Simic rejects Thaci pledge to revoke tariffs (RTS, N1, Beta, KIM radio)
Deputy leader of the Serbian List Igor Simic told Radio Television of Serbia that Kosovo President Hashim Thaci’s statement that he was prepared to revoke the 100 percent tariffs on Serbian goods is a fabrication. Thaci told the Washington Post over the weekend that he is “ready to consider lifting the tariffs if a clear […]
Read More →Trump dangles Rose Garden treaty moment in quiet peace effort between Serbia and Kosovo (The Washington Post)
Under pressure from the Trump administration and with President Trump dangling a White House peace ceremony, Kosovo’s president has pledged to take a major step toward resolving an escalating standoff with Balkan rival Serbia. Trump has made an unusual direct appeal to Serb and Kosovar leaders as 10 years of hostilities threaten to boil over […]
Read More →Serbian president issues veiled threat over Kosovo (AP, The Washington Post, PAhomepage)
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – A U.S. call for the withdrawal of a UN peacekeeping mission from Kosovo would leave Serbia no choice but to “protect” its people in the former Serbian province, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Wednesday. See at: https://www.pahomepage.com/news/world-news/serbian-president-issues-veiled-threat-over-kosovo/1530612051
Read More →Kosovo detains man suspected of joining Syria terror groups (The Washington Post, AP)
PRISTINA, Kosovo — A Kosovo court has put a suspect under a month’s detention for allegedly taking part in terror groups in Syria as a foreign fighter. A statement from the capital Pristina court on Tuesday said the suspect, identified only as M.D., took part in paramilitary or police units in Syria “with organizations declared […]
Read More →Interview with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (The Washington Post)
As part of a series aimed at understanding Russia’s global influence, The Washington Post examined Russia’s low-cost, high-reward strategy in Serbia — a pivotal Balkan nation that has declared a desire to join the European Union but also counts Moscow as an ally. Although the West is showering far more cash on Serbia, Russian influence […]
Read More →Russia’s low-cost influence strategy finds success in Serbia (The Washington Post)
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic looked giddy as he bounded across an airfield to accept a newly arrived gift from the Kremlin: Soviet-era fighter jets, castoffs by Russian standards but a treasure for a Balkan ally with few planes of its own. “I almost cried when I saw them and heard them,” Vucic […]
Read More →Kosovo, home to many ISIS recruits, is struggling to stamp out its homegrown terrorism problem (The Washington Post)
PRISTINA, Kosovo — For all the attention paid to the emergence of homegrown Islamist terrorists in Belgium, France and other European countries, one of the continent’s biggest radicalization problems is taking place on its fringes. See more at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/08/24/kosovo-home-many-isis-recruits-is-struggling-stamp-out-its-homegrown-terrorism-problem/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c7360eafdec4
Read More →The Latest: 32 injured, 5 seriously in Kosovo clashes (The Washington Post)
A doctor in northern Kosovo says 32 people have been injured, including five seriously, during clashes with Kosovo police during the arrest of a senior Serbian government official. Milan Ivanovic said Monday the injured have been treated in a local hospital in the divided town of Mitrovica and discharged. Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vucic, has said […]
Read More →He was a rare voice of moderation among Kosovo’s Serbs. Now, Oliver Ivanovic’s slaying may fuel new tensions in the Balkans (The Washington Post)
The slaying of Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic on Tuesday put a spotlight on new tensions in the Balkans, years after a violent conflict divided the region. Considered a moderate politician, Ivanovic was reportedly shot several times near his office in Mitrovica, a Serb-run city in northern Kosovo. His death had immediate repercussions, as political […]
Read More →Kosovo not ready for border demarcation with Montenegro (The Washington Post)
TIRANA, Albania — Kosovo’s new prime minister said Wednesday his government has no set deadline for resolving the impasse over the ratification of a border demarcation deal with Montenegro. Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, speaking in Albania on his first trip abroad since taking the post earlier this month, said his Cabinet was working on the […]
Read More →Kosovo election winners fail to elect parliament speaker (The Washington Post)
PRISTINA, Kosovo — The nomination of Kosovo’s new prime minister has been delayed after the winners of the June 11 election failed to gather enough votes to elect the new parliament speaker. Former leaders of Kosovo’s war of independence from Serbia, who have won 39 seats, on Thursday told the parliament so far they have […]
Read More →Albania’s premier urges Serbia to recognize breakaway Kosovo (The Washington Post)
Albania’s prime minister is urging Serbia to recognize Kosovo as a separate country, saying the acknowledgement would help stabilize the Balkan region. Prime Minister Edi Rama wrote on his Facebook page Tuesday that Serbia’s recognition of Kosovo’s independence was “the clear solution from the darkness of the tunnel to the light of coming out of […]
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