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One of the most contentious topics in the Western Balkans in recent months has been a proposed Serbia-Kosovo land swap. Under this “comprehensive deal”, Belgrade would regain control of disputed […]
Citizens of Kosovo are waiting for the visa regime to be liberalised by the European Union, but this process may be delayed. Minister of European Integration Dhurata Hoxha says that […]
The European Parliament confirmed on September 13 2018 the mandate for negotiations with the Council on the proposal to waive visa requirements for Kosovo’s citizens. MEPs backed, with 420 votes […]
German chancellor Angela Merkel, visiting Skopje on September 8, told a joint news conference with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev that the referendum concerning the name dispute which will be held […]
A decade-long dispute between Kosovo and Serbia is compelling both countries to consider a territorial swap along ethnic lines — a move that has long been opposed by both Brussels […]
Bulgaria’s Cabinet has approved the opening of a consulate in Prizren in Kosovo, to be headed by an honorary consul, the government media service said on August 8. The honorary […]
In an open letter to Serbs in Kosovo, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said Pristina will “not lift a finger” to establish the agreed-upon Community of Serb Municipalities in Kosovo. […]
The European Commission said on July 18 that it had confirmed that Kosovo had met the two outstanding visa liberalisation requirements on the ratification of the border demarcation agreement with […]
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held separate talks in Tirana on June 4 with his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama and with Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj. Borissov is in the […]
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has expressed hope that the respective dialogues between Priština and Belgrade, and between Athens and Skopje, will take the EU and Nato candidate states in […]
