Two female activists who were born the same year and studied together now represent opposite ends of the political spectrum, reflecting Serbia’s deep divisions over EU membership and relations with Russia.

Milica Djurdjevic and Anita Mitic are two of the most high-profile young activists of their generation, but the 27-year-olds hold political beliefs that are poles apart.

President Thaci is taking a gamble as he presses on with moves to create a Kosovo army despite US and NATO opposition.

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-risks-alienating-crucial-allies-in-army-row-03-15-2017

Hashim Thaci says security institutions have obtained a list of 26 people that an organization called People’s Eye - which has accepted responsibility for shooting Azem Vllasi - wants to execute.

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/people-s-eye-with-a-list-of-26-kosovo-personalities-to-be-executed-03-16-2017

The head of Serbia's Office for Kosovo, Marko Djuric, has denounced a decision to register the Kosovo state as the owner of the all immovable property once registered in the name of Yugoslavia or Serbia.

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-s-decision-sparks-new-belgrade-pristina-tension-03-15-2017

The Kosovo government’s missing persons commission urged Serbia to disclose information about the locations of mass graves, claiming that its army is keeping important documents secret.

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/serbia-accused-of-hiding-information-on-kosovo-graves-03-15-2017

Political tensions in north Kosovo have helped to delay until May the reopening of the renovated bridge that links the Albanian and Serb sides of the divided town of Mitrovica.

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-s-symbolic-mitrovica-bridge-opening-delayed-03-08-2017

Kosovo's president is mulling ways to bypass a Serb veto on the formation of an army by proposing changes that would broaden the responsibilities of the existing Kosovo Security Force.

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-s-tha%C3%A7i-bypass-serb-boycott-to-form-army-03-06-2017

Experts in Tirana and Pristina say the crisis in Macedonia is mainly about a power struggle over who will form the next government - and say leaders of Albania have a right to take an interest in the fate of other Albanians in the region.

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/analysts-in-tirana-and-pristina-believe-albania-didn-t-stir-macedonia-crises-03-06-2017

The political crisis in Macedonia is receiving extensive coverage in Serbia, where the media are accusing ethnic Albanians of seeking Macedonia's destruction, terrorism and a 'Greater Albania' with help of the West.

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/serbian-media-accusing-albania-amidst-macedonia-crisis-03-06-2017

Kosovo and Albania have condemned Macedonia's President for refusing to allow the Social Democrat-led opposition to form a government in alliance with ethnic Albanian parties on the grounds that it could 'destroy' the country.

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/tirana-and-prishtina-accuse-macedonian-president-for-ethnic-discrimination-03-02-2017