosovo even after it downsizes, to avoid a security vacuum, UNMIK...
Serbia's request on Kosovo included in UN General Assembly agenda
18/09/2008
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- The UN General Committee on Wednesday (September 17th) gave Serbia the green light in its bid to present arguments against Kosovo...
EU's Feith says Kosovo basically stable since independence declaration
17/09/2008
STRASBOURG, France -- Kosovo remains relatively stable seven months after declaring independence, the EU's special representative to Kosovo, Pieter F...
New contingent of BiH soldiers heads to Iraq
02/09/2008
In mid-August, a new contingent of troops from Bosnia and Herzegovina joined the Iraqi Freedom peacekeeping mission. Dignitaries praised them for aiding BiH's NATO integration effort.
Romania proposes measures to resolve conflicts in Black Sea region
02/09/2008
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Romania proposed to EU leaders on Monday (September 1st) a set of measures to improve the situation in the Black Sea region, Pre...
EU: relations with Russia at "crossroads"
02/09/2008
The EU will postpone further negotiations on a strategic political and economic agreement with Russia until it withdraws all its forces from Georgia, EU leaders said after a summit in Brussels on Monday.
Italian general takes command of KFOR
01/09/2008
"It is the spirit of the ordinary people and of the children who give me hope for the future of Kosovo," said General Xavier de Marnhac on Friday in Pristina in relinquishing command of KFOR.
Albanians, Serbs clash in divided town of Mitrovica
28/08/2008
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Groups of Albanians and Serbs clashed late Wednesday (August 27th) in the northern part of Mitrovica, media reported on Thursday....
NATO warships arrive in Romanian waters for military exercises
26/08/2008
BUCHAREST, Romania -- Four NATO warships have docked at Constanta on Romania's Black Sea coast, local media reported on Monday (August 25th). The Ger...
