Bakoyannis on Kosovo's bid to join the Council of Europe:

No candidate member has ever been asked to undertake so many reforms before even being brought up for discussion on its accession to the CoE.

This is probably why 83% of the Assembly voted in favor of the Report.

The US representative at the UNSC, Ambassador Robert A. Wood:

Let me be clear: Srebrenica was not simply a mistake, as Dodik stated.

It is an indisputable fact that genocide was committed in Srebrenica.

Cameron:

I have been frank with Vucic about what they are doing in the region and the importance of respecting other countries and their sovereign choices.
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When I came back from Kosovo, I contacted the NATO Secretary General and said we need to be stronger and bolder on KFOR.

UK FS Cameron:

Extremely depressing that 🇷🇸 & RS are campaigning against the Srebrenica Genocide resolution.

Srebrenica was a genocide, one of the worst events in Europe in the last few decades.

🇬🇧 will vote for the resolution, speak up for it and call out those opposing it.

US-sanctioned former spy chief Vulin returns to the Serbian government as Deputy Prime Minister.

In January, Putin awarded him the Order of Friendship decoration.

.Stephan Israel:

'If you listen to the Parliament, you get the impression that Lajcak made a lot of mistakes.

There is continuous criticism from Members of Parliament of the way he is doing his job as a mediator.

There is a lot of criticism that he is one-sided.'

EU's spokesperson:

'It's not true to present the meager results until now as failure of Mr. Lajcak. He did his best.'

'Our role is to help them to start behaving in a European way... The fact that they were not able to do it is not due to EU's perceived or alleged failures...'

In a call with German Chancellor Scholz today, Kosovo PM Albin Kurti 'underscored the hope that Germany will support our Council of Europe bid in alignment with PACE recommendations.'

Kosovo has the highest rate of home ownership in Europe.

European Parliament lawmakers have told big brands like Coca-Cola & L'Oréal Groupe to stop advertising on pro-Kremlin Balkans media.

Vucic regime-affiliated media, which rely heavily on international ad revenue, have pushed Kremlin's narratives about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Kosovo artists paying a poignant tribute to the over 1,600 forcibly disappeared persons still missing. (2021)

Today, Kosovo marks the Day of the Forcibly Disappeared Persons.

25 years ago today, Milosevic's genocidal regime massacred 377 Kosovo Albanians in Mejë, including Zojë Prendi's five sons:

Mark Prendi
Robert Prendi
Gjergj Prendi
Viktor Prendi
Sokol Prendi

The Mejë massacre was the largest massacre in Kosovo.

Kosovo citizens, Albanians and Serbs, came together to participate in a community market in Mitrovica, providing an opportunity to buy handmade goods and support local businesses.

Kosovo's PM, Albin Kurti, wrapped up his visit to Germany by meeting with German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock.

The main focus of the meeting was on Kosovo's membership in the Council of Europe, per the readout.

Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani:

Vucic has made several post-traumatic statements following the UNSC session.

What we have done is tell the truth and nothing but the truth for the world to see.

No one will be able to fight or deny the truth, including the state of Serbia.

The mayors of Zubin Potok and Zvecan will now work from their respective municipality buildings.

Thus, all four mayors of Kosovo's northern municipalities will conduct their work from the official municipality buildings rather than alternate locations.

Kosovo judoka Distria Krasniqi wins her second European Championship title.

Vucic's outburst against Slovenia appears to have stemmed from the fact that Slovenia's representative, Zbogar, brought up the Meja and Krusha e Madhe massacres during his UNSC speech.

Another way to examine soft power is to look at net approval — that is, the difference between the percentage who approve and those who disapprove of a country’s leadership.

In 2023, 74 countries exhibited a positive net approval score of U.S. leadership, and 59 countries had a

Council of Europe It seems not.

It seems that the point of asking for catching a unicorn first is simply to block Kosovo.

And this has worked in recent years. A masterclass in political hypnosis, from
its master, the Serbian president.

But will Macron fall for it? Will 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇺 block a vote in