Shortly after the new day began, it started snowing for the first time this winter in Pristina. By morning, the city was covered with a thick sheet of about six inches of snow and it seems to be staying. Of course I had to revert to childhood and romp around in the snow with Smokey as well as build a snowman on my terrace 
You’ll find pictures in my Kosovo Photo Album.
Three German nationals have been arrested in conjunction to the explosion at the EU ICO building in Dragodan last week. There has been speculation in German media that the trio might be spies working for the German Intelligence Service however the German embassy has stated that they were in Kosovo under personal capacity and did not have diplomatic immunity. However little information is available in regards to a motive and KPS is remaining tight-lipped on the details of the case.
The EU continues to deploy people to Kosovo and is anticipated to officially take over police and justice duties from UNMIK on 2 December. Still there are questions of whether or not EULEX will be fully operational by the 2 December deadline and whether or not the UN Security Council will agree in their meeting on Monday for deployment of the EU mission under the umbrella of the UN. Rumor has it EULEX is pushing to be fully deployed by the end of December in order to utilize their budget for 2008.
MTCowgirl’s Interesting Articles/Commentary
You’ll find pictures in my Kosovo Photo Album.Three German nationals have been arrested in conjunction to the explosion at the EU ICO building in Dragodan last week. There has been speculation in German media that the trio might be spies working for the German Intelligence Service however the German embassy has stated that they were in Kosovo under personal capacity and did not have diplomatic immunity. However little information is available in regards to a motive and KPS is remaining tight-lipped on the details of the case.
The EU continues to deploy people to Kosovo and is anticipated to officially take over police and justice duties from UNMIK on 2 December. Still there are questions of whether or not EULEX will be fully operational by the 2 December deadline and whether or not the UN Security Council will agree in their meeting on Monday for deployment of the EU mission under the umbrella of the UN. Rumor has it EULEX is pushing to be fully deployed by the end of December in order to utilize their budget for 2008.
MTCowgirl’s Interesting Articles/Commentary
- Kosovo at another crossroads
- Mistrust fuels intolerance in Kosovo
- Many plans, none for integrating communities
- UN deciding over plan, which plan to select for Kosovo?
- Kosovo cannot be neutral towards EULEX
- Kosovo fights Serbia, as Serbia fights everyone
- Kosovo independence justified by recognitions
- EULEX ready to operate
- Kosovo situation potentially explosive
- German automaker cancels plans to build plant in Kosovo
