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Kosovo's PM Kurti fails to commit to negotiation date with Serbia

The new prime minister of Kosovo wrapped up two days of meeting in Brussels without committing to a firm date to return for negotiations with Serbia.

World News

EU, France and Germany play down Serbia-Kosovo deal reports

On Monday evening, the Kosovan daily newspaper Koha Ditore published claims that Kosovo and Serbia would recognise each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty under an EU deal led by Germany and France.

Europe News

Brussels steps up pressure on Serbia over Kosovo talks

Serbian President Alexander Vučić was in Brussels on Monday to meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Albania

North Macedonia's woes could hamper Albania's EU bid, says PM Edi Rama

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told Euronews that "internal problems" within the EU could delay his country's accession to the bloc.

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Kosovo

President Biden says 'mutual recognition' key to Kosovo, Serbia talks

The US leader stressed his personal connection to Kosovo in a letter to the country's new president.

My Europe Series

How EU enlargement apathy could push Kosovo and Albania to join forces

If Albania and Kosovo both find the doors of Europe slammed shut, they may both conclude that a federation is the next best option.

Kosovo

Russia interrupts UN video meeting to protest over Kosovo flag

98 of the UN's 193 member nations recognise Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia, but Russia and China are among those who do not.

Albania

Kosovo unveils memorial wall for wartime refugees

The former Bllaca refugee camp, near the North Macedonian border, once hosted 440,000 people fleeing Serb repression.

Kosovo

Kosovo's parliament votes in Vjosa Osmani as president

Osmani, allied with Albin Kurti's Vetevendosje! movement, is Kosovo's second female leader in 13 years.

Kosovo

Kosovo receives first COVID-19 vaccines through Covax scheme

Kosovo said they had received 24,000 AstraZeneca vaccines, which will be used for medical personnel, elderly people and those with chronic diseases.

Kosovo

Kosovo's EU-backed war crimes court 'has full US backing'

The State Department urged the new government in Pristina to support the unpopular court 'unambiguously'

Kosovo

President Biden urged to move EU-backed war crimes court to Kosovo

A Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veteran and diaspora figure has accused the Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) of attempting a revision of history.

Kosovo

Albania begins vaccinating Kosovo medics against COVID-19

New leader Albin Kurti has refused to source COVID-19 vaccines from countries that do not recognise Kosovo as an independent state, like Russia and China.

My Europe Series

'I want to live not just survive': Kosovo and its brain drain problem

Kosovo's new government has promised to end the exodus of young Kosovo Albanians abroad. It may struggle to persuade them to stay at home.

Kosovo

In Mitrovica, a bridge that separates Albanians and Serbs | Extract

Mitrovica's Main Bridge is both a symbol of the town’s division and its most popular tourist attraction.

Sport

Spain vs. Kosovo World Cup qualifier to go ahead with flags & anthems

Spain does not recognise Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008 but states that this month's match will go ahead with national flags and anthems under FIFA rules.

Kosovo

EU envoy urges Kosovo to resume talks with Serbia

Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia stalled in September following talks in Brussels last September.

My Europe Series

20 years on, the disappeared still cast shadows in northern Kosovo

Tens of thousands of ethnic-Albanians, Serbs and other minorities disappeared during the 1998-99 war in Kosovo. Two decades later, thousands are still unaccounted for.

My Europe Series

In Kosovo, an uncertain future for the war crimes court nobody wanted

Kosovars hate it and its president has warned EU diplomats of a plot to undermine it. But Kosovo's new leader-in-waiting Albin Kurti might just choose to ignore it.

Kosovo

Kurti's comments spark pessimism in Belgrade over Kosovo-Serbia talks

Serbia has not reacted well to an interview Kosovo election winner Albin Kurti gave to Euronews.