Noticias

Kosovo Serbs seize UN courthouse

Kosovo Serbs are refusing to recognise Pristina's authority

Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs have taken over a UN courthouse in the northern Kosovo town of Mitrovica, raising a Serbian flag to replace the UN's.

The protesters broke into the building in the Serb-dominated part of the city, forcing UN police to retreat.

A Kosovo police spokesman said a UN official was negotiating with Serb leaders to try to resolve the issue.

Kosovo Serbs and Serbia have refused to recognise Kosovo's declaration of independence last month.

Most EU states and the US have recognised Pristina's unilateral move.

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 Mi opinión: La inestabilidad en Kosovo continua pues el problema de etnicidad divide al país ya que los Kosovares Serbios no estan de acuerdo con la independencia y siguen manifestando su desacuerdo en protestas o en sucesos como el de esta noticia en los cuales remplasaron la bandera de las naciones unidas con la de Serbia,

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 0:49 AM PST

Slovenia backs Kosovo secession

 

Slovenia has recognised the independence of Kosovo - the first former Yugoslav republic to do so.

The parliament in Ljubljana voted overwhelmingly in favour of a request from the Slovenian government.

Kosovo's declaration of independence last month was recognised by the US and much of the EU but strongly opposed by Serbia and Russia.

There are fears that Slovenia's move could affect its extensive trade with Serbia and prompt economic reprisals.

The proposal to recognise Kosovo - seen by Belgrade as part of Serbia - was carried by 57 votes to four in the Slovenian parliament.

The Slovenian government, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, had argued that Kosovo's independence from Serbia would help stability in the Balkans.

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 Mi opinión: Eslovenia reconocio la independencia de Kosovo sin embargo este reconocimiento trae consecuencias puesto que Serbia no la ha reconocido ni lo hara según declara, por lo cual paises como eslovenia que tienen un extenso comercio con Serbia se veran afectados pues Serbia tomara represiones y una de estas puede ser terminar sus relaciones politicas y comerciales con eslovenia.

 

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 0:49 AM PST

UN 'reclaims' Kosovo rail line

Many Serb workers are refusing to work for Kosovo's rail firms

The UN mission in Kosovo has said it retook control from Serbia over a northern railway line in the territory.

Unmik said its move "reverses the challenge" to its authority from Belgrade over the 50km (30-mile) line in the Serb-dominated part of Kosovo.

On Monday, Serbia's state-run railway company said it had taken over the Lesak-Zvecan railway line.

Belgrade and Kosovo Serbs refuse to recognise Kosovo's declaration of independence last month.

Tension in the region has risen sharply since the unilateral move by the authorities in Pristina on 17 February.

Last week, some 150 Kosovo Serb police officers were suspended for refusing to take orders from the ethnic Albanian authorities in Kosovo's capital, Pristina.

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 Mi opinión: la Liga de las naciones Unidas tomo parte en el conflicto de la línea de tren que Serbia le había quitado a Kosovo, sin embargo las Naciones Unidas solamente aclararon su desacuerdo con Serbia y el hecho de que se hayan apropiado de la línea de tren, sin embargo ninguna otra medida se ha llevado a cabo, el asunto no se  ha resuelto y aparentemente Serbia se quedara con la línea del tren y los problemas continuaran pues una declaración de las Naciones Unidas no es suficiente medidas mas efectivas son necesarias.

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Thursday, 28 February 2008, 22:40 GMT

Kosovo partition scheme opposed

 

The EU and US have said Kosovo will not be split in two because of the divide between ethnic groups there.

"There will be no partition of the country, that is not foreseen," EU special envoy Pieter Feith told a news conference in Vienna.

In Bulgaria, delegations from Kosovo and Serbia met for the first time since independence was declared last Sunday.

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic told Balkan foreign ministers that as long as Serbia existed, Kosovo never would.

 He said Kosovo would not belong to the world community of sovereign nations and Belgrade would appeal to the International Court of Justice in The Hague over the legitimacy of Kosovo's declaration.

Mr Jeremic appealed to the international community to defer decisions on recognising Kosovo before a ruling was made.

