World news about “Kosovo” published by euronews.
More fear than hope in north Kosovo? By granting greater autonomy to Serbian municipalities in northern Kosovo, the EU-brokered accord between Belgrade and Pristina sets a precedent in the… 17/05/2013
Five convicted in Kosovo organ-trafficking ring Five men have been convicted by an EU-led court in Kosovo for organ trafficking. Urologist Lutfi Dervishi and his son Arban, were sentenced to eight and… 29/04/2013
Hardline Serbs denounce government as ‘traitors’ over Kosovo deal As news of the Serbian government’s acceptance of the EU-brokered deal to normalise relations with breakaway Kososvo filtered through. Thousands of Kosovo… 22/04/2013
EU executive backs membership talks with Serbia The European Commission on Monday recommended opening membership negotiations with Serbia following Friday’s historic deal with Kosovo. Belgrade and… 22/04/2013
Serbia, Kosovo agree tentative deal on improving ties Serbia and Kosovo have agreed a tentative deal to normalise relations. A Serbian diplomat told euronews that the accord does not amount to Belgrade… 19/04/2013
Serbia, Kosovo leaders meet again in Brussels Leaders from Serbia and Kosovo are back in Brussels for the ninth round of talks aimed at normalising relations between the two nations. EU officials have… 17/04/2013
Belgrade says ‘no deal’ on northern Kosovo Serbia’s road to joining the European Union might be blocked after Belgrade rejected a plan for northern Kosovo that was brokered by the EU. Kosovo has been… 09/04/2013
Belgrade faces tough choices to realise EU membership goal Serbia’s government is left facing difficult decisions after the collapse of talks with neighbouring Kosovo. The country does not recognise Kosovo’s… 03/04/2013
Breakdown in Kosovo talks puts time pressure on Belgrade The breakdown of talks in Brussels over northern Kosovo has highlighted a growing sense of urgency in Belgrade, with headlines warning time is running… 03/04/2013
Brussels Serbia-Kosovo talks fail Talks in Brussels to end the deadlock over the Serbian north in Kosovo have broken down between the Prime Ministers of both countries. Serbian Prime… 03/04/2013
Belgrade and Pristina talk over northern Kosovo The Kosovan prime minister and his Serbian counterpart are in Brussels for talks which the EU hopes will end in a definitive deal over the fractious north of… 02/04/2013
Kosovo talks promise little willingness to move The city of Mitrovica symbolises divisions between Kosovo’s Serbs and ethnic Albanians. On the eve of returning to negotiations under European Union… 01/04/2013
Serbia grants autonomy to ethnic Serbians in Kosovo Serbia’s parliament has paved the way for ethnic Serbians in Kosovo to be given autonomy within Kosovo’s legal framework. But the resolution brings fresh… 14/01/2013
Clinton and Ashton urge Serb-Kosovan resolution US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged leaders in Kosovo to reach an agreement with Serbia. Clinton backed… 31/10/2012
Kosovo: clashes over privatisation – nocomment Kosovo police used pepper spray to disperse a crowd of about 100 protesters trying to stop a privatisation deal from being signed inside the government… 18/10/2012
Brussels asks Kosovo for swifter reforms to join EUEU leaders say Kosovo is on the right track to join the 27-member bloc, but that more work needs to be done on democratic reform. Speaking in Brussels… 19/07/2012
Support builds for Kosovo at London 2012 The European Parliament has just voted to ask the International Olympic Committee to allow Kosovan athletes to take part in the London Olympic Games. It is… 30/03/2012
Kosovo Serb vote defiant A referendum being held in northern Kosovo is aimed at finding out whether the territory’s Serbs are willing to accept living under the authority of the… 14/02/2012
NATO demolish Kosovo border barricade – nocomment US and Greek peacekeepers used a bulldozer in Jarinje, northern Kosovo to remove rocks used by Serbs to block a road in response to attempts to set up customs… 01/10/2011
Four NATO troops injured in Kosovo clash – nocomment Four NATO troops from the KFOR peackeeping force in Kosovo were injured after improvised explosive devices were thrown at their positions near a contested… 27/09/2011
