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Now playing Next Kosovo Former Serb paramilitary jailed for 20 years for war crimes in Kosovo An ethnic Serb has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Kosovo after being convicted of war crimes, including involvement in a 1999 massacre. 05/10/2021
Now playing Next world news NATO-led mission at Kosovo-Serbia border after deal to ease tensions The move follows an EU-brokered deal to de-escalate tensions triggered by a dispute over vehicle licence plates. 03/10/2021
Now playing Next world news Kosovo-Serbia: Can the EU really broker a peace deal? Serbia refuses to recognise its former province, Kosovo, as a sovereign nation which hinders both their access to the European Union. 30/09/2021
Now playing Next world news Serbia and Kosovo reach agreement on de-escalation at border, EU envoy Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia ratcheted up earlier this month when Kosovo demanded, in a reciprocal move, that Serbian cars crossing the border buy temporary licence plates. 30/09/2021
Now playing Next no comment Kosovar artist makes Merkel mosaic from seeds Kosovar artist Alkent Pozhegu is making a mosaic from seeds representing the outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel. 26/09/2021
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo government offices attacked over license plates row with Serbia A row over vehicle license plates is escalating tensions between Serbia and its former province of Kosovo in the Balkans 26/09/2021
Now playing Next Kosovo Tensions as Kosovo begins removing Serbian licence plates at border Serbia's police have for years been taking off registration plates from Kosovo-registered cars entering Serbia, and the latest move by Kosovo authorities appears to be a tit-for-tat move. 20/09/2021
Now playing Next Kosovo Former Kosovo rebel commander on trial in the Hague for war crimes Salih Mustafa has been accused of murder and torture during Kosovo’s 1998-99 war for independence from Serbia. 15/09/2021
Now playing Next Kosovo Prisoner in Kosovo puts bile in mobile as Nokia is found in stomach Pin-digestion? The prisoner had been complaining of stomach pain for days before doctors discovered the Nokia phone. 07/09/2021
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovar activists disrupt session at war crimes court Two activists spoke out against the court, accusing it of trying to “change the history of Kosovo’s war" by portraying the war as a conflict “between two aggressors" and not a war of liberation and independence. 07/09/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Anti-femicide protests test Kosovo's government after brutal murder The murder has sparked unprecedented levels of anger, especially among women. 02/09/2021
Now playing Next world news Western Balkans cautious amid surge of COVID-19 infections In southwestern Serbia, some school classes will be held online due to the high numbers of new coronavirus cases. 31/08/2021
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo upholds Serb MP conviction for denying 1999 massacre Ivan Todosijevic was jailed in 2019 for claiming that a massacre of Kosovo Albanians by Serbian forces was fabricated. 25/08/2021
Now playing Next View Afghan crisis shows the Balkans is a geopolitical backwater | View "Sadly, the Afghan episode does not offer any geopolitical wisdom or policy prescriptions for the Balkans and the people living there. It is just a painful acknowledgement that the region remains a geopolitical backwater on the Western periphery." 24/08/2021
Now playing Next Kosovo Defendant bids to oust Kosovo war crimes judges in new blow for court The move deals another blow to the controversial court, seen by many Albanian Kosovars as an insult to the Kosovo Liberation Army's war against Serb rule. 30/07/2021
Now playing Next world news In the Western Balkans, ethnic nationalism threatens path to Europe In a wide-ranging interview with Euronews, EU envoy Miroslav Lajcak also said that it is up to the states of the Western Balkans to prove that they will be functioning and effective members of the European family. 06/06/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Liberation hero to war crimes suspect, Hashim Thaci's rise and fall As he begins what could be a five-year trial at the Hague on war crimes charges, Thaci's political career in Kosovo looks like it is finally over. 04/06/2021
Now playing Next Kosovo Serbia and Kosovo leaders 'to meet for reconciliation talks' A date had been set for a meeting between Kosovo’s new prime minister, Albin Kurti, and Serbian President Aleksander Vucic. 02/06/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech President Milos Zeman apologises to Serbia for 1999 NATO bombing Czech President Milos Zeman has apologised for the 1999 NATO bombing during a visit to Prague by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. 19/05/2021
Now playing Next Kosovo Italian, Albanian and Kosovan police seize more than 400kg of cocaine Italian police estimated that the seized drugs had a European market value of more than €100 million, a record for Kosovo. 18/05/2021
