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Posts Tagged ‘kosovo’
What’s behind the new tensions in Kosovo?
Divisions between the Kosovan ethnic Serb minority and ethnic Albanians resurface bringing violent clashes with Nato forces. Is a full-fledged conflict a possibility? What led to this and what are the consequences? Monica Pinna went to Northern Kosovo to find out. Source Views: 0
NATO boosts security in Kosovo after recent clashes with police and KFOR
A Turkish commando battalion has arrived in northern Kosovo in response to a request from NATO for more troops to help quell violent unrest between ethnic Serbs and Albanians. The battalion arrived in northern Kosovo where there have been a number of recent clashes between police, KFOR troops and ethnic Serbs who boycotted a regional […]
EU lawmakers approve visa free travel for Kosovo
European Union lawmakers on Tuesday gave the green light for citizens from Kosovo to travel freely in Europe without visas from 2024, Source Views: 0
EU-brokered deal between Serbia and Kosovo is based on a gentleman’s agreement
The deal made between Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti in Ohrid is based on a gentleman’s agreement because the Serbian party did not sign the document. Source Views: 0
Serbia-Kosovo tensions simmer despite leaders’ tacit approval of EU plan
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that “more work is needed” and that the two countries’ leaders would meet again next month. Source Views: 0
‘No blackmail’: Kosovo PM defies Western pressure over Serbia relations
Leaned on by US and European allies, Kosovo’s leader warned on Wednesday he would not give in to “blackmail” over a possible pact with their old enemy. Source Views: 0
Two ethnic Serbs injured in Christmas Eve shooting in Kosovo, suspect arrested
An 11-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man were injured after a gunman opened fire from a moving vehicle near the southern town of Shtërpce/Štrpce, Kosovo authorities said on Friday. Source Views: 0
Has The Battle For Kosovo Been Postponed?
2 Jan 2022 By Darko Lazar 2022 will go down in history as the year that ushered in the Ukraine war and permanently changed the world. This seismic event accelerated and intensified the global geopolitical re-composition. It brought back the Cold War doctrine and redefined relations, not just between the collective West and Russia, but […]
Kosovo shuts border with Serbia amid worst crisis in years
The US has called on all sides to “exercise maximum restraint”. Source Views: 0
US Envoy for Western Balkans visits Kosovo amid rising tensions with Serbia
The US Special Envoy for the Western Balkans has visited Pristina to meet with Kosovo leaders, a day after Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he would ask the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo to allow the deployment of 1,000 Serb troops in the Serb-populated north of Kosovo. Kosovo, which used to be part of Serbia, […]
SYRIZA demands explanation on why Patsis had “private meetings” in Kosovo
In an announcement on Saturday, main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance asked the ruling Mitsotakis government to reveal “who in the prime minister’s office intervened for the meetings held by [Grevena MP Andreas Patsis] in Kosovo.” “In a reply to a question by SYRIZA-PA MPs, the foreign ministry clarified that it had ‘no prior notification’ regarding Patsis’… […]
Thousands demonstrate in Kosovo over alleged rape of girl, 11
Protesters threw red paint at government buildings in Pristina over the incident. Views: 0
‘We have a deal’: Kosovo citizens to travel freely to Serbia, says EU foreign policy chief
Serbia will allow Kosovo citizens to enter the country with personal ID cards issued by the government in Prishtina, according to the EU foreign policy chief, settling part of the dispute that led to an escalation of tensions along the border between the two countries in early August. “We have a deal,” Josep Borrell said in a […]
‘We have a deal’: Kosovo citizens to travel freely to Serbia, says EU foreign policy chief
Serbia will allow Kosovo citizens to enter the country with personal ID cards issued by the government in Prishtina, according to the EU foreign policy chief, settling part of the dispute that led to an escalation of tensions along the border between the two countries in early August. “We have a deal,” Josep Borrell said in a […]
‘We have a deal’: Kosovo citizens to travel freely to Serbia, says EU foreign policy chief
Serbia will allow Kosovo citizens to enter the country with personal ID cards issued by the government in Prishtina, according to the EU foreign policy chief, settling part of the dispute that led to an escalation of tensions along the border between the two countries in early August. “We have a deal,” Josep Borrell said in a […]
‘We have a deal’: Kosovo citizens to travel freely to Serbia, says EU foreign policy chief
Serbia will allow Kosovo citizens to enter the country with personal ID cards issued by the government in Prishtina, according to the EU foreign policy chief, settling part of the dispute that led to an escalation of tensions along the border between the two countries in early August. “We have a deal,” Josep Borrell said in a […]
Kosovo war veterans imprisoned for witness intimidation by specialised court
It is the first verdict handed down by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers after it was established in 2015. Views: 0
Kosovo holds second round of municipal elections
Kosovo is holding runoff municipal elections on Sunday in almost two-thirds of the country after the centre-right opposition parties dominated in the first round. About 1.26 million voters in the small Balkan nation on Sunday will be eligible to cast ballots in the second round to elect mayors in 21 out of 38 municipalities. Turnout […]
Tanks, fighter jets spotted near Kosovo border as tensions flare between Serbia and breakaway region
Home » Europe, Wars / Conflicts » Tanks, fighter jets spotted near Kosovo border as tensions flare between Serbia and breakaway region Serbia has been moving tanks and other military hardware towards the Kosovo border, videos circulating online suggest. Tensions between the country and the breakaway region soared after Kosovo banned Serbian license […]