Europe Weekly: Gas, Greece and a Kosovo compromise In this week’s Europe Weekly we take a look at the EU’s new energy strategy, a customs deal in Kosovo and the eurozone debt crisis. We also chat to the Vice… 09/09/2011
EU welcomes Kosovo Serbia trade compromise EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy welcomed his Kosovan counterpart to Brussels on Tuesday following last week’s deal between Pristina and Belgrade to end… 07/09/2011
Fresh protests at Serbian Kosovo border – nocomment The EU will this week send a mediator to help reduce tensions between Serbia and Kosovo after a series of incidents on their border. 01/08/2011
Kosovo flexes muscles and provokes Serbian fury The trade war that has broken out between Kosovo and Serbia has brought to the surface the simmering political rift that deeply divides the two sides: over… 28/07/2011
Kosovo border post torched – nocomment Kosovo has been trying to take control of its northern frontier crossings and enforce a ban on imports from Serbia – a move in retaliation for Belgrade’s… 28/07/2011
Serbia boycotts Warsaw summit Serbia’s President Boris Tadic is boycotting the summit of Eastern and Central European countries in Warsaw, Poland, because it is being attended by Kosovan… 27/05/2011
Digging up the truth in Kosovo The field of grief – that is what they call the biggest Albanian cemetery of civilian victims from the Kosovo war. But more than 10 years on, the focus is… 10/02/2011
Kosovo celebrates five years of independenceThousands of people turned out in Pristina’s city centre to celebrate Kosovo’s five years of independence from Serbia. For the first time since the war… 17/02/2013
Kosova postage stamps marks fifth independence anniversaryKosova has launched a new 2 euro postage stamp to mark the fifth anniversay of its independence. It was unveiled during a ceremony in which the Kosova and… 15/02/2013
Serbs arrest man for bomb incidentA Serbian man has been arrested in Mitrovica on suspicion of being involved in a bombing that injured two Serb children. They were hurt during the night… 05/02/2013
Serbia ready for ‘major concession’ over north KosovoSerbia has hinted that it is ready to loosen its grip on a minority Serb region of neighbouring Kosovo. It could be a significant move in its drive to join… 10/01/2013
Ethnic Serbs in north Kosovo protest over new customs dutiesPolice have stopped a group of ethnic Serbs from northern Kosovo from blocking a border crossing with Serbia. The businessmen are protesting the… 17/12/2012
New frontier in Kosovo-Serbia cooperationSerbia and Kosovo have begun a combined operation to staff two border crossings in the first joint-venture of its type since the war between the two ended in… 10/12/2012
Serbian NATO envoy ‘commits suicide’ in BrusselsSerbia is investigating the sudden death of its ambassador to NATO who apparently committed suicide. Branislav Milinkovic, who was 52, jumped from a… 05/12/2012
Serbs angered by another UN war crimes acquittalThe mood in Belgrade is indignant following the acquittal yesterday in the UN War Crimes Tribunal of former Muslim guerilla leader Ramush Haradinaj, accused… 30/11/2012
Serbia reacts to UN court rulingIn Serbia the verdict which cleared Ramush Haradinaj was questioned on the streets and in the judiciary. The retrial conclusion comes two weeks after the… 29/11/2012
Court clears ex Kosovan prime minister of war crimesA United Nations war crimes tribunal has acquitted former Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj of crimes against humanity after a retrial in the… 29/11/2012
Moustaches mark a century of independence for AlbaniaHundreds of ethnic Albanians have picked an unusual way to mark a country’s independence. In 1912, moustaches were in fashion when leaders declared Albania… 26/11/2012
Hague urges Serbia/Kosovo dialogueWilliam Hague, the British Foreign Minister has urged the continuation of constructive dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. Speaking at a press conference… 25/10/2012
