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October 16, 2024
First Migrants Under Controversial Deal With Italy Arrive In Albania

An Italian ship with 16 migrants aboard arrived in the Albanian port of Shenjin on October 16, the first that Albanian authorities have agreed to accept under a controversial deal agreed with Rome in November.
September 24, 2024
Kosovo Says Indictments Ignore Serbian Role In Deadly Siege

Senior Kosovo officials on September 24 honored an ethnic Albanian policeman killed by a group of armed Serbs last year in northern Kosovo, while the country’s interior minister said indictments in a trial for suspects in the attack are incomplete because they ignore Serbian involvement.
September 24, 2024
A Year After Brazen Attack In Kosovo, Questions Remain

On September 24, 2023, dozens of ethnic Serb gunmen attacked a police unit in the village of Banjska in northern Kosovo. The motives behind the attack remain unclear. This month, Kosovar authorities indicted 45 people over the assault, including a politician who is thought to be at large in Serbia.
September 18, 2024
Kosovar PM Dismisses Serbia's Demands As EU Dialogue Fails To Bring Negotiators Together

Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti has dismissed as "unconscionable" demands made last week by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic for the return of local Serbs to Kosovar institutions.
September 11, 2024
Kosovo Indicts 45 Over Alleged Roles In 2023 Attack That Killed Police Officer

Kosovar authorities have indicted 45 people over their alleged role in an attack last year by ethnic Serbs that left one police officer dead in the village of Banjska.
September 10, 2024
Wine Business In Kosovo Has Deep Roots, But Growers Struggling To Hold Their Ground

The town of Rahovec in Kosovo is the heart of an agricultural region with a centuries-old tradition of cultivating grapes. But winegrowers say it's difficult to turn a profit and need government support to help expand their access to foreign markets.
September 07, 2024
Kosovo Reopens Border Crossings After Serbian Activists End Blockades

All border crossings between Kosovo and Serbia have reopened after blockades set up by Serbian activist angry over Kosovar government policies ended, Kosovar Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla said on September 7.
September 03, 2024
Making History: Kosovo's Debut At The Paralympic Games

After surviving an accident at the age of 11, Grevist Bytyqi found the strength to become a successful runner and is now making history by becoming Kosovo's first parathlete to participate in the Paralympic Games. Bytyqi raced in Paris and was among more than 4,400 competitors from 184 countries.
August 30, 2024
EU's Balkan Envoy Says Serbia-Kosovo Stalemate Risks 'Outbursts Of Instability'

The European Union’s special envoy for efforts to normalize relations between Serbia and its former province Kosovo has warned of the danger of “outbursts of instability” for years to come if those Balkan neighbors can’t overcome their current impasse and unilateral actions continue.
August 23, 2024
CIA Chief Meets With Kurti At End Of Kosovo Visit

CIA Director William Burns held talks on August 23 in Pristina with Prime Minister Albin Kurti before concluding his two-day visit in Kosovo, the Kosovar government said in a statement.
August 22, 2024
CIA Chief Makes Stop In Kosovo As Part Of Unannounced Visit To Balkan Region

CIA director William Burns has arrived in Kosovo after stops earlier this week in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia on an unannounced trip amid concerns about U.S. relations with Kosovo and Russian influence in the Balkans.
August 16, 2024
Kosovo Calls Parliamentary Elections For February 2025

Kosovar President Vjosa Osmani has set February 9, 2025, as the date for regular parliamentary elections in the Balkan country.
August 15, 2024
Kosovar President Says Mitrovica Bridge Should Open In Coordination With Pristina's Western Partners

Kosovar President Vjosa Osmani said on August 15 the country must ensure that the main bridge in Mitrovica, which divides the northern city into the Albanian-majority south and the Serb-majority north, is opened in a way that does not provoke conflict with Kosovo’s international partners.
August 14, 2024
Kurti Defends Plans To Open Mitrovica Bridge Despite International Criticism

Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti on August 14 defended his government's plan to open the main bridge in Mitrovica, which divides the northern city into the Albanian-majority south and the Serb-majority north, despite international criticism.
August 13, 2024
U.S. Ambassador Says Partnership With Kosovo 'Not What We Would Hope'

The U.S. ambassador to Pristina has expressed concerns about the partnership between the United States and Kosovo, especially regarding the government's handling of issues related to the country's Serb minority.
August 08, 2024
Proposed Bridge Opening Raises Tensions With Kosovo Serbs

Minority Serb residents of northern Kosovo protested the proposed full opening of a key bridge in Mitrovica on August 7, decrying it as a symbolic threat. Members of the ethnic Serb community are angry over the closures of Serb-run postal facilities and the rejection of Serbian currency by Kosovo.
August 07, 2024
Kosovo Serbs Protest In North Mitrovica Against Opening Of Main Bridge

Serbs from northern Kosovo protested on August 7 against the opening of the main bridge in Mitrovica that divides the city into the Albanian-majority south and the Serb-majority north.
August 05, 2024
Kosovo Shuts Serb Post Branches, Prompting Rebukes From EU, U.S.

Kosovar police on August 5 shut down at least nine branches of the Post of Serbia near the northern border with bitter rival Serbia, prompting angry responses from Belgrade and ethnic Serbs in Kosovo.
August 02, 2024
Kosovar President Involved In Security Incident At Airport In North Macedonia

Kosovo has accused security staff at the airport in neighboring North Macedonia's capital of violating international practices after an incident during which President Vjosa Osmani refused to allow her mobile phone to go through a security check.
July 31, 2024
Political Parties In Kosovo Seek Date For 2025 Election

Consultations have begun in Kosovo on selecting a date for parliamentary elections next year, but representatives of the ruling party and the leading Serbian political grouping did not take part.

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