May 29 25 NAT0-led peacekeepers injured in Kosovo amid ethnic tensions By Radul Radovanovic, Llazar Semini, Associated Press Serbia has put its military on high alert and is sending more troops to the border with Kosovo, whose declaration of independence in 2008 is not recognized by Belgrade. Continue reading
May 29 Why tensions are flaring between Kosovo and Serbia By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo have flared anew this weekend after Kosovo's police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region's north and seized local municipality buildings. Continue reading
Mar 19 Serbia, Kosovo agree on implementation of EU plan to normalize relations By Florent Bajrami, Associated Press The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have tentatively agreed on how to implement a European Union-sponsored plan to normalize their relations after decades of tensions between the two Balkan wartime foes, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Saturday after… Continue reading
Dec 29 Serbia revokes troop alert, removes some roadblocks along Kosovo border By Radul Radovanovic, Associated Press Serbia has revoked combat readiness of its troops on the border with Kosovo as Serbs started removing more than a dozen of roadblocks in the north of the state. Continue reading
Dec 26 Serbian troops along Kosovo border placed on combat alert By Associated Press Serbia has placed its security troops on the border with Kosovo on "the full state of combat readiness," ignoring NATO's calls for calming tensions between the two wartime Balkan foes. Continue reading
Jun 05 Stuck in limbo in Kosovo camp, Afghan evacuees await entry to the U.S. By Ben Fox, Associated Press While more than 78,000 Afghans have arrived in the U.S. for resettlement since August, the future for those who have been flagged for additional security vetting and diverted to Camp Bondsteel, in the small nation of Kosovo, remains up in… Continue reading
Feb 03 EU envoy in Serbia-Kosovo talks optimistic of progress By Ivana Bzganovic, Associated Press Both Serbia and Kosovo have been told they must find common ground in order to move forward in their bids to join the 27-nation EU. Continue reading
Sep 27 NATO-led mission increases patrols on Kosovo-Serbia border By Zenel Zhinipotoku, Llazar Semini, Associated Press The NATO-led KFOR mission in Kosovo has increased its patrols on the border with Serbia in a bid to deescalate tensions between the two Balkan foes over a dispute about license plates. Continue reading
Sep 23 Serbian troops on alert on Kosovo border as tensions mount By Associated Press Serbia's defense minister says the country has raised the combat readiness of its troops on the border with Kosovo amid increasing tensions with its former province. Continue reading
Feb 15 Kosovo's leftist opposition party gains landslide win By Llazar Semini, Associated Press The left-wing opposition leader who's poised to become Kosovo's next prime minister says that he would push hard for his country to join the European Union. Continue reading