31 January 2005 -Kosovo Towards Better Treatment of Minorities- By Andrea Saula

Granting Kosovo independence is perhaps the only way to prevent future conflict in Kosovo, this according to a report released last week by the Brussels-based think-tank, the International Crises Group. The report recommends a timeline for moving towards independence with success hinging on the ability of the Albanian majority to assure that minorities have a future in Kosovo. UN Radio in Kosovo has this report.

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28 January 2005 -Week in Review- By Jackson Allers

International Crisis Group calls for Kosovo’s Independence

A Kosovo Serb is appointed to head Kosovo’s Ministry of Returnss

Kosovo is a top discussion point in Brussels and at the Council of Europe

And…Kosovo villages are still without electricity

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27 January 2005 -Dusan Janjic Interview-By Zoran Culafic

“It’s obvious that we need a change in political thought and political action if we are to see a better future [for Kosovo].” - Dusan Janjic. Janjic is the head of the Belgrade-based Forum for Ethnic Relations and a prominent political analyst. UN Radio presents this exclusive interview conducted during the SRSG Soren Jessen-Petersen’s visit to Belgrade last week.

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26 January 2005 -Soren Jessen-Petersen in Belgrade-By Zoran Culafic

UN Mission head, SRSG Soren Jessen-Petersen visited Belgrade last week to revive what the International Crisis Group said was a near complete breakdown in dialogue between UNMIK and the Serbian government. Instead of moving closer on topics like missing persons and decentralization, electricity cut-offs in Serb-dominated areas dominated the discussions. UN Radio in Kosovo has this report.

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25 January 2005 -OSCE Report on the Implementation of Kosovo Assembly Laws-By Andrea Saula

Last week, the Kosovo Mission for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe [OSCE] released a report analyzing the extent to which laws passed by Kosovo [Provisional] Assembly are being implemented. It is the first such overview conducted by the OSCE’s Department of Human Rights and Rule of Law. UN Radio has this report

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20 January 2005 - Building Minarets - By Valon Syla 

It may be the 21^st Century… but Azem Gollopeni, an Albanian builder of minarets, still uses 16th century methods.

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19 January 2005-Catch-up Classes-By Arta Pllana  

One day after the UN administration and Kosovo’s interim government began drafting a report on the Protection of national minorities, pressure is mounting for Kosovo’s leaders to assure that all minority communities are integrated into the provinces burgeoning social infrastructure. For Kosovo’s Roma community, this includes equal access to education. UN Radio reports on one initiative run by Kosovo’s Ministry of Education which is helping Roma children gain access to Kosovo’s regular school system through an accelerated learning program.

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18 January 2005-Smoking restrictions - By Andrea Saula 

Smoking bans are spreading across Europe. Focusing on public spaces, health conscious legislators in countries like Italy and Ireland are unilaterally banning the habit in bars and restaurants – places where smoking has been most heavy. Kosovo’s heavy smoking population is still allowed to smoke without restriction, but that may soon change. UN Radio has this report.

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17 January 2005-What Serbs expect in 2005 - By Zoran Culafic

With Kosovo Serb leaders still refusing to take part in Kosovo’s governance, UN Radio in Kosovo explores what members of the Serb community expect in 2005. And, much like the majority population, Kosovo Serbs put living standards and economic issues as a top priority. 

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14 January 2005-Week in Review - By Jackson Allers

UN Mission Head, SRSG Soren Jessen-Petersen meets with Slovenian
Foreign Minister and Kosovo Serb leaders

UN Police Officer killed in car bomb

And…Kosovo villages are still without electricity

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13 January 2005-Day laborares - By Gezim Kaspolli

I do this because I have no other job and because I have to support 10 members of my family. I have nothing else to do and I am forced to go out here hoping that I will earn something…I have to.”

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12 January 2005-Albanian Expectations for 200 - By Gezim Kasapolli

Year 2005 is seen as the decisive year for the future of Kosovo. The international community is very strict in wanting to see progress in standard implementation in order to start the talks on the issue of the final status for Kosovo and for Kosovo institutions - time is not an ally. On the other hand Kosovo Albanians are starting to get inpatient, citing independence as the only solution for Kosovo. UN Radio in Kosovo talked to some of the Kosovo Albanian citizens of Pristina to see what they expect in 2005.

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11 January 2005-THE PROBLEM OF ELECTRICITY - By Zoran Culafic

During the transition from 2004 to 2005, the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) management instituted a significant change in their bill collection process. The end result has been electricity cut offs in many settlements throughout Kosovo. KEK wants to eliminate its huge debt burden, which has reached almost 200 million Euros in five years. What makes payment difficult is the majority of unemployed Kosovo residents who are desperate and have no real clue how to solve the problem. UN Radio has this report.

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10 January 2005-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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06 January 2005-Piracy-Copyrights - By Arta Pllana

Pirated products like CD’s and DVD’s are big business in Kosovo. But there may soon be an end to this as Kosovo’s Ministry of Culture has prepared a copyright law protecting the intellectual property rights of artists. UN Radio in Kosovo has this report:

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05 January 2005-One to One with SRSG Soren Jessen-Petersen (Part 2) - By Jackson Allers

 

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04 January 2005-One to One with SRSG Soren Jessen-Petersen (Part 1) - By Jackson Allers

 

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