In Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro, signs of ethnic tension are on the rise again
A familiar billboard face looms large over the shabby streets and squares of the Balkan city of North Mitrovica.
“The Serbs stood by him all along!” says the slogan in English beneath the giant image of Donald Trump staring out passersby.
Russia will not recognize Kosovo - Moscow does not and never will barter with Serbia's territorial integrity, say Russian experts.
Sputnik is reporting that this reaction came in the wake of claims made by western analysts that "Russia could recognize Kosovo in order to reach a deal with the US."
Russian experts say that such statements look like an attempt of their Western counterparts to "drive a wedge" between Russia and Serbia.
Kosovo’s foreign minister has written to his counterparts in the European Union, the US and other countries denouncing what he said were “numerous acts of provocation and aggression” from Serbia.
Enver Hoxhaj called on the EU, which facilitates Pristina-Belgrade talks aimed at normalising ties, to urge Serbia to remain committed to good relations an official said.
Widows of two men and wife of abducted surgeon sue MoD, saying soldiers did not adequately investigate crimes
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/23/uk-troops-failed-to-ptotect-kosovo-citizens-court-hears
Eighteen years after the war, life is tough for many Kosovans – but can social enterprise help where international NGOs have failed?
In Kosovo, Serbia and Bosnia, NGOs are collecting hate crime data and leveraging the countries’ EU ambitions to push for rightsIn Kosovo, Serbia and Bosnia, NGOs are collecting hate crime data and leveraging the countries’ EU ambitions to push for rights
Kosovo’s government is buying a body scanner to try to stop opposition legislators smuggling teargas canisters into parliament and releasing them as they have done in every session for the past six months.
Kosovo’s constitutional court has put on hold an EU-brokered agreement that would give greater powers to local Serb communities after it was challenged by the opposition, which wants the deal scrapped.
Read more at: www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/11/kosovo-deal-to-empower-serbs-is-put-on-hold-by-constitutional-court
Protesters and police have fought running battles in Kosovo after the arrest of a prominent opposition politician who opened a teargas canister in parliament as he campaigns to overturn a landmark deal with Serbia.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/13/street-clashes-in-kosovo-as-mp-arrested-for-releasing-teargas-in-parliament
An opposition politician in Kosovo has set off what appeared to be a smoke bomb in parliament, amid a deepening standoff over an EU-brokered deal to improve ties between Serbia and its former southern province.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/08/kosovo-politician-sets-off-smoke-bomb-in-parliament