Kosovo-Serbia tension threatens the Balkan path to EU integration, the German foreign minister warns
1 year, 3 months ago

Kosovo-Serbia tension threatens the Balkan path to EU integration, the German foreign minister warns

The Independent  

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Kosovo bomb blast: Tensions with Serbia flare amid efforts to contain impact from explosion
1 month, 1 week ago

Kosovo bomb blast: Tensions with Serbia flare amid efforts to contain impact from explosion

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced the arrest of several individuals linked to the attack, labelling it a “terrorist act” orchestrated by Serbia. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić dismissed Kurti’s accusations as “irresponsible” and “baseless,” asserting that such claims aim to tarnish Serbia’s reputation and undermine regional peace efforts Workers work near the damaged canal in northern Kosovo supplying water to two …

European Commission chief assures Western Balkans of the bloc's enlargement progress
2 months, 2 weeks ago

European Commission chief assures Western Balkans of the bloc's enlargement progress

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Kosovo lifts ban on entry of products from Serbia at the border
3 months ago

Kosovo lifts ban on entry of products from Serbia at the border

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Serbia demands new elections in tense north Kosovo as well as return of Serb police and judiciary
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Serbia demands new elections in tense north Kosovo as well as return of Serb police and judiciary

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia on Friday demanded that an election be held and ethnic Serbs return to police and judiciary in a Serb-populated northern region of Kosovo where tensions have fueled fears of instability and new armed clashes. Populist President Aleksandar Vucic also called for the withdrawal of Kosovo’s special police from the region bordering Serbia that remains a flashpoint …

Italy says Russia or China could gain influence in Western Balkans if EU dream fails
4 months ago

Italy says Russia or China could gain influence in Western Balkans if EU dream fails

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EU envoy urges Kosovo and Serbia to resume efforts to normalize ties through talks
4 months ago

EU envoy urges Kosovo and Serbia to resume efforts to normalize ties through talks

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The European Union envoy for the Western Balkans on Friday urged Kosovo and Serbia to step up their efforts at normalization talks, saying these are decisive toward the two countries’ membership in the bloc. The EU and the United States are pressing both sides to implement agreements that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin …

Kosovo shuts down 5 Serbian governing structures in the north and US reacts with alarm
4 months, 1 week ago

Kosovo shuts down 5 Serbian governing structures in the north and US reacts with alarm

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo authorities on Friday closed five parallel institutions working with the ethnic Serb minority, a move that was immediately criticized by the United States and could further raise tensions with neighboring Serbia. Elbert Krasniqi, Kosovo’s minister of local administration, confirmed the closure of five so-called parallel institutions in the north — where most of the ethnic Serb …

Kosovo criticizes Council of Europe for not holding a vote on its membership, blames Serbia lobbying
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kosovo criticizes Council of Europe for not holding a vote on its membership, blames Serbia lobbying

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo on Friday criticized the Council of Europe ‘s decision against holding a vote on its membership, saying it deprived its people and especially its ethnic minorities of democratic tools offered by the continent’s top human rights body. Kosovo’s membership was not on the agenda of the council’s foreign ministers meeting after some members had required Kosovo …

Kosovo makes last-minute push to get its membership in Council of Europe approved in a Friday vote
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kosovo makes last-minute push to get its membership in Council of Europe approved in a Friday vote

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The government of Kosovo is making a last-minute effort to convince Western powers to vote on whether to admit the country as a new member in the Council of Europe, the continent’s top human rights body. Foreign Minister Donika Gervalla-Schwarz in a letter Thursday to Theodoros Rousopoulos, the head of the Council of Europe’s Parliament Assembly, said …

Kosovo prime minister deplores new condition ahead of Council of Europe’s membership vote next week
8 months ago

Kosovo prime minister deplores new condition ahead of Council of Europe’s membership vote next week

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Kosovo’s prime minister Wednesday deplored the fact that some Western powers reportedly have set another condition ahead of Kosovo’s joining the Council of Europe. Kosovo media reported that France and Germany want Kosovo to take a significant step toward establishing an association of its Serb-majority municipalities in the north to unblock a vote of full membership a …

Serbians are petitioning against a planned luxury project backed by Trump son-in-law's firm
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Serbians are petitioning against a planned luxury project backed by Trump son-in-law's firm

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EU leaders agree on opening membership talks with Bosnia, but with many strings attached
9 months, 2 weeks ago

EU leaders agree on opening membership talks with Bosnia, but with many strings attached

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders agreed in principle Thursday to open membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, even though the Western Balkan country must still do a lot of work before talks can begin. His action could prompt leaders of the Bosniak population to bolster their own capacity to protect their interests and possibly lead to violent conflicts that could overwhelm peacekeeping …

