The mandate of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) officially expires on June 14. Kosovo's government says it amended a draft law to prolong the mission for two years at a session on June 13.
http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo-eulex-mandate-expires/27797605.html
European soccer's governing body ruled on June 9 that Kosovo should be kept separate from Serbia and Bosnia for security reasons in competitive matches. UEFA, which admitted Kosovo as a 55th member last month despite strong opposition from Serbia, placed its newest member in a World Cup qualifying group with Ukraine, Croatia, Iceland, Finland, and Turkey.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.