Kosovo

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In Kosovo, fears that Russia could inspire a new Serbian offensive

Serbia's 1998 invasion of Kosovo was fuelled by the same toxic nationalism that is behind Putin's assault on Ukraine.

17/03/2022

Kosovo

EU mission to boost police officers in Kosovo amid war in Ukraine

A further 92 officers from Portugal, France and Italy will be temporarily deployed to Kosovo in the coming weeks.

15/03/2022

Culture news

Could Sundance stormer 'Hive' be Kosovo’s first-ever Oscar contender?

Blerta Basholli kicked off 2022 with a triple-sweep of awards at Sundance. Now, an Academy Awards run for the home-grown drama looks likely.

31/01/2022

Series

How is Kosovo's 'city of power plants' being transformed?

Guxim Klinaku started a non-profit organisation to help enable a green transition in Obiliq, Kosovo.

19/01/2022

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Kosovo stops Serbian trucks carrying ballot papers at border

Kosovo says that Serbia cannot distribute ballot papers to minority voters.

15/01/2022

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Denmark agrees €15 million deal to rent prison cells in Kosovo

The inmates will be sent to a prison in Gjilan – a town located some 50 kilometres from the capital Pristina, starting from 2023.

21/12/2021

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Gunman opens fire on bus in Kosovo, killing 3, wounding 1

“There is no reason to believe it was a terrorist act," police said.

27/11/2021

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Kosovars get COVID vaccine after Friday prayer at mosques

Kosovo’s health authorities are trying a new technique to persuade people to get the COVID-19 vaccine — cooperating with the Muslim community at Friday prayers.

19/11/2021

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Përparim Rama elected new mayor of Pristina

Rama defeated former health minister Arben Vitia from the governing left-wing Self-Determination Party, or Vetëvendosje, of Prime Minister Albin Kurti.

15/11/2021

Sport

Kosovo boxers stopped at Serbia border before championships

Kosovo had planned to send three competitors to the AIBA World Championships in Belgrade.

25/10/2021

Kosovo

Kosovo's president orders two Russian diplomats expelled

President Vjosa Osmani attributed the decision to their alleged “harmful activities that risk endangering national security and the constitutional order” of Kosovo.

22/10/2021

My Europe Series

After seven years, a rare trial for EU-funded Kosovo war crimes court

The court has indicted six former KLA figures for war crimes, torture and murder Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj are charged with leaking documents.

18/10/2021

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Centre-right opposition lead in Kosovo local election — early results

With almost all of the vote counted, preliminary results show that over half of Kosovo's communes will need a runoff in a month to elect their mayors.

17/10/2021

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'The edge of chaos': Clashes between Kosovo police and ethnic Serbs

Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia are already high after a border dispute over vehicle licence plates.

13/10/2021

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Kosovo war veterans deny witness intimidation charges

Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj both face charges of obstructing justice and intimidation.

07/10/2021

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Former Serb paramilitary jailed for 20 years for war crimes in Kosovo

An ethnic Serb has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Kosovo after being convicted of war crimes, including involvement in a 1999 massacre.

05/10/2021

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Kosovo government offices attacked over license plates row with Serbia

A row over vehicle license plates is escalating tensions between Serbia and its former province of Kosovo in the Balkans

26/09/2021

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Tensions as Kosovo begins removing Serbian licence plates at border

Serbia's police have for years been taking off registration plates from Kosovo-registered cars entering Serbia, and the latest move by Kosovo authorities appears to be a tit-for-tat move.

20/09/2021

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Former Kosovo rebel commander on trial in the Hague for war crimes

Salih Mustafa has been accused of murder and torture during Kosovo’s 1998-99 war for independence from Serbia.

15/09/2021

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Prisoner in Kosovo puts bile in mobile as Nokia is found in stomach

Pin-digestion? The prisoner had been complaining of stomach pain for days before doctors discovered the Nokia phone.

07/09/2021

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Kosovar activists disrupt session at war crimes court

Two activists spoke out against the court, accusing it of trying to “change the history of Kosovo’s war" by portraying the war as a conflict “between two aggressors" and not a war of liberation and independence.

07/09/2021

My Europe Series

Anti-femicide protests test Kosovo's government after brutal murder

The murder has sparked unprecedented levels of anger, especially among women.

02/09/2021

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Kosovo upholds Serb MP conviction for denying 1999 massacre

Ivan Todosijevic was jailed in 2019 for claiming that a massacre of Kosovo Albanians by Serbian forces was fabricated.

25/08/2021

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Defendant bids to oust Kosovo war crimes judges in new blow for court

The move deals another blow to the controversial court, seen by many Albanian Kosovars as an insult to the Kosovo Liberation Army's war against Serb rule.

30/07/2021

My Europe Series

Liberation hero to war crimes suspect, Hashim Thaci's rise and fall

As he begins what could be a five-year trial at the Hague on war crimes charges, Thaci's political career in Kosovo looks like it is finally over.

04/06/2021

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Serbia and Kosovo leaders 'to meet for reconciliation talks'

A date had been set for a meeting between Kosovo’s new prime minister, Albin Kurti, and Serbian President Aleksander Vucic.

02/06/2021