Latest Kosovo government News

What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?

Sep. 25, 2023 08:51 AM EDT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo, setting off a daylong gunbattle with police that left one officer and three attackers dead. ...

Kosovo mourns a slain police officer, some Serb gunmen remain at large after a siege at a monastery

Sep. 25, 2023 05:05 AM EDT

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo on Monday observed a day of mourning for the Kosovar Albanian police officer killed by Serb gunmen who then barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in a siege that further raised tensions as the two wartime foes seek to normalize ties. Flags...

Kosovar police surround a village after gunmen storm a monastery in violence that has killed 4

Sep. 24, 2023 14:51 PM EDT

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — At least 30 gunmen killed a Kosovar Albanian police officer then stormed an Orthodox monastery in Kosovo near its border with Serbia, setting off gunbattles that left three assailants dead and raised tensions between the two former wartime foes as they seek to normalize...

EU urges Serbia and Kosovo to respect their pledges after a meeting of leaders ends in acrimony

Sep. 19, 2023 15:44 PM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday called on Serbia and Kosovo to respect an agreement meant to end tensions between them and put their relations on a more normal path after talks between their leaders ended in acrimony last week. At a meeting in New York, EU foreign...

Kosovo's prime minister blames EU envoy for the failure of recent talks with Serbia

Sep. 18, 2023 12:51 PM EDT

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister on Monday accused the European Union's special envoy in normalization talks with Serbia of not being “neutral and correct” and of coordinating with Belgrade against Pristina. Prime Minister Albin Kurti said EU envoy Miroslav...

Kosovo receives $34.7 million US grant to fight corruption and strengthen democracy

Sep. 15, 2023 11:02 AM EDT

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The U.S. Agency for International Development has given Kosovo another grant to help the country's integration into the European Union and Euro-Atlantic institutions, promote its growth and to support the development of democratic institutions, the U.S. Embassy in Pristina...

Talks between Serbia and Kosovo break down again. The EU says their hopes of joining are at risk

Sep. 14, 2023 11:39 AM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Kosovo and Serbia on Thursday failed yet again to make progress in talks aimed at improving their long-strained relations, and the European Union’s top diplomat warned that the lack of progress could hurt their hopes of joining the bloc. EU foreign policy chief...

Western Balkan heads of state press for swift approval of their European Union membership bids

Sep. 11, 2023 13:10 PM EDT

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The heads of state of six Western Balkan countries that are seeking to join the European Union met in North Macedonia on Monday and urged the bloc to accelerate its enlargement process, saying that would contribute to regional stability. A joint...

Kosovo's president says Serb investigators are dragging their feet over attacks on NATO peacekeepers

Sep. 07, 2023 15:03 PM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Kosovo’s president on Thursday accused Serbian investigators of dragging their feet over an inquiry into attacks on NATO peacekeepers earlier this year in which dozens of troops and police officers were injured, some of them seriously. President Vjosa Osmani also...

Kosovo's president lashes out at Macron for saying France may review visa-free travel for Kosovars

Aug. 30, 2023 11:55 AM EDT

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s president on Wednesday lashed out at France’s Emmanuel Macron for saying this week that Paris may review visa-free EU travel rules in 2024 for Kosovo and Serbia over their stalled talks on normalizing ties. President Vjosa Osmani said any...