Now playing Next the global conversation Albin Kurti willing to calm tensions at upcoming meeting with Serbia
Now playing Next Kosovo Diplomats try to find solutions to Serbia and Kosovo tensions Diplomatic envoys held talks in Pristina and Belgrade, meeting the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia to try and resolve tensions between the former foes. 21/01/2023
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo: Man arrested after two Serbs injured in Christmas Eve shooting An 11-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man were injured after a gunman opened fire from a moving vehicle near the southern town of Shtërpce/Štrpce, Kosovo authorities said on Friday. 06/01/2023
Now playing Next Kosovo Serbia revokes combat readiness of its troops as tension ease Serbia revoked its combat readiness of its troops after weeks of tensions with its Balkan neighbour Kosovo. 29/12/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo-Serbia border road blocks to be removed from today It is hoped a dispute between Kosovo and Serbia will be defused with an announcement that border road blocks will be removed from today. 29/12/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo Serbs start dismantling barricades that sparked military alert Removal of the barricades is expected to defuse tensions between Belgrade and Pristina. 29/12/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo shuts border with Serbia amid worst crisis in years The US has called on all sides to "exercise maximum restraint". 28/12/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Serbia puts its troops on the highest state of alert Serbs in northern Kosovo have erected new barricades in the ethnically divided city of Mitrovica, hours after Serbia puts its troops on the highest state of alert. 27/12/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovan Serbs demonstrate against Kurti's government An estimated 1500 Kosovan Serbs have demonstrated in the north of the country against what they claim is the partisan rule of Prime Minister Albin Kurti. 22/12/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo's ex-guerilla commander gets 26 years in prison In the first verdict of the EU-backed Kosovo Specialised Chambers, Salih Mustafa was found guilty of arbitrarily detaining and torturing prisoners at his unit's compound in April 1999. 16/12/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo formally applies for EU membership In a historic moment for the young Balkan nation, Prime Minister Albin Kurti of Kosovo has submitted an application to join the EU. 15/12/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo US Envoy for Western Balkans visits Kosovo amid spat with Serbia Traffic remained heavily disrupted in northern Kosovo as Serbs blocked roads with heavy vehicles and trucks, amid strained relations between Kosovo and Serbia. The EU and the US have urged Pristina and Belgrade to de-escalate tensions. 12/12/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Ethnic violence flares up as Serbs barricade roads in Kosovo Overnight there was an exchange of fire between Serbs and the police amid mounting tensions in Kosovo. 10/12/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Sparks fly as Kosovo police increase presence in Serb-majority north The months-long spat has brought tensions between ethnic Serbs and Albanians to unprecedented levels and led to protests, property damage and attacks on police officers. 09/12/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo EU-Kosovo visa proposal is 'a political one', say experts Under draft laws, Kosovar citizens could soon travel to the EU without a visa for a period of stay of 90 days over a six-month period 01/12/2022
Now playing Next Europe News EU to discuss granting visa permits to Kosovo passport holders Brussels is moving a step closer to granting visa-free access to Kosovo passport holders by 2024. 30/11/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo Serbs gather in latest protest after quitting institutions Hundreds went to the streets on Sunday in the ethnic Serb-majority municipality of North Mitrovica after the latest spat between Belgrade and Pristina endangered the EU and US-led dialogue between the two sides. 06/11/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo's ethnic Serb lawmakers and police resign over car plate row Representatives of the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo have resigned from their jobs in protest over the dismissal of a police officer who did not follow the new license plate rule. 05/11/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Serb MPs and police resign en masse in Kosovo amid licence plate spat Ethnic Serbs resigned from their posts to protest a rule change on vehicle registration plates, which has sparked volatile questions around sovereignty. 05/11/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Deadline looms for ethnic Serbs to switch to Kosovo-issued car plates Kosovo's PM Albin Kurti first announced the implementation period to be over at the start of September but has later extended the deadline to 31 October. 26/10/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Serbia PM sends message of peace in landmark visit to northern Kosovo "I want to send a clear and simple message from here in Kosovo and Metohija, a message of peace, stability and tolerance," said Serbia PM Ana Brnabic. 06/09/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Thousands demonstrate in Kosovo over alleged rape of girl, 11 Protesters threw red paint at government buildings in Pristina over the incident. 01/09/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo citizens to travel freely to Serbia, says EU's Borrell The Brussels-facilitated agreement between Belgrade and Prishtina came after weeks of heightened tensions over new ID documents and licence plate rules in Kosovo. 27/08/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo PM asks for more NATO peacekeepers amid heightened tensions Prime Minister Albin Kurti claimed that the reinforcements are needed due to "threats from Serbia and Russia" -- a notion the government in Belgrade firmly rejects. 26/08/2022
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Europe’s worst passport: Why does Kosovo remain isolated from the EU? The citizens of the small Balkan country of about two million still need visas to travel to the EU, unlike those in the rest of the region. But why is that the case? 03/08/2022
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo postpones number plate plan following Serb protests NATO's KFOR peacekeeping force says the situation in northern Kosovo is tense but they are "prepared to intervene" if it become unstable. 01/08/2022
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Restaurant's unorthodox protest over EU's visa snub to Kosovo Brussels told Pristina four years ago that it had met all the criteria for Kosovans to have visa-free access to the bloc. But it's still not been granted. 30/06/2022
