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Balkan Oscars Hopefuls Start to Dream of Hollywood (Balkan Insight)

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Ahead of next year’s Academy Awards, Bosnia, Croatia, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia have already chosen the movies they are nominating as national contenders for the Best Foreign Language Film category. See at: https://bit.ly/2mcXrzD

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Kosovo ‘Book of the Missing’ Highlights Tragic Memories (Balkan Insight)

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A new book, ‘Living with the Memories of the Missing’, shows the traumatic reality of families’ long search for loved ones who disappeared two decades ago during the war in Kosovo. See at: https://bit.ly/2lIrqPC

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A new face in Kosovo looks to transform the role of women in politics (TRT World)

By   /  10/09/2019  /  International  /  Comments Off on A new face in Kosovo looks to transform the role of women in politics (TRT World)

As Kosovo heads for arguably its most important elections in the past two decades, I sat down with one of the candidates seeking to enter parliament for the first time. Besa Ismaili, 44, is a mother of three and if she wins, she will also be one of the first women with a headscarf to […]

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Back to the Balkans to Finish the Job (intpolicydigest.org)

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Many were surprised when on August 30, 2019, the State Department announced that Secretary Pompeo appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Palmer as Special Representative for the Western Balkans. See at: https://bit.ly/2k6CJR1    

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Kosovo Serb Remains Handed to Serbian Representatives (Balkan Insight)

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The remains of two Kosovo Serbs who went missing in 1999 – and were exhumed from the ‘Bunker Djakovica’ in 2018 – have been given to a Serbian government commission. See at: https://bit.ly/2m7DTwo

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Kosovo Serbs’ Freedom of Movement Curtailed by Serbia (Balkan Insight)

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For a decade, Serbian citizens resident in Kosovo have been treated differently from other Serbian citizens when it comes to passports and residence papers, leading to complaints of discrimination. See at: https://bit.ly/2lJzHCY

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US Senators visit Kosovo and Serbia, encourage both sides to renew the dialogue (EWB)

By   /  06/09/2019  /  International  /  Comments Off on US Senators visit Kosovo and Serbia, encourage both sides to renew the dialogue (EWB)

US Senators Ron Johnson and Chris Murphy visited Kosovo and Serbia on Thursday and Friday, sending a clear message on the dialogue, and sacrifices required for Kosovo and Belgrade to reach an agreement. See at: https://bit.ly/2klSyDM

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Kosovo Faces Challenge in Reintegrating Families of ISIS Fighters (Balkan Insight)

By   /  05/09/2019  /  International  /  Comments Off on Kosovo Faces Challenge in Reintegrating Families of ISIS Fighters (Balkan Insight)

The children of Kosovars who joined the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq face a long road to recovery and reintegration in Kosovo. Yvejs shakes his uncle Zenel’s hand and sits on his lap. He and his younger sister, Fatime, have their schoolbags at the ready. Aged eight, Yvejs should be in third grade, but […]

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Kosovo jails six for plans to attack NATO troops, other countries (Reuters)

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A court in Kosovo said it had jailed six people, including a woman, for terms ranging from one to 10 years, for planning attacks on NATO troops and the public in Kosovo, Belgium and France. https://reut.rs/2jYuaHW

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New U.S. Balkan Envoy Makes Mending Serbia-Kosovo Relations A Priority (RFE)

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The new U.S. special envoy to the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer, has said during a visit to the region that his priority is to restart dialogue between Serbia and its former province of Kosovo. Reuters quoted Palmer, who was named to the envoy’s post last week in an effort to encourage Balkan integration into European […]

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Intensifying Battle Over Kosovo’s Recognition is Futile (Balkan Insight)

By   /  04/09/2019  /  International  /  Comments Off on Intensifying Battle Over Kosovo’s Recognition is Futile (Balkan Insight)

Neither Serbia nor Kosovo will emerge victorious against the other from the continued pursuit of their acrimonious recognition battle – especially if it spills over into other areas. See at: https://bit.ly/2lDFKsn

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How Political Instability Has Felled Kosovo’s Governments (Balkan Insight)

By   /  03/09/2019  /  International  /  Comments Off on How Political Instability Has Felled Kosovo’s Governments (Balkan Insight)

Kosovo will hold another general election next month after the current parliament was dissolved prematurely – the fourth in a row to fail to complete its four-year term. President Hashim Thaci last week announced October 6 as the date for people in Kosovo to go to the polls again to elect a new parliament. The […]

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