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'We belong': LGBTQ community finds haven in Kosovo's Bubble Pub

As the sun rises over Kosovo’s Pristina, the call to Muslim morning prayer from tens of minarets echoes through the city, just as the last call sees patrons at the capital's first and only LGBT bar Bubble Pub wrap up an evening of socialising and partying.

World News

NATO chief commits to Bosnia's territorial integrity

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance will do whatever is necessary to preserve peace in the Western Balkans and even indicated that it might increase the alliance's deployment in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Kosovo

Kosovo to set up institute to document 'Serbian war crimes'

The decision comes days after the European Union’s envoy for the western Balkans paid a surprise visit to Kosovo.

Serbia

Ursula von der Leyen's message of peace and prosperity for the Balkans

The EU Commission President is half way through a four-day visit to the Western Balkans.

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Europe News

Von der Leyen vows to bring Western Balkan and EU economies 'closer'

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed to bring the economies of the Western Balkans and the European Union 'closer' on Monday as she began a four-day tour of the region.

Belgium

Serbia and Kosovo leaders set to resume normalisation talks

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo are scheduled to meet with top EU officials on Thursday to try to normalise ties. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti are not expected to meet face-to-face - but the aim is to push forward with new proposals floated last weekend.

Kosovo

Withdrawal of Serbian troops from Kosovo border 'welcome' - US

NATO has called on both sides to negotiate as "the only way to achieve lasting peace".

Kosovo

Kosovo PM calls on NATO to help fill security vacuum in north

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti is calling for greater cooperation with NATO in order to better secure his country's Serbian-dominated northern territories.

Kosovo

Kosovo PM backs NATO decision to bolster troops in the Balkans

Prime Minister Albin Kurti welcomed NATO's decision to bolster its troops in the volatile Balkan region following last weekend's deadly shootout between Serb insurgents and Kosovo police officers.

Russia

Russia's Balkan power play continues as Kosovo tensions flare

A recent siege at a monastery in Kosovo saw Moscow take another chance to defend Serbia.

Kosovo

Kosovo mourns slain police officer while some gunmen remain at large

Kosovo on Monday observed a day of mourning for the Kosovar Albanian police officer killed by Serb gunmen in the north of the country in one of the worst confrontations since it declared independence from Serbia in 2008.

Kosovo

'Terrorist act': Kosovo blames Serbia for deadly monastery shootout

The incident comes as tensions ramp up between Kosovo and neighbouring Serbia, which does not recognise the independence of its former province.

World News

Serbia and Kosovo's hopes of joining EU at risk, Brussels says

Josep Borrell warns that the lack of progress could hurt their hopes of joining the bloc.

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Kosovo MPs brawl in parliament after lawmaker spills water on PM

Lawmaker Mergim Lushtaku, from the Democratic Party of Kosovo, approached Kurti while he was speaking and threw water at him, which triggered the brawl.

Euronews Witness

What’s behind the new tensions in Kosovo?

Divisions between the Kosovan ethnic Serb minority and ethnic Albanians resurface bringing violent clashes with Nato forces. Is a full-fledged conflict a possibility? What led to this and what are the consequences? Monica Pinna went to Northern Kosovo to find out.

World News

Serbian court releases three Kosovo police officers

A Serbian court releases three Kosovo police officers and allows them to return to their country after they were detained earlier in June and charged with illegal possession of weapons and explosive devices.

Serbia

Serbian trucks stage blockade at Kosovo border

Trucks with Serbian licence plates are banned from entering Kosovo following a dispute after the arrest of several Kosovan police officers.

Europe News

Brussels urges Vučić and Kurti to be 'reasonable' and engage in talks

The European Union has called on the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo to be "more reasonable" and engage in talks "without pre-conditions."

Republic of North Macedonia

Montenegro wants to join the EU but "something needs to be done"

Montenegro's Prime Minister tells Euronews that there's no movement by the EU towards admitting his country and that "something needs to be done."

Kosovo

Tensions high in Kosovo after Serbia charges Kosovar police officers

Kosovo's Prime Minister accused Serbia of "kidnapping" the three police officers inside Kosovo on Wednesday.