Defiant Serbs inaugurate Kosovo 'parliament' (AFP)

yahoo.com     28-Jun-2008            

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA (AFP) - Kosovo's Serbs inaugurated their own assembly Saturday in defiance of the United Nations and Kosovo's Albanian majority who proclaimed independence four months ago. The Serb "parliament" draws its membership from delegates elected in Serbia's general and municipal election in May -- a crossover denounced as illegal by the UN and Kosovan authorities. The parliament has officially dubbed itself the Assembly of the Union of Municipalities of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and drafted what it sees as its mandate. "The parliament adopts legislative measures, resolutions and has the right to propose for adoption new laws important to the life of citizens... to the parliament of the Republic of Serbia," its statement said. Thirty of the 53 members elected met for the inaugural session of the outlawed... [read full story]                    

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First meeting of Kosovo assembly

bbc.co.uk     28-Jun-2008          

An assembly set up by Kosovo Serbs is due to hold its first session in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica. Its inaugural meeting takes place on the day Serbs remember their defeat by invading Ottoman forces in 1389. The...                    

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Kosovo Serbs launch new assembly

bbc.co.uk     28-Jun-2008          

Kosovo's new constitution grants broad autonomy to the Serb minority Serbs are converging on Kosovo's divided city of Mitrovica to inaugurate a new assembly set up by Kosovo Serbs. The 53-seat assembly has been organised in...                    

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Kosovo Serbs convene parliament

reuters.com     28-Jun-2008          

By Branislav Krstic MITROVICA, Kosovo (Reuters) - Hardline Serbs in Kosovo convened their own assembly in the divided city of Mitrovica on Saturday, in a fresh challenge to the new state's ethnic Albanian majority and its...                    

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Defiant Serbs open assembly in Kosovo

euronews.net     28-Jun-2008          

Amid a patriotic mood on the anniversary of Serbia’s most famous historical battle, Kosovo’s Serb community has sent a defiant message to the ethnic-Albanian government by inaugurating its own assembly. At the site of the 14th...                    

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Kosovo Serbs launch assembly

bbc.co.uk     29-Jun-2008          

Serbs in Kosovo have inaugurated their own assembly set up in defiance of the majority ethnic Albanian government. Helen Fawkes reports from Mitrovica The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. This...                    

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Kosovo's Serbs defy independence move

euronews.net     28-Jun-2008          

Kosovo’s Serbs have set up their own assembly, in defiance of the ethnic-Albanian government and the United Nation mission there. Held in the ethnically-divided town of Mitrovica, the body is meant to provide a link to the...                    

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Kosovo Serbs set up rival assembly

independent.co.uk     30-Jun-2008          

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic in Belgrade Kosovo Serbs have inaugurated their own assembly in the divided town of Mitrovica, in a blow to the authority of the new state's ethnic Albanian leadership. Forty-five members of the...                    

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Kosovo Serbs vow to stay divided

bbc.co.uk     30-Jun-2008          

Kosovo's Serbs have rejected the region's self-proclaimed independence from Serbia, and on Saturday set up their own rival institutions. Northern Kosovo is bedecked by messages like 'Kosovo is Serbia' Kosovo may have declared...                    

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Closing the door

bbc.co.uk     30-Jun-2008          

Kosovo's Serbs have rejected the region's self-proclaimed independence from Serbia, and on Saturday set up their own rival institutions. Northern Kosovo is bedecked by messages like 'Kosovo is Serbia' Kosovo may have declared...                    

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New assembly for Kosovo Serbs

bbc.co.uk     28-Jun-2008          

Serbs in Kosovo have inaugurated their own assembly set up in defiance of the majority ethnic Albanian government and the United Nations. The gathering was held in the ethnically divided city of Mitrovica. Forty-five members...                    

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