(8 May 2006) HOUSE CONSIDERS INDEPENDENT KOSOVO. (Balkan Watch)

• 2006-05-23
• Europa in de wereld

A bill introduced in January 2005 calling for an independent “Kosova” continues to elicit controversy in the House. The bill, House Resolution 24, introduced by House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry Hyde and Ranking Member Tom Lantos, has been considered in previous Congresses. The bill, however, is unlikely to be passed because of its use of the term “Kosova,” which appears biased against the Serbs. A more neutral resolution, House Resolution 634, introduced by Rep. Steve Chabot is more likely to be passed, if the Committee and the House itself decide to take action. The resolution offered by Chabot largely echoes the current position of the Bush administration.