The countries and international organisations that attend today's conference are expected to earmark about one billion euros in total for Kosovo in 2009-2011. The European Union will support Kosovo with about 0.5 billion euros and the United States has promised some 0.25 billion euros. A major part of the donors' subsidies should go to the funds that are controlled by international organisations and not by the Kosovo bodies, said Szunyog. The international organisations as well as Kosovo donor conference hopes to raise 1.5 billion euros ...
Defiant Kosovo Serbs Inaugurate New Assembly ...
CzechRep to again send a reserve company to Kosovo ...
Weak Turnout in Serbian Election May Benefit Anti-Western Bloc ... the donor countries will quite thoroughly check the financial aid allocated directly to the Kosovo government to secure that the finances are spent in a responsible and transparent way without corruption, Szunyog added. The Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia unilaterally this year, ranks among the poorest European countries.
According to the World Bank's data, some 37 percent of its two million inhabitants are living under the poverty level, which is less than 1.5 euros per day.
(Ceske Noviny)
more info >>
<< Back