I think it's the duty of all the European countries to help rebuild Kosovo and to prevent another war.

Billions of dollars have already been pledged to help rebuild Kosovo and several neighboring countries.

Second, under a best-case scenario, it will take billions of dollars to rebuild Kosovo and resettle refugees.

A1 Several nations and aid organizations promised more than $2 billion to rebuild Kosovo, nearly four times the amount needed to make immediate repairs and restore order.

Denmark, too, announced a 23 percent cut to finance a pledge it had made to rebuild Kosovo.

This figure is based on the only evaluation of needs currently available, set out in the 1999 World Bank report on rebuilding Kosovo.

Since then, the international community has spent EUR 2 billion - not including defence costs - to try to rebuild Kosovo.

The EU must take on the responsibility for rebuilding Kosovo, as it did in Bosnia.

Madam President, it is an extremely difficult task to rebuild Kosovo without disempowering the population and undermining the self-supporting powers of that country.

Of course, rebuilding Kosovo and intervention in the Western Balkans are matters requiring immediate attention but the question is: have we learned from past mistakes?