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Nato chief Stoltenberg: Creation of Kosovo army ‘ill-timed’

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Nato, Serbia

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has reiterated his stance that the creation of the army of Kosovo is ill-timed. “Today,

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Europe 

Parliament in Kosovo votes in favour of the creation of an army

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

The parliament of Kosovo voted on December 14 in favour of the three bills which enable the transformation of the

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Perspectives 

The price of normalisation: Serbia, Kosovo, and a risky border deal

November 19, 2018 Vessela Tcherneva Kosovo, Serbia

One of the most contentious topics in the Western Balkans in recent months has been a proposed Serbia-Kosovo land swap.

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Europe 

Visa liberalisation for Kosovo may be delayed

October 24, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo

Citizens of Kosovo are waiting for the visa regime to be liberalised by the European Union, but this process may

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Europe 

European Parliament votes in favour of lifting visa requirements for Kosovars

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo

The European Parliament confirmed on September 13 2018 the mandate for negotiations with the Council on the proposal to waive

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Europe 

Merkel in Skopje: September 30 is a historic opportunity

September 8, 2018September 10, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia

German chancellor Angela Merkel, visiting Skopje on September 8, told a joint news conference with Prime Minister  Zoran Zaev that

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Europe 

Kosovo, Serbia mull territorial swap to end dispute

August 18, 2018August 18, 2018 VOANews Kosovo, Serbia

A decade-long dispute between Kosovo and Serbia is compelling both countries to consider a territorial swap along ethnic lines —

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Bulgaria to open honorary consulate in Kosovo’s Prizren, embassy in Riyadh

August 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has approved the opening of a consulate in Prizren in Kosovo, to be headed by an honorary consul,

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Europe 

Serbia: Aleksandar Vucic ready to ‘protect peace’ in north Kosovo

August 6, 2018 Deutsche Welle Kosovo, Serbia

In an open letter to Serbs in Kosovo, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said Pristina will “not lift a finger”

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