Kosovo independence supervision endsA 25 nation group that has been monitoring Kosovo’s first few years of independence has officially ended its role. The International Civilian Office – made… 10/09/2012
NATO bomb kills SerbiansTwo Serbian soldiers died and several more were injured on Wednesday when an old NATO cluster bomb exploded on the border with Kosovo. The victims were… 02/08/2012
One Serb seriously wounded as group thrown out of KosovoAround 50 Serbs have been injured in clashes with police who tried to deport them from Kosovo. One person has life-threatening gunshot wounds. Citing… 29/06/2012
Tomatoes pelted as Kosovo and Serbia talkActivists and members of the opposition in Kosovo have staged a protest outside a government building, pelting it with rotten tomatoes. Inside, a delegation… 21/06/2012
Violence flares in northern KosovoAt least three Serbs and a NATO soldier have reportedly been wounded in a gunfight in northern Kosovo. Violence flared after peacekeepers tried to dismantle… 01/06/2012
Serbian president Nikolic promises closer EU tiesSerbia’s new president has taken office reiterating his support for the country to join the EU. Tomislav Nikolic told politicians in the Belgrade parliament… 31/05/2012
Belgrade demo to support Serbs in KosovoSeveral hundred ultra-nationalist Serbs rallied in Belgrade to give support to ethnic Serbs living in Kosovo. The march was on the eighth anniversary of… 18/03/2012
Serbia: agreement will lower tension in N.KosovoBelgrade and Pristina have struck a deal that could accelerate Serbia’s path to EU membership. The two have been at loggerheads ever since Kosovo declared… 24/02/2012
EU candidacy beckons after Serbia-Kosovo dealSerbia and Kosovo have struck a deal that could catapult Belgrade much closer to European Union membership. Serbia’s refusal to recognise its former… 24/02/2012
Kosovo tense on independence anniversaryEthnic Albanian families joined a convoy of floats travelling through the city of Mitrovica on Friday to mark the fourth anniversary of independence from… 18/02/2012
Kosovo Serbs reject PristinaSerbs in north Kosovo have, as predicted, rejected ethnic Albanian rule in a controversial referendum. Out of the 75 per cent of eligible voters, 99.74 per… 16/02/2012
Kosovo Serbs hold referendumEthnic Serbs living in northern Kosovo have been voting in a two-day referendum which is expected to reject Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian rule. With the poll… 15/02/2012
Serbs divided over Kosovo referendumJust days before the 4th anniversary of the Kosovo Albanians’ declaration of independence minority Serbs are voting in a referendum on whether to recognise… 14/02/2012
Kosovo protest against police tacticsProtesters in Kosovo gathered outside government buildings in the capital Pristina yesterday to demonstrate against what they described as “a police… 17/01/2012
Demonstrators detained after clashes in KosovoMore than 140 arrests have been made in Kosovo, after demonstrators tried to stop traffic from neighbouring Serbia entering the territory. In the latest… 14/01/2012
Serbian president’s motorcade attackedThe armoured motorcade carrying Serbian President Boris Tadic came under attack as he marked Orthodox Christmas in Kosovo. A crowd of about 200 Kosovo… 07/01/2012
Serbia president against Kosovan-Serb referendumSerbia’s president Boris Tadic has spoken against a referendum planned by north Kosovan Serbs to decide whether to recognise the Kosovo Albanian-dominated… 30/12/2011
Merkel urges Serbia and Kosovo to normalise relationsThe German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Serbia and Kosovo to do more to sort out their differences. She was speaking during a short visit to… 19/12/2011
Kosovo lets Russia aid trucks deliver to SerbsRussian trucks carrying aid for ethnic Serbians in Kosovo have been allowed through after a dispute about how the convoy should be escorted. The border… 17/12/2011
Barricades come down in Serbia-Kosovo border rowWith talks to advance Serbia’s European Union membership bid happening soon, minority Serbs in Kosovo have begun taking down barricades at the northern… 06/12/2011
