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Kosovo election exit polls show PM Albin Kurti's party in lead
Kosovans headed to the polls against a backdrop of a stagnant economy and renewed ethnic tensions but the Central Election Commission says turnout was low.
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.
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.
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.
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EU to deploy 100 observers to Kosovo for February elections
NATO-led international peacekeepers, KFOR, said more than 200 Italian troops will assist their 4,300-strong force during the election period.
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.
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.
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.
Kosovo PM's North Mitrovica visit fuels tensions with Serb minority
Northern Kosovo, where most of the ethnic Serb minority lives, has long been a flashpoint of tensions between Pristina and Belgrade.
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.
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.
Kosovo shuts five Serbian institutions, fuelling tensions
The closure comes amid rising tensions in Kosovo-Serbia relations, despite the 13-year-long normalisation of talks facilitated by the European Union which have failed to make progress.
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.
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?
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.
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.