Swiss Captain Granit Xhaka Criticizes Lukewarm Preparation for Match in Pristina

Swiss Captain Granit Xhaka Criticizes Lukewarm Preparation for Match in Pristina

Granit Xhaka and Milot Rashica fighting for the ball Source: SITA/AP/Visar Kryeziu PRISTINA – The captain of the Swiss national football team, Granit Xhaka, criticized the allegedly lukewarm preparation for the match in Pristina after Saturday’s 2:2 draw with Kosovo in the European Championship qualifiers. The leading team of Group I led twice in the … Read more

Tensions between Serbia and NATO over the Situation in Northern Kosovo

Tensions between Serbia and NATO over the Situation in Northern Kosovo

The Serbian President noted that he had held discussions with the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance over the tense situation in northern Kosovo. “We asked NATO to take control and ensure a decent life in the north of Kosovo. Stoltenberg listened to everything. He had objections. I tried to point out important things … Read more

Rising Tensions: Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s Visit to Kosovo and Serbia

Rising Tensions: Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s Visit to Kosovo and Serbia

Prime Minister Mark Rutte will pay a two-day visit to Kosovo and Serbia on Monday. Together with his Luxembourg counterpart, he will talk to the leaders of the two neighboring countries about the rising tensions. What is going on? First a brief explanation, because the conflict between Kosovo and Serbia goes back years. Kosovo was … Read more

Macron and German Chancellor meet with Serbian and Kosovo Presidents in Summit; tensions rise amidst ethnic Albanian protests in Mitrovica

Macron and German Chancellor meet with Serbian and Kosovo Presidents in Summit; tensions rise amidst ethnic Albanian protests in Mitrovica

Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani on the sidelines of the summit. The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, was also present at the meeting. Osmani said after the meeting that her country was ready to hold new local elections in the crisis-stricken north if … Read more

US Excludes Kosovo from Military Exercise Program After Tensions Rise with Albanian Mayors in Serb Majority Towns

US Excludes Kosovo from Military Exercise Program After Tensions Rise with Albanian Mayors in Serb Majority Towns

The United States announced on Tuesday May 30 the exclusion of the Kosovo of a program of military exercises, a first sanction after Pristina’s decision to induct Albanian mayors in towns in the North with a Serb majority, a source of renewed tension. Western powers have called for de-escalation after violent clashes on Monday outside … Read more

“Serbian Protesters Clash with Italian and Hungarian Peacekeepers in Northern Kosovo”

“Serbian Protesters Clash with Italian and Hungarian Peacekeepers in Northern Kosovo”

29 mei 2023 om 23:26Update: een uur geleden Peacekeepers from Italy and Hungary were injured on Monday as they tried to end a conflict between Serbian protesters and police in northern Kosovo. The 25 soldiers of the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) suffered broken bones and burns, among other things. The Serb demonstrators are angry because … Read more

“Tensions Rise in Northern Kosovo as Ethnic Serbs Riot Over Albanian Mayors”

“Tensions Rise in Northern Kosovo as Ethnic Serbs Riot Over Albanian Mayors”

EPARiots in Zvecan, northern Kosovo NOS News•today, 17:22 Tensions have risen in the north of Kosovo after Albanian mayors were elected in elections in four municipalities. Ethnic Serbs tried to prevent the mayors from being installed this weekend. Today there were riots between Serbs and the police at town halls, in which tear gas was … Read more

“Albania Cancels Entry Visa for Saudi Citizens and Neighboring Countries until End of Year”

“Albania Cancels Entry Visa for Saudi Citizens and Neighboring Countries until End of Year”

The account of the Saudi Embassy in Tirana (the capital of the Republic of Albania) revealed that the Albanian Council of Ministers canceled the entry visa for Saudi citizens, in addition to several neighboring countries that citizens are currently allowed to enter without a visa until the end of this year, including entering Kosovo without … Read more

Kosovo and Serbia seek to normalize their relations with each other.

Kosovo and Serbia seek to normalize their relations with each other.

ReutersKosovo Prime Minister Kurti NOS News•today, 01:49 The leaders of Kosovo and Serbia have agreed on “a number of points” on a plan to normalize their mutual relationship. Led by EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell, they negotiated for 12 hours in North Macedonia. The foreign chief previously spoke with both Service President Vucic and … Read more

Borrell announced the support of the authorities of Serbia and Kosovo to the agreement on the normalization of relations

Borrell announced the support of the authorities of Serbia and Kosovo to the agreement on the normalization of relations

Following the talks in Brussels, the authorities of Serbia and Kosovo supported an agreement on the normalization of relations, in particular, allowing residents of the two republics to move through each other’s territory using internal passports. This was announced by the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, noting that additional negotiations are needed to implement … Read more