The European Union’s envoy to the Western Balkans, Miroslav Lajcak, and the United States envoy to the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, met today. Lajcak said that the topic of discussion was the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia and the latest developments in the Western Balkans. “I’m happy to meet Gabriel Escobar. We updated each other… Continue reading Lajcak meets with Escobar, they talk about the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue
A senior Kosovo official on Friday criticized the length of the international trial process for detained former independence fighters charged with war crimes during and after the 1998-1999 war in the Balkan country. Kosovo’s parliament speaker Glauk Konjufca left for The Hague, Netherlands, to meet with five ex-leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, including Kosovo’s… Continue reading Kosovo official says ex-leaders’ trial is taking too long
The Republic of Kosovo has signed today a bilateral agreement with the Kingdom of Belgium, which enables the exercise of the lucrative profession of the families of Kosovo diplomats serving in Belgium. According to a press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this agreement was signed by the Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo… Continue reading Kosovo and Belgium sign agreements for the exercise of the professions of the families of diplomats
The European Union expects the delegations of Kosovo and Serbia to finalize the energy topic next week. This is what EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy spokesman Peter Stano told Radio Free Europe. “The EU expects the parties to close the energy issue next week in Brussels at the level of chief negotiators,” he said… Continue reading The EU expects the energy issue between Kosovo and Serbia to be finalized next week
The executive arm of the European Union recommended Friday that Ukraine be granted candidate status to one day join the 27-nation bloc. The promise of membership in a union created to safeguard peace on the continent holds deep symbolism for the nation at war. But it is only the first step in a process that… Continue reading As Russia presses assault, Ukraine given possible path to EU
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. job market remains strong in the face of rising inflation and interest rates. Applications for jobless aid fell by 3,000 to 229,000 for the week ending June 11, down from the previous week’s 232,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applications generally represent the… Continue reading Fewer Americans apply for jobless aid last week
The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol on Thursday said Donald Trump’s “dangerous” last-gasp attempt to pressure his vice-president, Mike Pence, to reject the electoral count, brought the country “dangerously close to catastrophe”. With live witnesses and recorded deposition, the panel aimed show how an increasingly desperate Trump became fixated… Continue reading Trump brought US ‘dangerously close to catastrophe’, January 6 panel says
Four European leaders visited Ukraine on Thursday, denouncing the brutality of the Russian invasion in a high-profile show of support amid Kyiv’s fears that Western resolve to help the embattled country could wane as the war grinds on. The visit, which included a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, carries heavy symbolic weight since the leaders of France,… Continue reading European leaders visit Kyiv in high-profile show of support
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says the number of people forced to flee their homes in 2021 hit its highest level since records began as the speed and scale of forced displacement outpaces solutions for refugees. The UNHCR said in its annual Global Trends Report, released on June 16, that 89.3 million individuals worldwide were… Continue reading UN says refugee levels hit new record in 2021, trend to continue
Technology billionaire Bill Gates has dismissed the NFTs as “100 percent based on the theory of the greatest fool” – the financial concept from which even overvalued assets can make money as long as you find an idiot bigger to sell them, as reported by The Verge. Speaking at a climate change event hosted by… Continue reading Bill Gates skeptical of NFTs