US envoy travels to Montenegro to support its EU bid as war in Ukraine rages on
9 months, 3 weeks ago

US envoy travels to Montenegro to support its EU bid as war in Ukraine rages on

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Senior US official travels to Kosovo to revive Kosovo-Serbia talks after tensions over currency
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Senior US official travels to Kosovo to revive Kosovo-Serbia talks after tensions over currency

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — A senior U.S. official on Tuesday said he would be visiting Kosovo in the next days to put “back on track” talks on normalizing ties between Kosovo and Serbia, after tensions escalated over Kosovo’s decision to ban the use of the Serbian dinar. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar said he would discuss with Kosovo authorities …

European Union's executive branch to recommend that members open accession negotiations with Bosnia
9 months, 4 weeks ago

European Union's executive branch to recommend that members open accession negotiations with Bosnia

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Kosovo OKs referendums in 4 Serb-majority municipalities on whether to oust ethnic Albanian mayors
10 months ago

Kosovo OKs referendums in 4 Serb-majority municipalities on whether to oust ethnic Albanian mayors

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s Central Electoral Commission on Saturday approved referendums in four Serb-majority municipalities to be held on April 21 on whether to oust their ethnic Albanian mayors whose election last year raised tensions between Serbia and Kosovo. The commission also confirmed a petition held in January in which about one-fourth of around 45,000 eligible voters in four municipalities …

German foreign minister visits Bosnia, urges Western Balkans join EU in face of Russian aggression
10 months ago

German foreign minister visits Bosnia, urges Western Balkans join EU in face of Russian aggression

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Germany’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Western Balkans countries joining the European Union is a “geopolitical necessity” that would make Europe stronger in the face of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine. “I would like all six countries in the Western Balkans to be able to join,” Annalena Baerbock said while visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina. “The …

Serbia receives another arms delivery from Russia despite international sanctions over Ukraine
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Serbia receives another arms delivery from Russia despite international sanctions over Ukraine

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia has received another arms delivery from its ally Russia despite international sanctions on Moscow over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Serbian populist President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday presented a Russian anti-drone system for electronic jamming known as Repellent that he recently said “is in our hands.” He spoke ahead of Serbia’s national day on Thursday. The …

Serbia receives another arms delivery from Russia despite international sanctions over Ukraine
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Serbia receives another arms delivery from Russia despite international sanctions over Ukraine

The Independent  

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Thousands of minority Serbs protest Kosovo’s decision to abolish the Serbian dinar
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Thousands of minority Serbs protest Kosovo’s decision to abolish the Serbian dinar

Associated Press  

MITROVICA, Kosovo — Thousands of minority Serbs in Kosovo on Monday protested a ban on the use of the Serbian currenc y in areas where they live, an issue that is proviking the latest crisis in relations between Serbia and Kosovo. Tensions escalated after the government of Kosovo, a former Serbian province, banned banks and other financial institutions in the …

Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo spar at the UN over the latter's ban of the Serbian dinar
11 months ago

Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo spar at the UN over the latter's ban of the Serbian dinar

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Serbia will seek a UN Security Council meeting over latest escalation of tensions with Kosovo
11 months, 1 week ago

Serbia will seek a UN Security Council meeting over latest escalation of tensions with Kosovo

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia will seek an urgent U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss the escalation of tensions with its former province of Kosovo after its government decided to ban the use of the Serbian dinar and introduce the euro in areas where minority Serbs live, Serbia’s president said Friday. But parts of Kosovo’s north, populated mostly by ethnic Serbs, …

Serbia will seek a UN Security Council meeting over latest escalation of tensions with Kosovo
11 months, 1 week ago

Serbia will seek a UN Security Council meeting over latest escalation of tensions with Kosovo

The Independent  

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The European Union calls on Kosovo to delay requiring ethnic Serbians to use euros instead of dinars
11 months, 1 week ago

The European Union calls on Kosovo to delay requiring ethnic Serbians to use euros instead of dinars

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The European Union on Thursday called on Kosovo to postpone an effort to force ethnic Serbian-dominated areas to adopt the euro currency like in the rest of the country, as rules that would block use of the Serbian dinar went into effect. An EU statement expressed concern “about the consequences … on the daily lives of Kosovo …

Kosovo will impose the use of the euro in minority Serb areas, concerning Western powers
11 months, 1 week ago

Kosovo will impose the use of the euro in minority Serb areas, concerning Western powers

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo authorities on Wednesday said they would impose the use of the country’s currency, the euro, and abolish the use of neighboring Serbia’s dinar in the north where most of the ethnic Serb minority lives. Kosovo’s Central Bank Governor Ahmet Ismaili said starting Thursday, new rules on local transactions in euros would be applied in the northern …

