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Development of Kosovo's Security Force stirs controversy and concern

Prime Minister Albin Kurti has said Kosovo's Security Force (KSF) should develop into an army by 2028, but there is strong opposition from Serbia.

14/02/2025

Europe News

Kosovo election exit polls show incumbent PM Kurti's party in the lead

Voting in Kosovo's parliamentary elections closed with Albin Kurti's LVV leading, but it might fall short of a majority.

09/02/2025

Europe News

Voting gets under way in legislative elections in Kosovo

The vote is seen as a key test for incumbent Prime Minister Albin Kurti and this is the first time since independence in 2008 that Kosovo's parliament has completed a full four-year mandate.

09/02/2025

Europe News

PM Kurti's party is out in front ahead of Kosovo's election

The vote will determine who will lead the Kosovo side in stalled normalisation talks with Serbia, facilitated by the EU to move both states closer to joining the bloc.

08/02/2025

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New Trump administration's sudden involvement bewilders Kosovo

Former US envoy for Kosovo and Serbia, Richard Grenell, recently appointed as Trump's special envoy for special missions, criticised the Kosovo prime minister, provoking bewilderment in Kosovo right before the vote on Sunday.

07/02/2025

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Kosovars to head to polls amid ailing economy and ethnic tensions

Whatever the result of Sunday's election, the next government will have to tackle increasing poverty and counter the threats of renewed ethnic violence in the country's north.

07/02/2025

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Kosovo bars Serb party from vote over anti-independence stances

The upcoming elections are expected to be a key test for Prime Minister Albin Kurti, whose governing party won in a landslide supermajority in 2021.

23/12/2024

Europe News

Superheroes drop off Christmas gifts to young Kosovo cancer patients

Popular fictional characters like Superman, Spiderman, Batman, Super Mario, Superwoman, Captain America, Bumble Bee and the Flash became a powerful symbol of hope for the children.

14/12/2024

Europe News

Kosovo blames Serbia for explosion that cut water and power supplies

A powerful explosion damaged a water canal and temporarily cut water and power supply to Kosovo’s cities, the prime minister said on Saturday.

30/11/2024

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From Kosovo with love, mosaic artist honours Trump and Harris

As Americans cast their votes on Election Day, Kosovo's renowned mosaic artist Alkent Pozhegu paid homage to the presidential candidates with his latest creation in Gjakova.

05/11/2024

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Three Serbs plead not guilty in trial over armed incursion in Kosovo

A total of 45 people have been charged after dozens of armed gunmen attacked Kosovo police and barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in September last year, setting off an intense daylong gun battle that left three people dead.

09/10/2024

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Kosovo PM asks Serbia to hand over gunmen involved in Banjska shooting

Kosovo has pressed charges against 45 people allegedly involved in the killing of policeman Afrim Bunjaku. The charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.

25/09/2024

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Kosovo prosecutors indict 45 for attack by armed Serb group

The 45 people were charged in absentia for their alleged involvement in the 2023 gunfight that left four dead near the Banjska village in the north of Kosovo.

12/09/2024

Europe News

Kosovo closes two border crossings with Serbia

Northern Kosovo, with a predominantly ethnic Serb population, has long been a flashpoint of tensions between Pristina and Belgrade and the border blockade comes on the same day an EU envoy said both sides should work to normalise relations if they hope to join the bloc.

07/09/2024

Europe News

EU envoy urges improvement of Kosovo-Serbia relations

Kosovo was a Serbian province until NATO's 78-day bombing campaign in 1999 ended a war between Serbian government forces and ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo, pushing Serbian forces out.

07/09/2024

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Plans to let vehicles use Kosovo bridge scrapped amid tensions

The plans to open a bridge in the Kosovo city of Mitrovica for vehicle access had been met with controversy amid fears it would escalate ethnic tensions.

03/09/2024

Lifestyle

Daredevils jump from historic Kosovo bridge in annual diving contest

Hundreds of people flocked to an 18th century bridge outside the city of Gjakova, Kosovo over the weekend, to watch an annual high diving competition, traditionally held every August.

20/08/2024

Europe News

Opening of Ibar Bridge sparks controversy in north Kosovo

Hundreds gathered around the bridge on Wednesday, following pressure from the Government of Kosovo to open the bridge that divides the Serb-dominated north and Albanian south of the city.

07/08/2024

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Kosovo accession to the Council of Europe is likely to be delayed

The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers will not be making a decision on Kosovo membership in mid-May, according to their agenda. In the meantime, Pristina has been asked to fix the constitutional issue related to the Community of Serb Municipalities.

09/05/2024

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Serb-majority areas vote on Albanian mayors' fate in Kosovo referendum

The ballot follows mayoral elections last April which were overwhelmingly boycotted by ethnic Serbs as part of a campaign for greater autonomy.

21/04/2024

Economy

Kosovo's currency crisis with Serbia: Who will be the winner?

In the tumultuous Balkans, even matters of currency are transformed into instruments of political dispute. Which side will come on top in the current standoff between the euro and the Serbian dinar in Kosovo?

23/02/2024

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Thousands of Serbs protest in Kosovo over currency ban

Kosovo Serbs gathered in Mitrovica on Monday to protest Priština’s decision to make the Euro the only legal currency.

12/02/2024

Economy

EU frowns upon Kosovo phasing out dinar without transition period

The European Commission urges Kosovo to give more time to Serb minorities using the dinar before phasing out the currency completely from the country's monetary system.

02/02/2024

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Kosovo to receive weapons from the US as part of military development

Following a decision from parliament, the Kosovo Security Forces are transforming into a formal and professional military. Pristina aims to have the transformation completed by 2028. Euronews Serbia met with the Minister of the KSF to find out more.

17/01/2024

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Kosovo celebrates its long-awaited joining of the Schengen zone

The Western Balkan nation was the last in the region to access free travel within the European Union.

03/01/2024

Lifestyle

'We belong': LGBTQ community finds haven in Kosovo's Bubble Pub

As the sun rises over Kosovo’s Pristina, the call to Muslim morning prayer from tens of minarets echoes through the city, just as the last call sees patrons at the capital's first and only LGBT bar Bubble Pub wrap up an evening of socialising and partying.

30/11/2023