- 27 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityKosovo
U.S., EU urge Kosovo to honour local autonomy deal for Serb region
PRISTINA (Reuters) - European Union and U.S. envoys urged Kosovo on Wednesday to implement a deal granting more autonomy to Serb-majority municipalities that was signed as part of a normalisation…
Kosovo bans Serbian vote on constitutional changes on its soil
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's parliament on Saturday passed a resolution banning ethnic Serbs from voting on Kosovan soil in Serbia's national referendum on constitutional amendments. Serbia will hold a referendum…
EU states reassert membership promise to six Balkan states
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments reaffirmed on Tuesday their promise to allow six Balkan countries to one day join the bloc, nudging the EU towards finally opening talks with…
Evoking WW2, EU Commission chief urges Kosovo-Serbia reconciliation
PRISTINA (Reuters) - The European Union's chief executive urged Kosovo and Serbia on Wednesday to overcome a mounting border dispute and recommit to mediated talks in Brussels, saying that as…
EU no longer agrees on Balkan membership guarantee, diplomats say
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union, fearing a political backlash in member states, can no longer agree to give a guarantee of future membership to the six…
NATO increases patrols near Kosovo-Serbia border blockage
PRISTINA (Reuters) - NATO troops stepped up patrols in Kosovo on Monday near border crossings which have been blocked by local Serbs angered by a ban on cars with Serbian…
Ex-rebel denies war crimes as Kosovo tribunal starts first trial
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -A special tribunal in The Hague investigating allegations of atrocities committed by Kosovo pro-independence fighters opened its first case on Wednesday, against…
Merkel sees long road for Western Balkan states to EU membership
BELGRADE (Reuters) -Western Balkan states have a long way to go to achieve membership in the European Union but it is Germany's goal that they do, Chancellor Angela Merkel said…
