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3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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 …

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11 months ago

Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo hold a petition drive in hopes of ousting 4 ethnic Albanian mayors

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo held a signature drive Wednesday in hopes of securing enough to oust four ethnic Albanian mayors whose elections last year sent tensions between Serbia and Kosovo soaring. The drive is expected to start soon Zvecan and Zubin Potok, two other municipalities in the north where most of Kosovo’s ethnic Serb minority lives. …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Kosovo remembers 45 people killed in 1999 and denounces Serbia for not apologizing

Associated Press

RECAK, Kosovo — Hundreds of Kosovars gathered in a southern village on Monday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of a mass killing of 45 ethnic Albanians by Serb forces, an event that helped spark international intervention to end a 1998-99 war in Kosovo. Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Parliament Speaker Glauk Konjufca joined citizens at a …

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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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1 year, 2 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 …

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1 year, 2 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 …

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1 year, 2 months ago

US concerned by large Serbian military mobilisation near Kosovo

Al Jazeera

United States urges Belgrade to stand down after deployment of Serbian tanks and artillery near Kosovo border. The United States has urged Belgrade to pull its forces back from the border with Kosovo after detecting what it called an “unprecedented” Serbian military build-up. “We are monitoring a large Serbian military deployment along the border with Kosovo,” White House National Security …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Talks between Serbia and Kosovo break down again. The EU says their hopes of joining are at risk

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Kosovo and Serbia on Thursday failed yet again to make progress in talks aimed at improving their long-strained relations, and the European Union’s top diplomat warned that the lack of progress could hurt their hopes of joining the bloc. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who supervised the talks in Brussels, blamed the latest breakdown on Kosovo Prime …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Kosovo’s prime minister offers to hold new elections in tense Serb-majority municipalities

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s prime minister offered Thursday to hold new mayoral elections in four Serb-majority municipalities and reduce police there in an effort to defuse tensions with neighboring Serbia that flared anew last month. Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo boycotted mayoral elections in the four municipalities in April as part of a campaign for greater autonomy, and they now …

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1 year, 6 months ago

No breakthrough after EU summons Kosovo and Serbia leaders for emergency talks

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo made no breakthrough in EU-hosted emergency talks on Thursday aimed at defusing tensions around their border. “I think the two leaders understand the severity of the situation,” Borrell said after hours of talks each with Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Borrell conceded that they have “different interpretations …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Novak Djokovic is the rebel who uses antipathy as his greatest weapon

The Independent

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1 year, 6 months ago

Kosovo prime minister says he will not surrender country to Serbian ‘fascist militia’ after clashes in north

CNN

CNN — Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti told CNN on Tuesday that he would not surrender the country to what he described as a Serbian “fascist militia,” following violent protests in its north over the installation of ethnically Albanian mayors in a disputed election. “The Government of Kosovo’s decision to force access to municipal buildings sharply and unnecessarily escalated tensions,” …

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1 year, 6 months ago

China expresses support for Serbia in renewed Kosovo clashes involving NATO troops

Associated Press

BEIJING — China on Tuesday expressed its support for Serbia’s efforts to “safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity” following renewed violence between ethnic Serbs and NATO peacekeeping troops in Kosovo. China’s ruling Communist Party has long been a critic of the NATO alliance, stemming partly from the bombing of Beijing’s embassy in Belgrade during the 1999 air campaign to end …

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1 year, 6 months ago

What did Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic say about the Kosovo protests? Why is it controversial?

ABC

Novak Djokovic has stirred anger after calling for peace in northern Kosovo after winning his first match at the French Open. Djokovic said Kosovo was the "heart of Serbia" and called for an end to the violence in the country's north. But Serbia, its northern neighbour, still considers Kosovo part of its territory and Serbia's traditional ally Russia doesn't recognise …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Serbia under Western pressure to reach deal on Kosovo, Vucic says

Al Jazeera

Serbian president says Belgrade could face international isolation if it rejects a Western plan to normalise ties with Pristina. Serbia has been given an ultimatum from powerful Western nations to normalise ties with Kosovo or face measures that would do “great damage” to the country, the president has said. Vucic said in his televised address that the plan stipulates that …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Kosovo-Serbia tensions: Mood on the ground, possible scenarios

