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August 31 2004 -Artists
Demand a Copyright Law-By Valon A. Syla
While strolling the streets of Prishtina,
one can notice everywhere a large number of street-posts
with youngsters selling different sorts of CD's ranging
from movies, software, but especially music from all
over the world and local. Any of these CD's is sold
to the public for only 2 and a half Euros, a quiet
and attractive price, compared to the 20 Euros one
would have to pay for the same CD any where in the
world. And even cheaper when you consider you're not
paying any taxes or author's copyrights for it.
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August 30 2004
-How to Facilitate the Returns- By Zoran Culafic
The process of returns for internally
displaced people, or IDP's is one of the top priorities
for UNMIK and the Kosovo Government. It remains among
the most important aspects of the Standards for Kosovo.
At the same time, it is an issue that raises most
of the political disputes between Belgrade and Pristina.
On the eve of upcoming parliamentary elections in
Kosovo much is riding on how this issue of returns
is handled by UNMIK's new head, SRSG Soren Jessen-Peterson.
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August 27 2004 -Participation
of the Majority in 2004 elections-By Gezim
Kasapolli
October Parliamentary elections are
the fourth elections to be held in Kosovo in the past
five years. Political analysts say this election is
a major test for Kosovo's Albanian majority who are
faced with mounting pressure to fulfill the 8 Standards
that Kosovo towards a more Western European model.
But, have the elected institutions done enough to
warrant the votes they gained during the previous
election cycle? And, will the majority Albanian electorate
actually participate?
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August 26 2004
-"Suggestions to the New SRSG: Soren Jessen-Petersen"-By
Valon A. Syla
With the arrival of UNMIK's new SRSG,
Kosovans are demanding changes; Albanians are asking
for a clearer definition of Kosovo's status - Serbs,
the improvement of security and non-Serb minorities
simply want more inclusion in Kosovo society. UNMIK
On-Air talked to Kosovans to find out what message
they have for the UNMIK's new SRSG.
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August 25 2004 -Participation
of the Majority in 2004 elections-By Gezim
Kasapolli
October Parliamentary elections are
the fourth elections to be held in Kosovo in the past
five years. Political analysts say this election is
a major test for Kosovo's Albanian majority who are
faced with mounting pressure to fulfill the 8 Standards
that Kosovo towards a more Western European model.
But, have the elected institutions done enough to
warrant the votes they gained during the previous
election cycle? And, will the majority Albanian electorate
actually participate?
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August 24 2004
-Reconstruction of Religious Sites-By Andrea
Saula
Immediate intervention work is planned
for the 35 Religious sites, destroyed or damaged in
the March riots. Short-term plans include preparing
for the upcoming winter. Kosovo's Government has provided
the money and the Council of Europe has set up the
Implementation Committee for the Reconstruction of
religious sites. But expectations that the work is
going to be finished on time are very low.
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August 23 2004 -Suggestions
to the New SRSG: Soren Jessen-Petersen-By Valon
A. Syla
With the arrival of UNMIK's new SRSG,
Kosovans are demanding changes; Albanians are asking
for a clearer definition of Kosovo's status - Serbs,
the improvement of security and non-Serb minorities
simply want more inclusion in Kosovo society. UNMIK
On-Air talked to Kosovans to find out what message
they have for the UNMIK's new SRSG.
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August 20 2004 -Fish
farm- By Gezim Kasapolli
The process of privatization is essential
in Kosovo and economists working here assert - it
is the only way for many socially owned enterprises
to revive and start production process that have been
stalled for some time now. Companies privatized during
the first and second round of Kosovo's current privatization
processes are still struggling to get on their feet
and manage their way through a new market economy
in Kosovo. But one fish farm in Western Kosovo is
testing the possibilities of success.
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August 19 2004
-Other Minorities and Elections-By Andrea Saula
For most political analysts - Kosovo's
Problems are inevitably seen through the lenses of
the two dominant ethnic groups - Albanians, that comprise
some 88% of the population and Serbs, who make up
approximately 7% of the population [UNDP estimates].
