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CLEAN : Kosovo to seek EU membership by the end of 2022: PM Kurti
Kosovo will formally apply to join the European Union at the end of the year, Prime Minister Albin Kurti says during German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's first visit to the Western Balkans (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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VOICED : Restaurante de Kosovo pide visas a ciudadanos de la UE, en "represalia" diplomática
Shpejtim Pefqeli exige que los ciudadanos de la Unión Europea (UE) que entran a su restaurante en Pristina, la capital de Kosovo, le muestren una "visa", por despecho ante la obligación de visado que la UE impone a los kosovares (Footage...
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CLEAN : Kosovo submits EU membership bid
This is a historic day for the people of Kosovo and a great day for democracy in Europe," says Kosovo's Prime minister Albin Kurti, as he submits the formal application to Mikulas Bek, the Czech minister for EU affairs, at a conference...
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CLEAN : Kosovo PM pays homage to former US state secretary Madeleine Albright
Kosovo prime minister Albin Kurti pays homage to the former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in front of her bust in downtown Pristina (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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WRAP Reax from Kosovo Albanians; ADDS Kosovo Serbs reax
Gracanica
1. Gracanica signboard by side of street
2. Wide of street
3. KFOR (Kosovo's NATO force) vehicle guarding Orthodox church
4. Various exteriors of Orthodox church, closed for security reasons
5. Boy leaving church grounds
6....
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WRAP Reax from Asia and Balkans to death of US diplomat
Kabul, Afghanistan
1. Afghan Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmad Zahir Faqiri talking to reporter
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ahmad Zahir Faqiri, Afghan Foreign Ministry Spokesman:
"We express our deep condolences to the government of the...
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4:3 Westerwelle insists on implementation plan for Kosovo
1. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and Serbia Prime Minister Ivica Dacic arrive for news conference
2. Cutaway of Serbian government sign
3. SOUNDBITE (German) Guido Westerwelle, German Foreign Minister:
"The agreement of 19...
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KOSOVO: KLA CLAIM TO HAVE KILLED A RUSSIAN CAPTAIN
Albanian/Nat
The K-L-A claimed on Thursday that it had killed a Russian captain during fighting in Kosovo.
The Kosovo Liberation Army has produced what it claims are Russian documents it says it found on the body.
Here within the...
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NATO: SOLANA SPEAKS ON KOSOVO CRISIS
English/Nat
NATO Secretary General Javier Solana said on Monday he never expected the tragedy in Kosovo to unfold to such an extent.
In an exclusive interview with A-P-T-N, he expressed regret that he did not intervene in the Kosovo...
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WRAP Ivanov handshake with Jung, Solana on Kosovo; ADDS Albanian FM on Kosovo
1. German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung and Russia's FIrst Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, entering room for photo opportunity, zoom in to Ivanov and pan to Jung
2. Wide of Ivanov and Jung
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Javier Solana,...
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BELGIUM: NATO CHIEF SOLANA WARNS WARRING PARTIES IN KOSOVO
English/Nat
NATO's secretary-general warned the warring parties in Kosovo on Thursday that they must
begin negotiating peace immediately or face allied military action.
Javier Solana said in a statement read to reporters at NATO...
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Dep Dir of US/Canada institute speaking about Serbian election
1. Wide exterior of the US and Canada Institute
2. Deputy Director of the US and Canada Institute Viktor Kremenyuk in his office
3. Cutaways books
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Viktor Kremenyuk, Deputy Director of the US and Canada Institute,...
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KOSOVO: ETHNIC ALBANIAN & SERB FACTIONS PACT
English/Nat
The United Nations' senior representative in Mitrovica announced on Thursday that rival ethnic Albanian and Serb factions are ready to sign a pact calling for an end to tensions between them.
Sir Martin Garrod said in a news...
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Voting lists and ballot boxes arrive in Serbian enclave
1. People selling goods on street
2. Election posters of Radical party
3. Elderly Serb farmer
4. Bowl of eggs
5. SOUNDBITE: (Serbian) Jacim Marinkovic, Kosovo Serb:
"We will see what happens. I'm very sceptical about our future. Both...
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FRANCE: YUGOSLAV DEPUTY PM DRASKOVIC PRESS CONFERENCE
English/Nat
Yugoslav Deputy Premier Vuk Draskovic has accused Kosovo Albanians of trying create an ethnically pure state - an effort he said was reminiscent of the Nazis.
He said the ethnic Albanians were trying to derail the peace...
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Multi-colour Roman mosaic discovered in Kosovo
A multicoloured mosaic dating from the Roman era is under excavation in the small village of Dresnik, Gradina in Kosovo.
The site was first mentioned by the English archaeologist Sir Arthur John Evans (1851-1941), who believed a Roman...
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Likely PM in home retreat ahead of decision on power-sharing
1. Pan of village
2. Hashim Thaci's family house
3. Possible winner of Kosovo's prime minister post, Thaci - walking out of house through snow
4. Close-up of Thaci
5. Various of Thaci walking in garden
6. Close-up of Thaci
7. Thaci...
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Kosovo - Serb refugees
Serb refugees were on Monday (13/07) seeking shelter in Klina, a Serb enclave in the midst of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) controlled territory in Kosovo. The refugees had fled violence in other villages in the area. Outside Klina...
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USA: ALBRIGHT CONGRESS HEARING
English/Nat
U-S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has told Congress she fears the Serbs are planning a spring offensive against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.
She stressed the U-S must participate in any peacekeeping force for an...
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MACEDONIA: KOSOVO: REFUGEE CAMP: CLINTON GOES ON A WALKABOUT
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Ethnic Albanians have given U-S President Clinton a tumultuous welcome at a Macedonian refugee camp.
With Serb forces now out of Kosovo, the refugees are free to return to their homeland.
Many consider Clinton as their...
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UK: LONDON: NATO CHIEF SOLANA KOSOVO SPEECH
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NATO Secretary General Javier Solana on Tuesday brushed aside suggestions that the alliance's warnings of airstrikes in Kosovo are sounding hollow, saying that threats of military force are necessary for a political solution...
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USA: HILLARY CLINTON CRITICISES US CONGRESS
English/Nat
Hillary Clinton has criticized the U-S Congress for seeking international-spending cuts that limit America's military campaigns both in the Balkans and around the globe.
The remarks came at as the first lady addressed a...
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MACEDONIA: APPEAL FOR AID AS REFUGEES ARRIVE
English/Nat
20-thousand people from Kosovo have massed on the Macedonia border.
Some of them had walked from Pristina while others are men who jumped off a train turned back to Kosovo by Macedonian authorities.
One young woman made a...
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YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: RED CROSS AID ARRIVES
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A convoy of about 50 trucks carrying aid collected in Serbia by the Red Cross has arrived in Kosovo.
The humanitarian crisis in Kosovo is continuing, with 50-thousand Serb civilians having already left the province as...