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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

17/11/2015

Kosovo

UNESCO cultural agency rejects Kosovo

Cultural agency UNESCO has narowly voted against granting membership to Kosovo. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, a decade after

09/11/2015

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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

27/10/2015

Kosovo

More tear gas chaos inside Kosovo parliament

Opposition politicians have again released tear gas to bring proceedings to a halt in Kosovo’s parliament in the latest such protest against an

24/10/2015

Kosovo

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

15/10/2015

Kosovo

Kosovo opposition MP freed by police after violent street protests

Kosovo MP Albin Kurti has been released by police after being detained for questioning over last week’s incident in parliament when he set off a tear

13/10/2015

Kosovo

Kosovo opposition MP detonates 'smoke bomb' in parliament

An opposition lawmaker in Kosovo appears to set off a smoke bomb in parliament. Albin Kurti is against an EU-brokered deal to improve relations

08/10/2015

Kosovo

Kosovo PM pelted with eggs

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Isa Mustafa was pelted with eggs by a protester on Tuesday as he made a speech. It’s the second time the premier has been

07/10/2015

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Eggs for Kosovo's prime minister

22/09/2015

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Kosovo PM pelted with eggs

Opposition politicians have launched eggs at Kosovo’s prime minister in protest at an EU-brokered deal giving greater local powers to minority Serbs

22/09/2015

Kosovo

EULEX should 'stop intimidating whistleblowers' - campaigners

13/08/2015

Kosovo

Kosovo votes in favour war crimes court

Parliament in Kosovo has approved a constitutional amendment that will allow a special court to be set up to prosecute former leaders over alleged

04/08/2015

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Police prepare to cope with possible terrorist attack in Kosovo

22/07/2015

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Powerful showcase to highlight wartime sexual violence in Kosovo

13/06/2015

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Kosovo exhibition of dresses and skirts in Pristina to remember women who suffered sexual violence in wartime

Over 5,000 skirts and dresses have been hung out on washing lines in Kosovo in the heart of a male preserve, Pristina’s main football stadium. Many

12/06/2015

Kosovo

Kosovo corruption "omnipresent" despite EU's €111m-a-year mission

27/05/2015

Kosovo

Pristina: relatives of Kosovo Albanians held in FYR Macedonia demand their release

Relatives of Kosovo Albanians, arrested in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia after recent clashes, are calling for them to be freed. Taking

20/05/2015

Sport

Bach promises to personally present Kosovo its first Olympic medal

Youngest International Olympic Committee member state Kosovo got a first visit from the president, Thomas Bach, on Saturday. The IOC gave the former

18/04/2015

Kosovo

Kosovans' high hopes after independence turn to despair as 5,000 children flee to EU

Jubilant throngs gathered around gigantic letters spelling “NEWBORN,” when Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Today, there’s a new

17/02/2015

Kosovo

German police help catch Kosovan refugees on Hungarian border

Equipped with thermal imaging cameras, police teams monitor migrant activity on the Serb-Hungarian border.

13/02/2015

Kosovo

Serbia, Hungary demand help from EU to stem migrant 'exodus' from Kosovo

Serbia and Hungary are demanding the European Union does more to stop what they described as an “exodus of migrants” from Kosovo. More than 30,000

12/02/2015

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Ethnic Serb politician is sacked after remarks trigger unrest in Kosovo

Kosovo has sacked one of its government ministers after he described Kosovo Albanians as savages when they protested at Serb pilgrims marking

03/02/2015

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Kosovo: protesters demand minister's resignation

28/01/2015

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Police and protesters clash in 'worst Kosovo unrest' since 2008 breakaway

Riot police and anti-government protesters fought running battles on Tuesday in what has been described as Kosovo’s worst unrest since it

27/01/2015

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Kosovan Prime Minister Isa Mustafa sworn in as unions threaten strike action

Kosovo’s new prime minister was sworn in on Friday, six months after the June 8 general election. The outgoing prime minister, Hashim Thaci, will

12/12/2014

Kosovo

Ombudsman: Initial report on Eulex irregularities is missing

10/12/2014