Al Jazeera

Analysts say heightened friction in the Balkans may serve the Kremlin’s interests but cast doubt over a show of force by Moscow. The leadership in Belgrade accuses Kosovo’s government of plotting “terrorism against Serbs” in Serb-populated northern Kosovo. “I can’t imagine Serbia entering the north of Kosovo with either army or police, or both, because that would be a total …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Kosovo minister sees Russian influence in growing Serbian tension

Al Jazeera

Kosova’s Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla has accused Serbia, under the influence of Russia, of attempting to destabilise his country by supporting the Serb minority in northern Kosovo who have blocked roads in an escalation of weeks of protests. Serbs in the ethnically-divided city of Mitrovica in northern Kosovo erected new barricades on Tuesday, hours after Serbia said it had put …

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2 years ago

World Cup 2022: FIFA Opens Disciplinary Proceedings Against Serbia Over Kosovo Flag

News 18

FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Serbian football federation after the team hung a controversial flag depicting Kosovo in their changing room before their loss to Brazil at the World Cup. FIFA World Cup 2022 Points Table | FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule | FIFA World Cup 2022 Results | FIFA World Cup 2022 Golden Boot Kosovo, a former …

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2 years, 7 months ago

‘This game is up’: Serbia urged to take a stand on Ukraine’s war

Al Jazeera

Belgrade enjoys warm ties with Moscow but in recent weeks, pro-government tabloids have turned on Putin. “Ukraine attacks Russia!” and “Putin checkmates Ukraine,” were among the headlines run by Serbia’s pro-government tabloids at the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The EU has not done a good job diplomatically … I think they have allowed Serbia to continue its ascension …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Kosovo’s president resigns to face war crimes charges

LA Times

Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci, a guerrilla leader during Kosovo’s war for independence from Serbia in the late 1990s, resigned on Thursday and will face charges for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special court based in The Hague. Serbia has been the aggressor.” Thaci was indicted in June along with nine other former rebel leaders by a …

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4 years, 3 months ago

US, Kosovo, Serbia Nobel Peace nominees for White House deal

Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania — A Swedish lawmaker said Friday that he has nominated the governments of the United States., Kosovo and Serbia for the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to secure a peace agreement between the two former Balkan war foes. Swedish parliament member Magnus Jacobsson tweeted that he nominated the three governments “for their joint work for peace and …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Serbia, Kosovo normalize economic ties, gesture to Israel

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that Serbia and Kosovo have agreed to normalize economic ties as part of U.S.-brokered talks that include Belgrade moving its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, and mutual recognition between Israel and Kosovo. After two days of meetings with Trump administration officials, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti agreed to cooperate …

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

Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo hold a petition drive in hopes of ousting 4 ethnic Albanian mayors

Kosovo remembers 45 people killed in 1999 and denounces Serbia for not apologizing

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

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

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

US concerned by large Serbian military mobilisation near Kosovo

Talks between Serbia and Kosovo break down again. The EU says their hopes of joining are at risk

Kosovo’s prime minister offers to hold new elections in tense Serb-majority municipalities

No breakthrough after EU summons Kosovo and Serbia leaders for emergency talks

Novak Djokovic is the rebel who uses antipathy as his greatest weapon

Kosovo prime minister says he will not surrender country to Serbian ‘fascist militia’ after clashes in north

China expresses support for Serbia in renewed Kosovo clashes involving NATO troops

What did Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic say about the Kosovo protests? Why is it controversial?

Serbia under Western pressure to reach deal on Kosovo, Vucic says

Kosovo-Serbia tensions: Mood on the ground, possible scenarios

Kosovo minister sees Russian influence in growing Serbian tension

World Cup 2022: FIFA Opens Disciplinary Proceedings Against Serbia Over Kosovo Flag

‘This game is up’: Serbia urged to take a stand on Ukraine’s war

Kosovo’s president resigns to face war crimes charges

US, Kosovo, Serbia Nobel Peace nominees for White House deal

Serbia, Kosovo normalize economic ties, gesture to Israel