Serbia agrees border management with KosovoSerbia has agreed to accept border controls with Kosovo. The deal to jointly manage crossings removes a key obstacle to Belgrade’s EU-membership bid, just a… 03/12/2011
Serbia, Kosovo talks reopen in BrusselsCooperation talks between Serbia and Kosovo reopened in Brussels on Wednesday to end a stand-off that could hinder Serbian efforts to join the EU. It… 30/11/2011
Two NATO troops injured in Kosovo border clashesKosovar Serbs shot and wounded two NATO peacekeepers in clashes in northern Kosovo, the military alliance said on Monday. A spokesman for KFOR, NATO’s… 28/11/2011
Troops injured in Kosovo clashes21 soldiers are reported injured in overnight clashes between NATO forces and Serbs in northern Kosovo. Troops fired tear gas and gunfire was heard as Serbs… 24/11/2011
Serb man shot dead in MitrovicaThree Serbs were shot during a clash last night in the divided Kosovan city of Mitrovica. One of the victims, Sava Mojsic, was killed. Doctors say he was shot… 10/11/2011
Tensions rise in Kosovo-Serbia border crossingNATO Kosovo Force (KFOR) in Kosovo have failed to remove blockades on roads to two contested border crossings between the country’s volatile north and Serbia… 22/10/2011
NATO troops move in on Kosovo Serb roadblocksNATO forces in Kosovo have deployed teargas and tanks to clear barriers to a disputed border crossing into Serbia. Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs had defied… 20/10/2011
Serbia recommended for EU membershipSerbia’s prime minister has received the official report from the European Commission recommending that the country become a candidate to join the EU. It is… 12/10/2011
Search and arrests operation in KosovoIn Kosovo there have been six arrests during an operation by EULEX police officers from the Organised Crime Investigation Unit. The operation relates to a… 05/10/2011
Kosovo organ trafficking trial beginsThe trial of seven alleged organ traffickers in Kosovo has begun with the accused pleading not guilty. The men are said to have lured donors from Moldova… 05/10/2011
Tensions rise at northern Kosovo borderAt Mitrovica in northern Kosovo another concrete barricade has been erected by local Serbs blocking the bridge that ethnically splits the city. NATO troops… 02/10/2011
NATO troops demolish Kosovo border barricadeNATO troops have demolished a barricade built by local Serbs in northern Kosovo. Tensions have been running high this week as Kosovar Serbs protest against… 30/09/2011
Serbian opposition urges Belgrade to continue EU bidSerbia must still aim for EU membership despite tensions on its border with Kosovo, Serbian opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic said on Thursday. The… 29/09/2011
Serbia walks out of EU-backed Kosovo talksSerbia pulled out of EU-backed peace talks on Kosovo on Wednesday after fresh unrest in a disputed border region. The talks aim to settle a row stemming… 28/09/2011
Serbia calls off EU-backed talks on KosovoEU-backed talks between Serbia and Kosovo have been called off as tension mounts near the north Kosovan border. Belgrade asked for negotiations to be… 28/09/2011
NATO troops injured in Kosovo clashesRising tension on the border between Kosovo and Serbia has left four NATO troops injured after pipe bombs were thrown during clashes. Local Serb authorities… 27/09/2011
Tension ahead of Kosovo talksThere is continuing tension between NATO peacekeepers and ethnic Serbs at Kosovo’s borders ahead of talks due to start in Brussels on Tuesday. NATO troops… 27/09/2011
Tensions rise in Kosovo border areaNATO peacekeeping troops pulled back on Monday after placing a checkpoint on a road in the Serb controlled part of northern Kosovo. The mayor of Zupce met… 19/09/2011
Tension continues on the Serbia-Kosovo borderNATO troops are still garrisoned at two flashpoint crossings between Kosovo and Serbia. They have been there since a tit-for-tat customs dispute in July… 17/09/2011
EU flies in staff and supplies at Kosovo flashpointsThe EU mission in Kosovo is having to fly staff and supplies for crossing points on the Serbian border in by helicopter. A spokesman says it is to get round… 16/09/2011