Kosovo will impose the use of the euro in minority Serb areas, concerning Western powers
11 months, 1 week ago

Kosovo will impose the use of the euro in minority Serb areas, concerning Western powers

The Independent  

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EU envoy urges Kosovo and Serbia to step up normalization efforts before the bloc’s June elections
11 months, 1 week ago

EU envoy urges Kosovo and Serbia to step up normalization efforts before the bloc’s June elections

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The EU envoy for the Western Balkans on Tuesday urged Kosovo and Serbia to push ahead with faltering normalization talks before elections for the European Parliament in June. Miroslav Lajcak met for three hours with Kosovo’s top leaders — President Vjosa Osmani, Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi — in the capital Pristina …

Albania’s prime minister calls for more NATO troops in neighboring Kosovo following ethnic violence
1 year, 1 month ago

Albania’s prime minister calls for more NATO troops in neighboring Kosovo following ethnic violence

Associated Press  

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama urged NATO on Wednesday to further boost its military forces in Kosovo and secure the country’s borders with Serbia, warning that recent ethnic violence in Kosovo could potentially trigger a wider Balkan conflict. Kosovo’s border with Serbia was “out of control,” Rama said after an informal meeting of Western Balkan NATO …

NATO head says violence in Kosovo unacceptable while calling for constructive dialogue with Serbia
1 year, 1 month ago

NATO head says violence in Kosovo unacceptable while calling for constructive dialogue with Serbia

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that the recent violent outbreaks in Kosovo were unacceptable and perpetrators must be brought to justice. “I welcome that Serbia is prepared to cooperate in these efforts.” Stoltenberg also urged Serbia and Kosovo to engage “constructively” in a European Union-mediated dialogue that is aimed at normalizing relations between the former …

NATO chief commits to Bosnia’s territorial integrity and condemns ‘malign’ Russian influence
1 year, 1 month ago

NATO chief commits to Bosnia’s territorial integrity and condemns ‘malign’ Russian influence

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — NATO supports Bosnia’s territorial integrity and is concerned by “malign foreign interference,” including by Russia, in the volatile Balkans region that went through a devastating war in the 1990s, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. This is crucial for the stability and the security of the country.” NATO played a major role in ending the 1992-95 …

EU envoy in surprise visit to Kosovo to push for further steps in normalization talks with Serbia
1 year, 2 months ago

EU envoy in surprise visit to Kosovo to push for further steps in normalization talks with Serbia

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The European Union’s envoy for the western Balkans began a surprise two-day visit to Kosovo on Monday to talk with its leaders on further steps in normalization talks with Serbia. Miroslav Lajcak met with Kosovar Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi, who is Kosovo’s main negotiator in the EU-facilitated talks with Serbia, from which Kosovo declared independence in …

Serbia to hold snap elections as president calls for country to be ‘united’
1 year, 2 months ago

Serbia to hold snap elections as president calls for country to be ‘united’

Al Jazeera  

Serbia will hold a snap election next month after President Aleksandar Vucic dissolved parliament in the face of political pressure at home and from the European Union. “We live in times that are difficult for the whole world, in times of global challenges, wars and conflicts when it is necessary that we are all united in preserving vital national and …

European Commission’s chief tells Bosnia to unite in seeking EU membership
1 year, 2 months ago

European Commission’s chief tells Bosnia to unite in seeking EU membership

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The European Commission chief on Wednesday urged Bosnia to speak “with one voice,” regardless of the country’s different ethnic groups, so that it can move forward toward joining the European Union after gaining candidate status last year. The remarks by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen came as she wrapped up her tour of Western Balkan …

EU chief says investment plan for Western Balkan candidate members will require reforms
1 year, 2 months ago

EU chief says investment plan for Western Balkan candidate members will require reforms

Associated Press  

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — The European Commission’s top official said Monday that a decade-long investment package for Western Balkan countries seeking to join the bloc could vastly improve the region’s economy but is conditioned on required reforms. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed details of the 6 billion euro package during a visit to North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, …

EU chief says investment plan for Western Balkan candidate members will require reforms
1 year, 2 months ago

EU chief says investment plan for Western Balkan candidate members will require reforms

The Independent  

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European Union to press the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo to set decades of enmity behind them
1 year, 2 months ago

European Union to press the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo to set decades of enmity behind them

The Independent  

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EU and US envoys urge Kosovo and Serbia to resume dialogue in order to defuse tensions
1 year, 2 months ago

EU and US envoys urge Kosovo and Serbia to resume dialogue in order to defuse tensions

The Independent  

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EU and US envoys urge Kosovo and Serbia to resume dialogue in order to defuse tensions
1 year, 2 months ago

