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A struggeling 2-year old
The future of Kosovo celebrating independence day
How I wish I could have been in Prishtina three days ago. The Republic of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia February 17th 2008, 9 years after the NATO bombing campaign that drove Serbian military forces out of Kosovo, a former province of Serbia, and by that stopped the killing of ethnic Albanians. Two [...]
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What colors did you use today? And why?
“Attitude is your paintbrush. How will you paint your day?”
A friend of mine in Albania just shared this saying with me today. I’ve heard the core value in this quote expressed in many different ways, but the fact that it is you and no one else that can paint your day still stands – it’s [...]
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Moving in the middle of statistics
“There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damn lies and statistics”
The last two weeks have been intense. Two days ago, I took the statistics exam that had been a weight on my shoulders for months. I was determined to try and do my best, although maths is truly one of my biggest horrors (not my strong side what [...]
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Kosovo ambassador appointed to Sweden
According to a press release from the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs on February 4th, the newly appointed ambassador of Kosovo to Sweden, Lulzim Peci, has submitted his credentials to His Majesty the King, Carl Gustaf XVI. New Kosova Report reports that Mr Peci expressed his graditute for the help Sweden has given Kosovo and informed HM [...]
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NATO planning another KFOR reduction
“Kosovo is a success story”.
These were the words of the NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen during last week’s two-day meeting of NATO Defence Ministers in Istanbul, Turkey, focusing on reviewing operations in Afghanistan and the security situation in Kosovo. ”Kosovo is facing challenges that are not of a military nature. NATO is looking into the possibility to [...]
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Snapshots from Earl Grey City
Westminster Abbey. Few Londoners take the opportunity to actually stop sometimes and observe the beauty of London. It truly feels like the abbey stands strong with all its glory while the city barely seems to notice as it rushes by.
Side street in Belgravia neighbourhood. I enjoyed a nice lunch with an ex-collegue and friend at Belgrave Square a.k.a [...]
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Building infrastructure – an important but slow process in the Balkans
Building new infrastructure is one of the crucial steps in the process towards economic growth, stability and general development in the Balkan region. Agreed upon to being built in 2004 and the most expensive infrastructure project of Albania, the new highway between Durrës (harbor city at the Adriatic sea) and Kukës (bordering to Kosovo in [...]
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Keep calm and carry on
Thousands of bands and singer/songwriters around the world get inspired by the alternative rock genre that emerged in the United Kingdom in the 80’s. Although my music taste in general is very broad, I always end up referring to this genre and all its subgenres when asked what kind of music I listen to.
Steorephonics, formed 1992 in Wales, UK, is [...]
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Inofficial traffic rules – an observation