42 minutes agoThree years from forming Kosovo Army
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)On December 14th 2018, Kosovo's Parliament with 106 votes for and one abstention adopted three laws changing the mandate of the Kosovo Security Force (FSK) in the Kosovo Army, but without being renamed. The laws adopted were the Defence Ministry Bill, the Kosovo Security Force Bill and [...]
The laws that were adopted were the Defence Ministry Bill, the Kosovo Security Force Bill and the Kosovo Security Force Service Bill. Law amendments were voted one by one.
Serb MPs in the Kosovo parliament did not attend the session. They have rejected the formation of the Kosovo Army.
Kosovo institutions' leaders, voting and adopting laws for the military described as a historic “day and one of the most important decisions since Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence”.
The Kosovo Security Force was established in 2009. This force is established under NATO supervision. After the end of the Kosovo war in 1999, in agreement with NATO, the Kosovo Protection Corps had been formed as an emergency force. This body was later transformed into the Kosovo Security Force.
