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Kosovo election: exit poll shows PDK in lead

The public are hoping to elect a government that can improve the Balkan state's impoverished economy and make progress in joining the European Union.

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Kosovo government falls after no-confidence vote

After months of political deadlock, lawmakers vote to dismiss Isa Mustafa's cabinet, triggering a snap election next month.

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Ex-Kosovo PM arrested in France

Kosovo has called for the immediate release of its former prime minister Ramush Haradinaj after his arrest by French police.

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Serb wall in Kosovo to be brought down by government

The parliament of Kosovo has voted to demolish a concrete wall, deemed to have been erected as an act of defiance by the small Serb community in the northern city of…

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Media & conflicts: the challenges of Kosovo and of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

In the Balkans, the foreign media played a key role in raising awareness about the bloodshed taking place in the region, and in influencing international public opinion regarding a military interventi

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Kosovan MP uses tear gas to disrupt parliamentary meeting

An opposition MP in Kosovo has used tear gas to disrupt a committee meeting voting on a border agreement with Montenegro.

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Hashim Thaci sworn in as president of Kosovo

Protesters tried to disrupt the ceremony in Pristina by letting off tear gas canisters

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New tear gas attack in Kosovo parliament

“What is happening today again in Kosovo’s parliament is a repetition of violent acts, in the highest institution of the country.” Those were the

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Kosovo: opposition MPs fire tear gas in ninth parliament attack in six months

Opposition politicians in Kosovo have released tear gas in parliament in the ninth such protest since September, 2015. They also aimed a laser beam

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Protest tents go up in Pristina's main square

Hundreds of Kosovars have erected tents in Pristina’s main square. They are demanding snap elections and the suspension of a parliamentary vote that

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Kosovo: opposition set off tear gas in parliament

Opposition lawmakers have again let off tear gas in Kosovo’s Parliament. They want the government into block deals with Serbia and Montenegro and

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Kosovo opposition set off tear gas in parliament, again

Not for the first time, opposition lawmakers in Kosovo’s parliament have protested at deals with Serbia and Montenegro – by releasing tear gas in the

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Mass anti-government rally in Pristina to mark Kosovo independence

Tens of thousands have gathered in the Kosovan capital, Pristina, to call for the resignation of the government and early elections. The day marks

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Kosovo anti-government rally turns violent

Crowds gathered in Kosovo to rally against an EU-brokered deal to give the country’s Serb minority greater local government powers. Opposition

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Watch: dramatic scenes as MP sets off smoke bomb in Kosovo parliament

An opposition lawmaker in Kosovo appears to have set off a smoke bomb in parliament to disrupt a session. It’s the third such incident in just two

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Tear gas protest hits Kosovo parliament ahead of Kerry visit

Kosovo’s parliament was disrupted again on Monday. Members of the opposition have been causing chaos by repeatedly releasing tear gas in protest at

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Kosovo opposition politician arrested over parliamentary tear gas protest

Armed police in Kosovo arrested opposition politician Albin Kurti on Saturday on charges of releasing tear gas in parliament in protest at an

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Teargas fired in Kosovo's parliament

Parliament was evacuated in Kosovo after tear gas was sprayed around the chamber. Windows were also smashed and police covered in pink paint. The

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Kosovo takes step towards joining European Union

Kosovo has signed a trade and investment pact with the EU, which is the first step on Pristina’s long road to possible full membership of the bloc

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Kosovo: will the opposition scupper an EU-brokered deal with Serbia?

Teargas has been set off in Kosovo’s parliament. It is the second time this has happened in a week. It is in protest at an EU-brokered deal aimed at