EU and US envoys urge Kosovo and Serbia to resume dialogue in order to defuse tensions

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The envoys of the European Union and the United States urged Kosovo and Serbia on Saturday to resume their dialogue on normalizing relations before the bitter tensions between the two sides result in more violence. EU envoy Miroslav Lajcak and U.S. Special Representative to the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar met with Prime Minister Albin Kurti in Kosovo’s …

European Union offers a new growth plan to Western Balkans that partly opens access to single market
1 year, 2 months ago

European Union offers a new growth plan to Western Balkans that partly opens access to single market

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — European Union leaders offered a new growth plan Monday to the six Western Balkans countries that opens parts of the EU single market to them in return for deep reforms, ahead of their full membership in the bloc. Von der Leyen said Monday that the EU’s new growth plan for those countries could allow them to enter …

European Union leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc
1 year, 2 months ago

European Union leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc

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KFOR commander calls on Kosovo and Serbia to return to talks to prevent future violence
1 year, 3 months ago

KFOR commander calls on Kosovo and Serbia to return to talks to prevent future violence

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The NATO-led peacekeeping force on Friday called on both Kosovo and Serbia to return to the negotiating table to resolve their issues to prevent violence like the recent shootout between masked Serb gunmen and Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region. Kosovo Force commander Maj. Gen. Angelo Michele Ristuccia called …

Kosovo-Serbia tension threatens the Balkan path to EU integration, Germany’s foreign minister warns
1 year, 3 months ago

Kosovo-Serbia tension threatens the Balkan path to EU integration, Germany’s foreign minister warns

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Germany’s foreign minister on Friday expressed the European Union’s deep concerns following the recent shootout between masked Serb gunmen and Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region. Annalena Baerbock was in Tirana, Albania at a foreign ministers’ meeting ahead of the Oct. 16 summit on the Berlin Process, an initiative …

Analysis: Are Kosovo and Serbia on the brink of war?
1 year, 3 months ago

Analysis: Are Kosovo and Serbia on the brink of war?

Al Jazeera  

An escalation into a conflict in the Western Balkans was averted but the likelihood of future flare-ups remains high. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that the Kosovo government’s “terror” had driven the Serb minority in the northern part of the country to an “uprising”. Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti accused Serbia of supporting financially and logistically “organised crime” groups attacking …

Vucic ‘wants war’: Kosovo PM accuses Belgrade of inciting violence
1 year, 3 months ago

Vucic ‘wants war’: Kosovo PM accuses Belgrade of inciting violence

Al Jazeera  

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Albin Kurti says Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic aims to create ‘another Republika Srpska’ in Kosovo by attempting to start a conflict. Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti says Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic planned and ordered an attack in northern Kosovo “to destabilise” the country with the goal of starting a war. But I think they …

What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?
1 year, 3 months ago

What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo, setting off a daylong gunbattle with police that left one officer and three attackers dead. Kosovo’s majority ethnic Albanians, most of whom are Muslim, meanwhile, view Kosovo as their country and accuse …

Kosovo mourns a slain police officer, some Serb gunmen remain at large after a siege at a monastery
1 year, 3 months ago

Kosovo mourns a slain police officer, some Serb gunmen remain at large after a siege at a monastery

The Independent  

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Why Kosovo’s standoff with Serbs continues 15 years after statehood
1 year, 3 months ago

Why Kosovo’s standoff with Serbs continues 15 years after statehood

Al Jazeera  

Kosovo declared independence in 2008, but Serbia still formally deems Kosovo to be part of its territory. Unrest in the region intensified when ethnic Albanian mayors took office in northern Kosovo’s Serb-majority area after April elections the Serbs boycotted, a move that led the United States and its allies to rebuke Pristina. Last December, Serbs in north Kosovo erected multiple …

EU urges Serbia and Kosovo to respect their pledges after a meeting of leaders ends in acrimony
1 year, 3 months ago

EU urges Serbia and Kosovo to respect their pledges after a meeting of leaders ends in acrimony

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Tuesday called on Serbia and Kosovo to respect an agreement meant to end tensions between them and put their relations on a more normal path after talks between their leaders ended in acrimony last week. At a meeting in New York, EU foreign ministers said the commitments that Serbia and Kosovo made in the …

Kosovo’s prime minister blames EU envoy for the failure of recent talks with Serbia
1 year, 3 months ago

Kosovo’s prime minister blames EU envoy for the failure of recent talks with Serbia

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s prime minister on Monday accused the European Union’s special envoy in normalization talks with Serbia of not being “neutral and correct” and of coordinating with Belgrade against Pristina. Prime Minister Albin Kurti said EU envoy Miroslav Lajcak had coordinated with Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic in the EU-facilitated talks held last week in Brussels. Kurti also criticized …

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