home flash news analysis interviews regional international pdf library latest news children to discuss kosovo s european future with eu diplomats the high importance of kosovo s membership in the imf and world bank newborn the symbol of kosovo independence syria supports serbia against kosovo montenegro and kosovo to have full diplomatic relations president sejdiu is invited to visit macedonia new kosova report rss 14may2009 the high importance of kosovo s membership in the imf and world bank kosovo s membership in the imf will constitute a fundamentally significant development in the evolution of kosovo s status as a sovereign independent state . membership in the imf will also open the door to membership in the world bank and affiliated intergovernmental financial institutions . read more ... 13may2009 newborn the symbol of kosovo independence in the run up to independence kosovars were still looking for a common symbol around which to rally . the kosovo flag had still not been presented and the albanian double headed eagle which had accompanied the struggle for independence was deemed to be politically incorrect . then newborn was revealed.nkr for those that don t know about it what is newborn ismaili newborn is a typographic sculpture spelling the word newborn which was unveiled on the day of kosovo s declaration of independence . during the celebrations people expressed themselves by writing on the sculpture with permanent markers . it was first signed by the prime minister hashim thaci and the president fatmir sejdiu followed by the rest of the people who attended the manifestation on 17 february 2008 . this included ordinary citizens as well as prominent kosovor individuals . newborn is made of metal weighs 9 tons it is 3 meters high 24 meters long and 1 meter deep . newborn is now the only monument that marks the declaration of independence of the republic of kosovo . read more ... 12may2009 icj ruling on kosovo a pointless affair by michael suttonthe international court of justice is busy ruling on kosovo s unilateral declaration of independence from serbia but with serbia hinting that it would make no difference to its stance and kosovo unlikely to call the whole thing off should the icj deem it illegal it is a pretty pointless ruling on the face of it.serbia never pushed for icj involvement to influence its own stance ; it was all about curbing the tide of international support for kosovo . read more ... 10may2009 kosovo s independence and president sejdiu s visit in the turkish press next sunday will mark kosovo s 15th month as an independent sovereign state a status recognized by 58 countries worldwide including seven members of the g8 russia being the only exception . read more ... 07may2009 kosovo s path towards independence and state building this is a detailed analysis of the evolution of the kosovo problem from its early history up to present days culminating with the independence and the state building process . this paper is prepared by dr.ibrahim gashi professor in the university of prishtina and a member of the presidency of the assembly of the republic of kosovo . read more ... 12may2009 serb integration in kosovo taking the plunge pristina brussels tk may 2009 a major effort is needed to persuade the serbian minority that it has a future in kosovo if the new state is to solidify its controversial independence.serb integration in kosovo taking the plunge the latest international crisis group report argues that such integration is an important challenge for the year old state . the pristina government should do more to emphasise to kosovo serbs few of whom deal with state bodies the benefits of dialogue and cooperation . there is a real opportunity now that belgrade s strategy to undermine independent kosovo by supporting parallel institutions both to prevent serbs exodus and to isolate them from kosovo structures is having only limited success . read more ... 12may2009 kosovo and the muslim world by hajrudin somunthe islamic world a term that i use cautiously and with reservations is being divided once again over an issue that should be considered islamic enough to deserve its unanimous support . it is the cause of kosovo.ironically with a more than 90 percent muslim population kosovo has so far been recognized as an independent state mostly by european countries and only by a handful of islamic ones . it is curious that a tiny pacific country samoa with about 215 000 inhabitants recognized kosovo while it has not been recognized by indonesia which is with its 230 million people the most populous muslim majority country . something similar is happening these days at the annual session of the un general assembly . read more ... 08may2009 kosovo s progress towards international acceptance proceeding well by emma louise bailey slowly but surely kosovo is progressing towards becoming an independent state . this week it won admittance into the international monetary fund and slovenia revealed it had submitted its opinion to the international court of justice . the icj accepting opinions for its ruling over kosovo s unilateral declaration of independence . slovenia supports kosovo s independence . read more ... 06may2009 is kosovo serbia we ask a historian noel malcolm kosovo is serbia ask any historian read the unlikely placards waved by angry serb demonstrators . this is rather flattering for historians we don t often get asked to adjudicate . it does not however follow that any historian would agree not least because historians do not use this sort of eternal present tense . read more ... more articles ... kosovo independence and international law serbia s manipulation of the icj independence brought regional stability and cooperation start prev 1 2 next end page 1 of 2 thursday 14 may 2009 kosovo local time prishtina 13 c resources governmentkosovo political profilereligions in kosovodiplomatic missions in kosovodiplomatic missions of 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