UN Envoy Calls For End To Political Infighting Over Kosovo (RFE/RL)
The United Nations’ envoy for Kosovo said on May 16 that the election of a new Kosovo president and the return to power of Serbia’s government provided “an excellent opportunity” to end political infighting and to, instead, focus on challenges that face the Balkans – like unemployment and inequality. http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo-serbia-un-envoy-infighting/27739326.html
Read More →EU Officials In Kosovo To Celebrate Visa-Free Regime (RFE/RL)
Top EU officials have urged politicians in Kosovo to put aside differences and work together on the difficult path to joining the bloc. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and migration commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos met top officials and politicians in Pristina on May 5. http://www.rferl.org/content/eu-officials-in-kosovo-visa-free-regime/27718084.html
Read More →Serbian Nationalist Seselj Barred From Entering Kosovo (RFE/RL)
Serbian nationalist Vojislav Seselj has been declared a persona non-grata in Kosovo and banned from entering the country, just days after he was acquitted on war crime charges. http://www.rferl.org/content/serbia-nationalist-seselj-barred-kosovo/27663852.html
Read More →Newly Elected Kosovo President To Be Inaugurated (RFE/RL)
Kosovo’s newly elected president, Hashim Thaci, will be inaugurated in the capital, Pristina, on April 7. http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo-new-president-thaci-inaugurated/27659895.html
Read More →Germany Arrests Three Kosovars On Tip About Possible Attacks (RFE/RL)
German police arrested three people in a car with a Belgian license plate near the border with Austria and are investigating whether they were planning an attack, a spokesman said. http://www.rferl.org/content/germany-arrests-three-kosovars-tip-about-possible-attacks/27630115.html
Read More →Britain’s Prince Charles Urges Reconciliation In The Balkans (RFE/RL)
Britain’s Prince Charles has called for reconciliation in the conflict-ravaged Balkans, urging the region’s nations to work for peace and not become prisoners of their history. http://www.rferl.org/content/britain-prince-charles-urges-reconciliation-balkans-serbia/27620596.html
Read More →Kosovo Police Arrest Two For Recruiting Islamic State Fighters (RFE/RL)
Kosovo police said on March 16 that they arrested two men charged with recruiting and providing funding to fighters for the Islamic State (IS) group. http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo-police-arrest-two-recruiting-islamic-state-fighters/27618174.html
Read More →Prince Charles, Camilla Starting Six-Day Balkan Tour (RFE/RL)
Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, were scheduled to begin a six-day tour of Balkan countries that includes visits to Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Kosovo. http://www.rferl.org/content/balkans-prince-charles-visit-croatia-serbia-montenegro-kosovo/27608791.html
Read More →Kosovo President’s Office Attacked With Molotov Cocktail (RFE/RL)
Police say masked assailants broke windows and threw a Molotov cocktail at the office of Kosovo’s president but failed to set fire to the building. No one claimed responsibility for attack in the early morning of March 12 in the center of the capital Pristina that the government condemned as “dangerous for the constitutional order […]
Read More →Putin Promises Serbian Leader Russia Will Back Claim To Kosovo (RFE/RL)
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic says he has received assurances from Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow will continue to back Belgrade’s claim to Kosovo. http://www.rferl.org/content/putin-promises-serbian-leader-russia-will-back-claim-kosovo/27604028.html
Read More →Kosovo Opposition Pitches Tents In Central Pristina, Calls For New Elections (RFE)
Hundreds of opposition supporters have installed tents in the center of Kosovo’s capital, demanding the government’s resignation. Visar Ymeri, head of the opposition Self-Determination party, said on February 23 that the protesters would stay in front of the main government building on Pristina’s main square until the government resigns and new elections are declared. http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo-opposition-protesters-tents/27569766.html
Read More →Kosovo Court Finds Parts Of Controversial Deal With Serbia Illegal (RFE/RL)
Kosovo’s Constitutional Court has ruled that parts of a deal between Kosovo and Serbia to give more powers to ethnic Serbs in Kosovo violate the country’s constitution. http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo-court-finds-parts-of-controversial-serbia-deal-unconstitutional/27446222.html
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