NATO on standby for unrest in MitrovicaTensions in the ethnically divided Kosovan city of Mitrovica are soaring again over attempts by local authorities to take control of two border posts… 15/09/2011
Kosovar Albanian admits US murders in GermanyThe trial has begun in Germany of a Kosovar Albanian man accused of shooting two US servicemen dead at Frankfurt airport in March. The packed courtroom… 31/08/2011
Dialogue the way forward for Kosovo says WesterwelleThe German Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle has met with the President and Prime Minister of Kosovo. He told them dialogue was the only way forward and… 11/08/2011
NATO removes Serbia-Kosovo border roadblocksNATO troops on Monday removed three roadblocks close to the Serbia-Kosovo border where violence flared last week. The barricades were set up by ethnic Serbs… 01/08/2011
Fresh protests at Serbian Kosovo borderThe EU will this week send a mediator to help reduce tensions between Serbia and Kosovo after a series of incidents on their border. The visit by… 31/07/2011
Nato troops retreat from Kosovo SerbsNato troops made a tactical retreat in Kosovo as ethnic Serbs stopped them reaching peacekeepers deployed at border posts with Serbia after a customs dispute… 30/07/2011
Ethnic violence flares on Kosovo’s northern borderNATO’s troops have increased their presence on Kosovo’s northern border to quell deadly, escalating violence. Kosovo has been trying to take control of its… 28/07/2011
Kosovo border post set ablazeAbout 200 ethnic Serbs set a customs post ablaze on Wednesday at Kosovo’s northernmost border with Serbia. It came after Kosovo’s special police withdrew… 28/07/2011
Kosovo forces withdraw from Serb border postsKosovo special forces withdrew on Wednesday from two border posts in an ethnic Serb enclave, one day after violent clashes that left a policeman dead. The… 27/07/2011
Kosovo policeman dies after botched border raidA Kosovo policeman seriously injured during a border clash on Monday night has died. The 31-year-old officer was shot in the head when a police convoy came… 27/07/2011
EU attempts to ease tension between Serbia and KosovoSerbia and Kosovo are both being urged to act calmly after an attack at a border post in Kosovo left one policeman with serious head injuries. Tensions remain… 26/07/2011
Kosovo policeman hurt in Serbian border clashNATO has appealed for calm to quell a violent rise in tension between Kosovo and Serbia. It comes after a Kosovo policeman was hurt by gunfire on Monday… 26/07/2011
Serbia demands UN inquiry into organ traffickingSerbia is calling for an international inquiry into its claims that rebels from Kosovo trafficked in human organs during and after its war for secession in… 08/07/2011
Serbia and Kosovo’s future lies within EU, says AshtonKosovo has received a boost from the EU. It comes after Pristina achieved its first breakthrough in negotiations with neighbours Serbia. The status of the two… 04/07/2011
Serbia and Kosovo agree to make life easier for each otherSerbia and Kosovo have agreed to cooperate on practical issues, bringing hopes of improved relations – and taking a step towards possible membership of the… 03/07/2011
Barroso warns Kosovo on reformsThe European Commission President has been laying the foundations for new ties with Kosovo – specifically a new EU-funded municipal building at… 20/05/2011
UN backs Kosovo organ inquiryUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is backing a demand by Serbia for a probe into allegations of organ trafficking in Kosovo during the war of indedpendence 12… 13/05/2011
Kosovo’s president – unconstitutionalKosovo’s highest court has ruled last month’s election of President Behgjet Pacolli as unconstitutional. It said that Pacolli was elected via an invalid… 29/03/2011
Kosovo and Serbia begin first face-to-face talksKosovo and Serbia have begun their first direct negotiations since Pristina declared independence three years ago. The EU-mediated talks in Brussels are… 08/03/2011
Kosovo and Serbia to hold first face-to-face talksFor the first time since Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008, the two sides are to hold direct talks. Under EU mediation… 08/03/2011