The head of Kosovo's chamber of commerce, Besim Beqaj, attended the gathering under a United Nations banner, the only way Mr Jeremic said he was prepared to accept Kosovo's presence.

Mr Beqaj said that when he spoke, the Serbian delegation did not stay in the room, a statement that could not be confirmed.

Mi opinión: delegados de Serbia y Kosovo se juntaron por primera vez desde la independencia de Kosovo. Sebia aun no ha aceptado la independencia de Kosovo. La union Europa y estados unidos declararon que Kosovo no va a ser dividida en dos regiones por el problema de etnicidad.

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Mon, 03 Mar 2008 4:25 AM PST

Serbia 'retakes' Kosovo rail line

Serbia has retaken control of a stretch of railway line in northern Kosovo, a senior Serb official has said.

 

Branislav Ristivojevic, who heads Serbia's state-run railway company, said Belgrade had restored control over the 50km (30-mile) Lesak-Zvecan line.

 Earlier, Serb rail workers stopped a train on the line, saying they would not work for Kosovo's rail firms.

Belgrade and Kosovo Serbs refuse to recognise Kosovo's declaration of independence last month.

Last week, some 150 Kosovo Serb police officers were suspended for refusing to take orders from the ethnic Albanian authorities in Kosovo's capital, Pristina.

All are based in the same area of the south-east and they are asking to be put under the direct command of the local United Nations mission (Unmik).

The Kosovo Police Service (KPS) said talks were under way with Serb officers working in other parts of the south.

Serb KPS officers in the northern Serb stronghold around Mitrovica already only take orders from Unmik.

Some 700 ethnic Serbs serve in the 7,000-strong KPS, created by Unmik after it took control of Kosovo at the end of the 1998-99 war

 

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Mi opinión: Kosovo esta enfrentando los problemas de surgir como un nuevo estado nación, pues el hecho de que Serbia no este de acuerdo con su independencia afecta la estabilidad del país, Serbia se apropio de la linea de tren Lesak-Zvecan del nuevo estado. 

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Sunday, 17 February 2008, 22:45 GMT

 Kosovo MPs proclaim independence

Kosovo's parliament has unanimously endorsed a declaration of independence from Serbia, in a historic session.

Celebrations went on into the night after Prime Minister Hashim Thaci promised a democracy that respected the rights of all ethnic communities.

Serbia's PM denounced the US for helping create a "false state".

A split later emerged at the Security Council, when Russia said there was no basis for changing a 1999 resolution which handed Kosovo to the UN.

Seven Western countries said it was quite clear the situation had moved on.

Tens of thousands of people had thronged the streets of Kosovo's capital, Pristina, since the morning.

 

We have waited for this day for a very long time... from today, we are proud, independent and free

Hashim Thaci

Kosovo Prime Minister

 

When news came of the declaration in parliament, the centre of the city erupted with fireworks, firecrackers and celebratory gunfire.

Crowds surrounded an independence monument which was unveiled during the evening and signed by Mr Thaci and Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu.

Ethnic Albanians staged noisy celebrations in the Macedonian capital, Skopje, and in Brussels, outside the headquarters of Nato and the European Union.

Hand grenades

The first sign of trouble in Kosovo came in the ethnic Serbian area of the flashpoint town of Mitrovica, where two hand grenades were thrown at international community buildings.

One exploded at a UN court building while the other failed to go off outside offices expected to house the new EU mission.

In Belgrade, demonstrators threw stones and broke windows at the US embassy as riot police tried to fend off a crowd of around 1,000 people.

The protesters, described as gangs of youths, also attacked a McDonald's restaurant, the Serbian government building and the embassy of Slovenia which currently holds the EU presidency.

Several Serbian ministers had travelled to Kosovo to show their support for the ethnic Serbian minority.

Kosovo's 10 Serbian MPs boycotted the assembly session in protest at the declaration.

Serbia's Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica blamed the US which he said was "ready to violate the international order for its own military interests".

"Today, this policy of force thinks that it has triumphed by establishing a false state," Mr Kostunica said.

