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Due To Kosovo's Declaration Of Independence The Information On This Page May Be Subject To Change Without Notice

The euromost.info's Kosovo Travel Guide with general info on: the national tourist board & local city tourist boards, EU status, currency & weather, low cost airlines offering bargain or cheap European flights and International Airlines flying to Pristina airport. Also details of the Kosovo Rail Network and main coach services, sources of Consular advice and Travel Warning s where given. The Kosovo Country Profile includes details of its economy, history, population & religion. The Pristona City Break Guide will include info on the main sightseeing places attractions, clubs, accommodation and hotels.

Personal Safety Kosovo

The British and other European Union Members are advising caution when visiting Kosovo. There are still some residual mines and other unexploded weapons in areas of Kosovo

UK & Most EU Driving Licences / Road Conditions

These are valid in Kosovo, though it is possible that visitors from countries that have not recognised the country's new status may be subject to additional regulations.

European Green Card vehicle insurance is not valid in Kosovo and you should purchase local third party insurance immediately you enter the country. Where there is no insurance bureau you must purchase insurance from the town closest to the border. You should ensure that you have Euros to pay for insurance and petrol as credit card facilities are limited.

The general condition of roads in Kosovo is poor to very poor. You should drive with extreme care especially in adverse weather. Tyre punctures are common and the quality of fuel is variable.

Kosovo - National Tourist Board Information

Population & Religion

The population of Kosovo is estimated to be about 2 million with around 400,000 of them living in the Capital Pristina. Around 90 % of the population are Albanian, 10% are Serbian. The predominant religions are 'Muslim and orthodox Albanian. The official national language is Albanian.

The Division Of Mitrovica

Over half the Serbian population in Kosovo live on the northbank of the River Ivar in Mitrovica in northern Kosovo. This area is though dominated by Serbs ethnically is an enclave which has no direct border with Serbia's southern border. Its isolation might be geograpically compared with that of West Berlin before German unification.

Most of the Serbs formerly living on the southside of the river have moved to the Serbian dominated northbank. The Mitrovica Bridge across the River Ivar marks the dividing line between the two communities.

Kosovo National Security

The National Security of Kosovo remains the responsibilty of the NATO forces who entered the former Serbian province in March 1999. Currently there are 16,000 Nato troops in Kosovo and they will remain there under the control of United Nations indefinetely.

Kosovo Law & Order

Kosovo has a high crime rate and corruption is commonplace. To address these issues the EU has also as another condition of support for Kosovo's Independence provided 2,000 relevantly qualified civilians to oversee the country's judicial and civilian courts and police.

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The JIAS assumed control of all quasi-governmental organisations, including the provision of all public services and the collection of revenue and taxes throughout Kosovo at a municipal level. In October 2004 general elections were held for the 120 seat Kosovo assembley which resulted in a ruling coalition formed of non-Serbian poltical parties. In Kosovo the Albanians made up 90% of the population.

Kosovo - After The Genocide

There is no doubt that Kosovo was 'rightly' part of Serbian sovereignty but that territorial claim was relenquished when the sovereign state abused its power and systematically practised ethnic cleansing and genocide against thousands of Kosovo's indigenious peoples.

The role of any government is often viewed as a political prejudice underpinned by a morality or philosphy. In the name of humanity these discrimations must have their limits as Auschwitz Rwanda Srebrenica and Darfur graphiically show.

Most families in Kosovo have been victims of the oppression of the nineties through displacement and bereavement. Others have not even been able to grieve as members of their families have dissappeared with their fate unknown. Thousands of others are refugees across Europe seperated from their family and roots. The trauma of these very personal experiences will not have been eased by 'regime change' in Belgrade.

The nationalist proposition of the Serbian Government supported by the misguided meddling of the Kremlin that 2 miilion Kosovo Albanians who are 90% of the country's population) should remain citizens of Serbia is therefore abhorrent.