Indeed, much of the political discussion surrounding
the October elections for Kosovo's Provisional Legislature
is focused on Serb participation in the ballot process.
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August 18 2004
-Pt. 2: Will Serbs Participate in October's Elections?-
By Zoran Culafic
The deadline for registering political
parties for the upcoming October parliamentary elections
in Kosovo has passed, and it is still not clear if
Serbs are going to participate.
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August 17 2004-"Abandoned
Babies"-By Valon A. Syla
One of the biggest social problems
in Kosovo today is the issue of abandoned babies.
According to professionals in this field the main
reason for this occurrence are the social economic
status and the low level of education of their natural
paren
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August 16 2004-"Erzen
Shkololli"-By Andrea Saula
UNMIK On-Air features Erzen Shkololli,
a 27-year-old Kosovan fine artist born in Pec/Peje.
Today most of the prominent European art-curators
would like to hang Erzens works in their exhibitions.
Erzens works have been selected by famous art curators
in Europe among them Rene Blok and Harald Szeemann.
His works have been exhibited at the renown Kunsthalle
Art gallery in Kassel or at the Manifesta, prestigious
European Biennial
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August 13 2004-The
Roma Painter-By Andrea Saula
In the muddy village of Lepina outside
of Pristina, Bajram Memeti, a young Roma painter is
trying to revive scenes from Roma history on his canvas.
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August 12 2004-The
Turkish Community-By Zoran Culafic
Once they were governing the Balkans
countries, today the Turks in Kosovo are one of the
many minority communities. Following the recent armed
conflict, Turks like the other minority groups are
struggling to survive economically and socially in
Kosovo.
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August 11 2004 -New
Agribusiness: Herbs in Kosovo-By Jackson Allers
and Sevim Mecihan
Kosovo is a land rich in agricultural
potential - a fact acknowledged both by the international
administration and the various parallel institutions
that exist here. But few remember one agribusiness
that Kosovo was once known for throughout the entire
region: medicinal and aromatic herbs.
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August 10 2004 -Kosovo
Elections-By Zoran CULAFIC
On 23 October of this year, Kosovans
are scheduled to conduct elections for Kosovo's provisional
government. These elections are the second set of
elections for Kosovo's Provisional Legislature since
the 1999 conflict ended. Now the question remains
- will Kosovo's Serb community participate?
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August 09 2004 -Property
rights-By Gezim Kasapolli
According to the latest report Kosovo's
Housing and Property Directorate or HPD, there have
been approximately twenty-nine thousand property claims
filed since 1999. HPD asserts that 20.000 of them
will be resolved by the end of August. And for the
7th edition of the "Let's Talk" program
- these property rights issues were the focus of the
discussion.
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August 06 2004 -Reform
on Agriculture-By Valon A.Syla
Since June (2004), Kosovo's farming
sector has been exempted from customs fees on agricultural
imports, and in September the agricultural industry
will no longer pay what is known as a Value Added
Tax (VAT). Why the changes? The hope is that the new
policy will allow domestic farmers to reduce their
production cost and be more competitive in the market
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August 05 2004
-Ostriches in Kosovo-By Jackson Allers &
Arta Pllana
As Kosovo struggles to provide new
business initiatives for its economic development,
one Kosovo family has turned their sites towards the
development of an African delicacy: Ostrich meat and
Ostrich eggs
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August 04 2004
-Women in Politics- Kosovo reality-By Andrea
Saula
Women in Kosovo represent 52%
of the electoral body in the region, but their presence
and role in policy making in social and municipal,
governmental institutions is limited…That's the
conclusion of the Pristina-based women's non-governmental
organization "Women Network."
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August 03 2004
-Journalists in Kosovo-By Zoran Culafic
Professional journalists, regardless
of their ethnic origin, bridge the gaps between divided
communities in Kosovo, demonstrating how people in
the region could live and work together.
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August 02 2004 -Let's
Talk Economy-By Gezim Kasapolli
Economic legislation, proper statistical
data, privatization, education and anti-corruption
were the points discussed on the sixth edition of
"Let's Talk".
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