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Mi opinión: El 17 de febrero del 2008 Kosovo declaro su independencia, el país festejo con fiestas y fuegos artificiales, sin embargo aun su legitimidad se encentra amenazada pues desde el comienzo de su independencia comenzaron los problemas pues algunos países no están dispuestos a reconocer al nuevo estado, en especial Serbia donde las protestas comenzaron apenas se independizo Kosovo.

 Monday, 25 February 2008, 13:17 GMT

 Russia pledges support to Serbia

Russia has emerged as Serbia's strongest ally

The man tipped to become the next Russian president has vowed his country will "stick to" its support for Serbia in opposing Kosovo's independence.

Deputy PM Dmitry Medvedev was in Belgrade for talks with Serb President Boris Tadic and PM Vojislav Kostunica.

Although its focus is mainly economic, the visit is seen as a sign of support for Serbia's view on Kosovo, the BBC's Bethany Bell in Belgrade says.

Kosovo's declaration of independence sparked protests in Serbia last week.

 "We proceed from the assumption that Serbia is a united country, whose jurisdiction covers the whole of its territory, and we shall stick to this principled stand," Mr Medvedev said during his meeting with Mr Kostunica, Russian news agency Itar-Tass reported.

Mr Medvedev's comments, and the timing of his visit, will be seen as evidence that Russia's foreign policy is unlikely to change once serving President Vladimir Putin steps down.

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Mi opinión: Rusia ha tenido siempre una gran influencia en los Balcanes. Desde la Primera Guerra Mundial Rusia ha apoyado a su vecino Serbia, tratando de evitar que los grupos eslavos se separaran del país, y actualmente continua haciendo lo mismo por lo cual  el próximo presidente ruso anuncio que seguirá apoyando a Serbia al no reconocer a Kosovo como un nuevo estado.

Ubicación Geografica

Composición Etnica

Los Problemas y Dificultades que Enfrenta el Nuevo Estado de Kosovo

Los antecedentes históricos de Kosovo trajeron consecuencias negativas que ahora esta sufriendo el país, al igual que su surgimiento como  nuevo estado, en el cual se ve amenazado por problemas económicos, políticos y sociales, puesto que en este momento se encuentra en un punto muy endeble ya que apenas se esta planteando en el ámbito internacional como un estado nación. La respuesta o el reconocimiento de las potencias mundiales es también de gran importancia pues si algunos países no reconocen al nuevo estado este perderá legitimidad. Otro factor importante es la economía de Kosovo puesto que hay gran pobreza en el país, “El salario mensual promedio es de unos 150 euros (220 dólares)”[1]

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[1] Excelsior, Miércoles 20 de Febrero de 2008, Global, p 10, “Kosovo es libre pero sin dinero”

Sobre el Tema

Como el caso de Kosovo es muy amplio este blog se especializara en un tema central abordado en la siguiente pregunta: ¿Cuáles son los problemas y dificultades que enfrenta el nuevo estado de Kosovo? De esta forma me limitaré a estudiar únicamente los problemas y acontecimientos que ocurrieron en el país después de su independencia. Sin embargo considero que es necesario conocer la historia de Kosovo para poder entender los problemas que enfrenta en la actualidad por lo cual explicare brevemente la situación política de Kosovo mientras era una provincia de Serbia. Acontecimientos como el conflicto de el Ejército de Liberación de Kosovo contra las fuerzas de seguridad Serbia es vital para entender el estado actual del país. Al igual que la participación del OTAN en el conflicto armado y la participación de la ONU para lograr una paz en Kosovo y acelerar el proceso de independencia.

Antecedentes

Este blog estudiara el caso de Kosovo, region que a partir del 17 de Febrero del 2008 se volvió un estado soberano. Dicho país se encuentra en Europa entre Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia y Albania. Kosovo formaba parte de la antigua Yugoslavia sin embargo en 1945 con la desintegración del país esta paso a ser una provincia de Serbia y así permaneció hasta el 17 de Febrero. Escogí este tema puesto que es un tema actual con gran polémica en el ámbito internacional ya que actores importantes como Estados Unidos, Serbia, China, Inglaterra, España y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas forman parte de este.