Germany first to recognise Kosovo
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Spain opposes separation as EU countries are expected to formally recognise independent state
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European Union leaders agreed on Friday to send administrators and police to Kosovo ahead of an expected declaration of independence from Serbia.
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BELGRADE, Serbia, Jan. 4 The European Union is to decide whether to accept Serbia along with its mainly ethnic-Albanian Kosovo province or recognize an independent Kosovo. via Earth Times
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Recognition of Kosovan independence gains momentum with the US and EU nations pledging support.
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Germany could hold a referendum to approve the European Union&#39;s new constitution if changes can be made to its own basic law in time for such a vote, a government spokesman said Monday.
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European powers Britain, France and Germany said Monday they would recognize Kosovo's independence but other EU nations were opposed including Spain, which has battled a violent Basque separatist movement for decades.
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U.N. special envoy Martti Ahtisaari said on Tuesday he believed the status of the breakaway Serbian republic of Kosovo would be decided in the first quarter of 2008.
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All 27 EU member states have approved a police and justice mission to Kosovo but a date is still to be decided.
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The European Union wants to send more  officials to the territory of Kosovo than previously envisaged  as part of its planned police and justice mission, a German  newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Germany makes concessions to countries opposed to the EU constitution, on the eve of a key summit.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (IPS) - Questions relating to Kosovo's future status  will almost certainly be the key area of focus for diplomats  dealing with the Balkans this year.
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KATHMANDU, Nov. 4: Governmental negotiations on development cooperation between Nepal and the Federal Republic of Germany began in Kathmandu today.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Russia said on Sunday that Europe risked opening a "Pandora's box" if it went ahead and recognized the independence of the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo.
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As Nato states lead the way in recognising Kosovo independence Serbia prepares to fight the move at the UN.
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A decade after Serbia sent in troops to crush a rebellion, Kosovo prepared to declare independence on Sunday Â a bold and historic move to carve a new country out of a corner of Europe long bloodied by ethnic strife.
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European Union  states will seek to maintain a common front over the breakaway  Serbian province of Kosovo on Saturday, amid growing concern  that it will declare independence unilaterally.
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Starting in November, German passports will store digital fingerprints as one of several biometric security measures planned to fight organized crime and international terrorism.