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Kosovo

Kosovo to hold unprecedented early election after court ruling

The country's constitutional court ruled that fresh elections were needed after invaliding the current government installed in June. The lawmaker who cast the deciding vote in its favour to rule the country is now in prison.

22/12/2020

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Pristina's festive lights get the cold shoulder amid COVID curfew

Health authorities have imposed an overnight curfew from 7 pm to 5 am in a bid to lower the number of COVID-19 cases

14/12/2020

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Santas gather in Pristina to raise money for those hit by pandemic

People in Kosovo gathered in central Pristina to hold the annual Santa Claus mini-marathon and raise money to help those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

13/12/2020

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Kosovo bar and restaurant owners protest coronavirus restrictions

The coronavirus measures mean they have to close completely at weekends.

07/11/2020

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Kosovo's president Hashim Thaçi resigns to face war crimes charges

Hashim Thaçi, a guerrilla leader during Kosovo's war for independence from Serbia in the 1990s, resigned on Thursday in order to face charges for war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special court based in The Hague.

05/11/2020

My Europe Series

Kosovo war crimes probe: What you need to know

It has been a busy - and at times bizarre - couple of weeks for international justice in Kosovo. We've just had the first arrests in the special probe, so here's the background.

29/09/2020

Kosovo

Kosovo specialist prosecutor arrests another war veterans official

Nasim Haradinaj is the latest member of a Kosovar war veterans association to be arrested by the Specialist Prosecutor's Office with the help of EU police.

26/09/2020

Travel News

Pepper season in the Balkans means it's 'Ajvar' sauce production time

Slathered on bread, nibbled with cheese, or served alongside meat dishes, for generations "Ajvar" has filled the shelves of winter pantries and the rich spread's production is a matter of pride across Balkan countries.

24/09/2020

Kosovo

A third of Kosovo believes coronarvirus is a hoax, according to poll

That is despite the country's healthcare system being at breaking point, with hospital beds filling up with COVID-19 cases and medicine reserves running low.

11/09/2020

Europe News

Kosovo-Serbia talks resume in Brussels after stateside meeting

Balkan analyst Đorđe Bojović says the Washington talks were more about Trump securing a foreign policy win ahead of November's presidential election than securing a settlement between Kosovo and Serbia.

07/09/2020

Kosovo

Kosovo PM to self-isolate after saying he tested positive for COVID-19

"Today, I got tested for coronavirus and it was positive. I will self-isolate for the next two weeks," Kosovan Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti wrote on Facebook on Sunday.

03/08/2020

Kosovo

Kosovo asks Apple Maps to show it as an independent nation

Foreign Minister Meliza Haradinaj described Apple Maps as a "direct contradiction of the political and legal realities" in a letter to company CEO, Tim Cook.

28/07/2020

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White House talks over Kosovo-Serbia in doubt after war crime charges

The Office of the Special Prosecutor in the Hague says Thaci and nine others “are criminally responsible for nearly 100 murders” of political opponents and Kosovar Albanian, Serb and Roma victims.

24/06/2020

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Kosovo's new government eases trade restrictions with rival Serbia

Just days after coming to power Kosovo's new prime minister Avdullah Hoti has lifted some of the restrictions on Serb goods entering the country.

06/06/2020

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Caught in Kosovo: Eco activists on way across Europe to Mongolia

Rosie Watson and Mike Elm set off for a cross-continent journey on foot and bike to meet those tackling the climate crisis. But the coronavirus pandemic left them stranded in Kosovo.

08/05/2020

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'Why should we lose?': Kosovo PM slams idea of Serbia land-swap deal

Kosovans have suffered enough, said the country's prime minister, as he hit out at the possibility of a land-swap deal with Serbia

30/04/2020

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Kosovo PM says US envoy involved in toppling his government

Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti said Richard Grenell, U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy to the Kosovo-Serbia talks, was involved in splitting his party and its partner in the coalition government.

21/04/2020

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Kosovo announces removal of tariffs on Serbian and Bosnian goods

But Belgrade says that interim PM Albin Kurti's move is "fake news" and claims that Kosovo has instead increased punitive measures.

02/04/2020

World

Kosovan PM to push for constructive dialogue with Serbia

Kosovo's new prime minister took power at the beginning of February and his job is now to lead the negotiations to try and push for Serbia to recognise Kosovo as an independent state

28/02/2020

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Kosovo and Serbia sign historic deal on rail and road links

It comes weeks after Belgrade and Pristina agreed to resume direct flights for the first time since the Kosovo War.

14/02/2020

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Albin Kurti: Kosovo's new prime minister vows to rebuild Serbia ties

Kurti, 44, spent two-and-a-half years in jail for his role in the Kosovan independence movement.

02/02/2020

Kosovo

Kosovo-Serbia flights to restart after two decades

There have been no commercial flights between Kosovo and Serbia in 21 years and it takes over five hours overland from Belgrade to Pristina.

21/01/2020

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Kosovo's election winners given 48-hour deadline to form coalition

It's been three months since the election and a government has still not been formed.

07/01/2020

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Kosovo is still without a new prime minister or president

It's been nearly three months since elections, but the winning parties just cannot come to a deal.

27/12/2019

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Opposition parties overturn Kosovo politics with election victory

The election signals a new era for politics in Kosovo, previously dominated by figureheads from the country's late-1990s war.

06/10/2019

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Kosovo: What you need to know about the country's snap elections

Themes dominating the poll are rampant corruption, widespread unemployment and sour relations with neighbouring Serbia that it must try to rectify if it wants to pave the way to EU membership.

05/10/2019