On the 1st, over 100 14-15 year-old schoolchildren were hospitalized in Kosovo Polje/Fushe Kosova due to alleged gas poisoning. There still is no confirmation as to what made the children sick but reports of a “bad smell in the air” have been discussed. The day before this major incident, a small number of children from the school were hospitalized for similar illness.
Life for the international community in Kosovo continues and the old addage of “same $hit, different day” seems to pop-up quite frequently. From the outside, there seems to be little change except perhaps the color and size of the vehicles
It will be interesting to see what reviews EULEX receives upon its completion of its first year of “operational capacity” which is still hotly debated partly due to what is described as a hugely burecratic and beyond slow procurement process which has led to delays in purchasing and receiving equipment necessary to complete sensitive police tasks. This leads me to post some interesting news/commentary articles which I have recently found. As always, these articles do not necessarily reflect my personal opinion however I found the arguments or information presented interesting.
MTCowgirl’s Interesting News/Commentary
Life for the international community in Kosovo continues and the old addage of “same $hit, different day” seems to pop-up quite frequently. From the outside, there seems to be little change except perhaps the color and size of the vehicles
It will be interesting to see what reviews EULEX receives upon its completion of its first year of “operational capacity” which is still hotly debated partly due to what is described as a hugely burecratic and beyond slow procurement process which has led to delays in purchasing and receiving equipment necessary to complete sensitive police tasks. This leads me to post some interesting news/commentary articles which I have recently found. As always, these articles do not necessarily reflect my personal opinion however I found the arguments or information presented interesting.MTCowgirl’s Interesting News/Commentary
- The EU’s awkward mission in Kosovo
- Kosovo independence main threat to Serbia’s security
- War on crime a world away
- Fragile Balkans
- The freer the press, the truer the democracy
