Kosovo’s security forces have encircled approximately 30 gunmen who shot and killed a police officer. Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti has accused Serbia of supporting what he labeled a “terrorist attack”. He has called for the gunmen to surrender. Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, has reported that security forces have encircled approximately 30 gunmen in … Read more
Merdare is Kosovo’s principal border crossing with Serbia. The action followed Serbia’s “highest battle readiness” announcement. Serbia and its ethnic Serbs oppose Kosovo’s independence. Following the decision to dismantle the barricades obstructing the main border crossing, tensions between Serbia and Kosovo seem to have decreased. In Kosovo, ethnic Serbs started placing the barricades on December … Read more
The European Union has been making mediation efforts. Regarding the charges, the Pristina administration has remained silent. Serbia refuses to acknowledge Kosovo as a sovereign nation. After weeks of growing tensions between Serbia and Kosovo, the Serbian army claims it is at its “highest level of military preparation.” Asserting that he will “take all steps … Read more
Serbs in northern Kosovo reacted violently to Pristina’s anti-Serb actions. Kosovo’s PM asks KFOR help. Racially-motivated gunmen attacked cops. Belgrade will ask KFOR to send troops to Kosovo, says President Vucic. Kosovo’s Prime Minister called NATO peacekeeping troops to intervene after minority Serb demonstrators blocked roads and unidentified gunmen fired at police over the weekend … Read more
Tensions have been rising between Kosovo’s government and Serb minority. The recent protests began with the arrest of a former Serb police officer. Only 6% of Kosovo’s 1.8 million population are Serbs. Following a firefight with police, Serb demonstrators in northern Kosovo blocked roads for a second day on Sunday. Several major roads leading to … Read more
Kosovo’s government started giving extra documents to Serbs who crossed into its territory. About 50,000 Serbs in the north of the country still use licence plates and other documents from Serbia. The border crossings at Brnjak and Jarinje stayed closed. On Monday, the government of Kosovo started giving extra documents to Serbs who crossed into … Read more
NATO warns that tensions are rising in Kosovo’s northern communities. Kosovo Force Pristina (KFOR) is closely watching the situation. Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo stopped two important border crossings with Serbia on Sunday. NATO-led forces are ready to act in northern Kosovo if regional stability is compromised. NATO warned in a statement Sunday that tensions are … Read more
Residents of districts with a majority of ethnic Serbs had to swap Serbian plates for Kosovan ones. Ethnic Serbs in the north blocked off routes on Sunday and armed men opened fire in protest US and EU ambassadors discussed the situation with Kosovo’s government. The Kosovo government has delayed the introduction of new regulations that … Read more
According to authorities, a man was murdered and a woman was injured when a fallen tree struck their car during a storm in Pristina, the capital. The man and woman, both in their 30s, were driving when the tree was felled by severe winds and collided with their moving automobile, according to police. There were … Read more
With a proposal for a new form of European cooperation that goes beyond the EU, France’s President Emmanuel Macron has revived a decades-old idea, but the details of how such a mechanism would work remain murky and controversial. A wider European club could offer an alternative for coordination on political and security issues for the … Read more
BANJA LUKA: As the battle in Ukraine rages on, analysts in Bosnia warn that Russia is fueling the flames of separatism, which might signal danger for the severely split Balkan country. Since the conclusion of the conflict that claimed about 100,000 lives between 1992 and 1995, Bosnia has been divided into a Muslim-Croat federation and … Read more
Israel and the Muslim-majority European country Kosovo today formally restored diplomatic relations. According to the reports, due to the coronavirus, the diplomatic relations ceremony held via online video link in which a memorandum of understanding was signed under which Kosovo will now open its embassy in Jerusalem. Donald Trump announced the resumption of relations between … Read more
After the UAE, Kosovo and Serbia have also agreed to normalize ties with Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Kosovo, along with Serbia, will establish embassies in Jerusalem. Netanyahu said, “Kosovo will be the first country with a Muslim majority to open an embassy in Jerusalem,” “As I’ve said in recent days – … Read more
