Serbs rally against Kosovo independence

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Series Details 22.2.08
Publication Date 22/02/2008
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Tens of thousands of protesters converged on Belgrade on the 21 February 2008 to insist that Kosovo remains part of Serbia, despite rapid recognition of the ethnic Albanian-dominated breakaway state by the US and leading European Union members following the declaration of Independence by Kosovo on the 17 February 2008

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Deutsche Welle, 21.2.08: Amid Renewed Kosovo Violence, EU Says Balkans Under Control http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3141889,00.html
BBC News, 21.2.08: Angry Serbs plan Kosovo protest http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7256158.stm
ESO: Background information: Kosovo declares independence, February 2008 http://www.europeansources.info/record/making-of-a-new-state-in-the-balkans-kosovo/
Russia Today, 21.2.08: U.S. embassy damaged by protesters in Belgrade http://rt.com/news/
Council of the European Union: Press Release: S067/08: Summary of remarks by Javier Solana ... after his meetings with President Fatmir SEJDIU and Prime Minister Hashim THAÇI in Pristina, 20 February 2008 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/discours/98832.pdf
Council of the European Union: Press Release, S073/08: Javier Solana ... appeals for calm and restraint following violent incidents in Belgrade http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/declarations/98851.pdf

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