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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 …

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Kosovo’s premier calls for full reopening of key bridge in flashpoint city. But the West is wary
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Kosovo’s premier calls for full reopening of key bridge in flashpoint city. But the West is wary

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s prime minister called on Wednesday for the full reopening of a bridge in the flashpoint city of Mitrovica, saying it would be another step toward free movement and not a threat to anyone. The bridge has been closed to passenger vehicle traffic for more than a decade, with minority ethnic Serbs time and again erecting barricades …

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Kosovo marks the 25th anniversary of its liberation, when Serb forces withdrew after NATO bombing
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Kosovo marks the 25th anniversary of its liberation, when Serb forces withdrew after NATO bombing

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo on Wednesday celebrated what it considers a liberation day, marking the 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Serb forces. During the 1998-1999 war with ethnic Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army separatists, Serbian forces failed to meet Western demands on reconciliation, which pushed NATO to launch a 78-day bombing campaign against Serbia that resulted in its withdrawal. But …

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Residents of four Serb-majority municipalities vote on removing Albanian mayors from office
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Residents of four Serb-majority municipalities vote on removing Albanian mayors from office

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Separatist Bosnian Serb leader refuses to enter a plea on charges that he defied the top peace envoy
1 year, 2 months ago

Separatist Bosnian Serb leader refuses to enter a plea on charges that he defied the top peace envoy

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The separatist leader of the ethnic Serb mini-state within Bosnia on Monday refused to enter a plea on a criminal charge that he defied the top international envoy overseeing peace in the Balkan country. Milorad Dodik, the president of the Serb entity who has pushed for secession, called the court in the Bosnian capital illegitimate and displayed …

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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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Bosnia court confirms charges against Bosnian Serb leader Dodik for defying top international envoy
1 year, 3 months ago

Bosnia court confirms charges against Bosnian Serb leader Dodik for defying top international envoy

The Independent  

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Hungary’s Orbán to host Turkish, Serbian and other leaders alongside world track championships
1 year, 4 months ago

Hungary’s Orbán to host Turkish, Serbian and other leaders alongside world track championships

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — As millions of viewers around the world focus on Hungary while it hosts the year’s largest international sporting event, its nationalist prime minister will receive the leaders of Turkey, Serbia, Qatar and a host of Central Asian nations in a sign of the European country’s continuing drift toward the Eastern sphere of influence. In an interview Friday …

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Brawl erupts in Kosovo’s parliament during PM’s speech on defusing tensions with Serbs | WATCH
1 year, 5 months ago

Brawl erupts in Kosovo’s parliament during PM’s speech on defusing tensions with Serbs | WATCH

India TV News  

A brawl erupted in the Kosovo parliament on Thursday after an opposition lawmaker threw water on Prime Minister Albin Kurti while he was speaking about government measures to defuse tensions with ethnic Serbs in the country’s north. On Wednesday, Kurti announced he would reduce the number of special police officers stationed outside four municipal buildings in ethnic Serb-majority areas in …

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Does the West still want a democratic Kosovo?
1 year, 5 months ago

Does the West still want a democratic Kosovo?

Al Jazeera  

If the West is still serious about Kosovo’s sovereignty and the security of the region, it ought to act like it. Recent Kosovo-Serbia tensions culminated in Serbia “arresting” three Kosovo police officers without a clear cause, an act that Kosovo called a “kidnapping” and “foreign aggression” within Kosovo’s borders. Yet for the sake of stability and to bring Serbia under …

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Brawl erupts in Kosovo’s parliament during prime minister’s speech on defusing tensions with Serbs
1 year, 5 months ago

Brawl erupts in Kosovo’s parliament during prime minister’s speech on defusing tensions with Serbs

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — A brawl erupted in the Kosovo parliament on Thursday after an opposition lawmaker threw water on Prime Minister Albin Kurti while he was speaking about government measures to defuse tensions with ethnic Serbs in the country’s north. On Wednesday, Kurti announced he would reduce the number of special police officers stationed outside four municipal buildings in ethnic …

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Serbian leader lashes out at the West over Kosovo vote
1 year, 8 months ago

Serbian leader lashes out at the West over Kosovo vote

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — The Serbian president on Monday sharply criticized Western officials who are mediating talks on normalizing ties with Kosovo, calling them liars and frauds, and said the Serb minority in the former Serbian province will no longer tolerate foreign “occupation.” Aleksandar Vucic spoke a day after local elections in Serb-dominated northern Kosovo that were overwhelmingly boycotted by the …

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Serb leader says he won’t sign anything during Kosovo talks
1 year, 9 months ago

Serb leader says he won’t sign anything during Kosovo talks

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Thursday he won’t “sign anything” during upcoming European Union-mediated talks with Kosovo’s leader that are intended as another attempt to defuse decades of tensions between the two Balkan wartime foes. But after pressure from Serbia’s increasingly vocal far-right groups, Serbia’s populist leader Vucic appeared to backtrack, pledging he would never recognize Kosovo …

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Kosovo PM calls on West not to put pressure over Serb entity
1 year, 11 months ago

Kosovo PM calls on West not to put pressure over Serb entity

The Independent  

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