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3 months, 1 week ago

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

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 …

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3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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6 months ago

UEFA bans Albanian forward Mirlind Daku for two games after 'inciting fans to chant 'f* Macedonia' and 'f* Serbs' with a megaphone', in the aftermath of 2-2 draw with Croatia

Daily Mail

UEFA has banned Albanian player Mirlind Daku on Sunday for two games at Euro 2024, after leading fans in nationalist chants. European football's governing body released a statement confirming Daku was banned 'for using sports events for manifestations of a non-sporting nature, and for bringing the sport of football into disrepute'. UEFA have handed Mirlind Daku a two-match ban for …

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7 months ago

EU reprimands Kosovo’s move to close down Serb bank branches over the use of the dinar currency

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The European Union reprimanded Kosovo Tuesday over the unilateral closure of six branches of a Serbia-licensed bank, saying the move would negatively impact the life of the ethnic Serb minority living in northern Kosovo and damage Kosovo-Serbia normalization talks. The British embassy in Pristina also warned that the move would “risk escalating tensions and making a long-term …

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7 months ago

Kosovo shuts 6 Serb bank branches over use of the dinar currency in a move that could raise tensions

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo police on Monday closed six branches of a Serbia-licensed bank in line with the decision on the ban of the use of the Serbian dinar currency in the country, a move that has raised tension with neighboring Serbia. Starting on Feb. 1, the government required areas dominated by the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo to adopt …

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8 months ago

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

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Residents of four Serb-majority municipalities …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kosovo will conduct nationwide census that includes surveying ethnic Serb minority

The Hindu

Kosovo's government began on April 5 its first nationwide census since 2011, which will include surveying the ethnic Serb minority in the north, at a time when tensions with neighbouring Serbia are high. Kosovo was a former Serbian province until a 78-day NATO bombing campaign in 1999 ended a war between Serbian government forces and ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo sparred at the United Nations over the latter’s ban of the use of the Serbian currency in areas where minority Serbs live, the latest crisis between the two governments. He said it was “nothing more than another in a series of facts of persecution, and a systematic and widespread attack on …

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11 months, 1 week 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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1 year ago

British soldiers guard Kosovo-Serbia border amid as situation remains tense

Firstpost

Ethnic Serbs make up about five percent of the population of Kosovo; the majority reside in the north, rejecting Kosovo’s independence, and regard Belgrade as their capital. They have frequently battled with UN peacekeepers and the Kosovo police As part of a NATO peacekeeping mission being reinforced, British troops are patrolling the Kosovo-Serbia border out of worry that the former …

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1 year, 2 months ago

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

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo on Monday observed a day of mourning for the Kosovar Albanian police officer killed by Serb gunmen in the north of the country in one of the worst confrontations since it declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Pristina accuses Belgrade of backing the “terrorists,” an accusation Serbia denies, saying they are Serbs from Kosovo protesting the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Kosovo demands Serbia hand over escaped Serb gunmen after deadly shootout

Al Jazeera

One police officer and three attackers were killed after gunmen stormed the village of Banjska in northern Kosovo. Kosovo has called on Serbia to hand over ethnic Serb gunmen who fled after a shootout with Kosovar police that killed four people in the restive north of the country. Kosovo Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla said six wounded members of the armed …

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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 …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Kosovo’s president says Serb investigators are dragging their feet over attacks on NATO peacekeepers

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Kosovo’s president on Thursday accused Serbian investigators of dragging their feet over an inquiry into attacks on NATO peacekeepers earlier this year in which dozens of troops and police officers were injured, some of them seriously. President Vjosa Osmani also called on European Union officials to refrain from showing any favoritism in talks next week aimed at improving …

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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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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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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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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

Serbia opens proceedings against arrested Kosovo policemen, ignoring US call for their release.

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian prosecutors on Friday opened legal proceedings against three Kosovo police officers arrested earlier this week, defying U.S. and other demands for their immediate and unconditional release. The United States on Thursday joined calls from the European Union and other Western countries on both Kosovo and Belgrade to “take immediate steps to deescalate tensions.” “That includes the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Kosovo says 3 border police officers ‘kidnapped’ by Serbia; Belgrade says they crossed illegally

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian authorities said Wednesday they captured three “fully armed” Kosovo police officers inside Serbia near their mutual border, while Kosovo officials said the trio were “kidnapped” on Kosovo territory as they patrolled the area. Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said the “kidnapping” of the police officers represents an “act of aggression aimed at escalating and destabilizing” his …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | What is the Kosovo-Serbia conflict all about? Why have tensions flared again?

The Hindu

The story so far: In the aftermath of one of the worst escalation of tensions between Kosovo and Serbia in at least a decade, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization last week sent 700 more of its peacekeeping troops to Kosovo. Currently, an ethnic Serb minority of more than 50,000 resides in multiple municipalities in the northern part of Kosovo bordering …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Efforts to defuse Kosovo crisis intensify amid more protests

Associated Press

ZVECAN, Kosovo — International efforts to defuse a crisis in Kosovo intensified Wednesday as ethnic Serbs held more protests in a northern town where recent clashes with NATO-led peacekeepers sparked fears of renewed conflict in the troubled region. Hundreds of Serbs repeated at a rally their demand for the withdrawal from northern Kosovo of the special police and ethnic Albanian …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist?

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew this week after Kosovo’s police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region’s north and seized local municipality buildings. Serbia raised the combat readiness of its troops stationed near the border and warned it wouldn’t stand by if Serbs in Kosovo were attacked again. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday the alliance …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NATO to send an extra 700 troops to Kosovo amid rising tensions with ethnic Serbs

ABC

An additional 700 NATO troops will be sent to northern Kosovo to help quell violent protests after clashes with ethnic Serbs there left 30 international soldiers wounded. Key points: The announcement comes a day after 30 NATO soldiers were hurt in clashes Unrest has intensified since ethnic Albanian mayors took office in northern Kosovo's Serb-majority area Mr Stoltenberg condemned the …

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

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

UEFA bans Albanian forward Mirlind Daku for two games after 'inciting fans to chant 'f* Macedonia' and 'f* Serbs' with a megaphone', in the aftermath of 2-2 draw with Croatia

EU reprimands Kosovo’s move to close down Serb bank branches over the use of the dinar currency

Kosovo shuts 6 Serb bank branches over use of the dinar currency in a move that could raise tensions

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

Kosovo will conduct nationwide census that includes surveying ethnic Serb minority

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

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

British soldiers guard Kosovo-Serbia border amid as situation remains tense

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

Kosovo demands Serbia hand over escaped Serb gunmen after deadly shootout

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

Kosovo’s president says Serb investigators are dragging their feet over attacks on NATO peacekeepers

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

Does the West still want a democratic Kosovo?

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

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

Serbia opens proceedings against arrested Kosovo policemen, ignoring US call for their release.

Kosovo says 3 border police officers ‘kidnapped’ by Serbia; Belgrade says they crossed illegally

Explained | What is the Kosovo-Serbia conflict all about? Why have tensions flared again?

Efforts to defuse Kosovo crisis intensify amid more protests

Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist?

NATO to send an extra 700 troops to Kosovo amid rising tensions with ethnic Serbs