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EU says Serbia, Kosovo fail to reach deal, warns of escalation

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo on Monday failed to reach a solution to their dispute over car license plates used by the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo during emergency talks in Brussels, the European Union's foreign policy chief said.

Reuters

Serbia, Kosovo fail to agree over car plates issue - Vucic

Serbia and Kosovo have failed to reach agreement in European Union-sponsored talks on a row over car licence plates that the West fears may trigger ethnic violence in the western Balkan region, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday.

Reuters

EU holds talks with Serbia and Kosovo amid rising tensions

The European Union’s top diplomat is holding talks with Serbian and Kosovo officials in Brussels

The Independent UK

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EU warns of escalating Serbia, Kosovo car plates dispute

The European Union on Monday warned of "escalation and violence" after emergency talks between Kosovo and Serbia failed to resolve their long-running dispute over car licence plates used by the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo.

Reuters

EU police patrol Kosovo's north after Serb officers quit

European Union police officers are undertaking patrols in northern Kosovo after some 600 police officers from the Serb minority quit over a car licence plate row that the West fears may trigger fresh ethnic violence.

Reuters

EU warns Serbia, Kosovo against returning to the past

The European Union is warning Serbia and Kosovo that they must resolve their dispute over vehicle license plates before next week or face the prospect of a return to their violent past

The Independent UK

Landlocked Kosovo Opens Customs Port In Albania

There are about 1,040 Kosovo companies that use the port of Durres and that number is set to grow.

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Kosovo accuses Serbia of trying to destabilize country

Kosovo has accused neighboring Serbia of trying to destabilize the country through pressuring members of the ethnic Serb community to resign from their posts for not accepting Pristina’s decision to change illegal vehicle license plates

The Independent UK

Kosovo accuses Serbia of sabotage by backing Serbs who quit jobs

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti accused Belgrade of trying to destabilise Kosovo by supporting Serbs who work as police officers and in the public sector quitting over Pristina's order to use Kosovo vehicle licence plates not those issued by Serbia.

Reuters

Ukraine war: Serbia is shifting closer to Russia – here's why

Putin is the world leader that Serbs admire the most and 95% of Serbs see Russia as a true ally, compared to only 11% who see the EU that way, despite the EU being Serbia’s major financial supporter, according to a recent poll.

The Conversation

Anti-western sentiment in Serbia is not rooted in support for Putin

Letter: Serbians remember their suffering under international sanctions and resent western support for Kosovo’s independence, writes Aleks Eror

The Guardian - UK

Serb policemen quit jobs in anti-Kosovo protest

Kosovo Serb policemen who work in the Jarinje and Brnjak border posts in the north of the country resigned on Sunday in protest over Pristina's order to use Kosovo vehicle licence plates instead of those issued by Serbia.

Reuters

Ethnic Serbs rally in Kosovo after leaving jobs in protest

Several thousand ethnic Serbs have rallied in Kosovo as a dispute over vehicle license plates heightened ongoing tensions between Serbia and its former province

The Independent UK

Kosovan Serbs leave state jobs in protest over car plates issue

Serbs in northern Kosovo said they’re quitting jobs at state institutions such as police and judiciary in protest over a government order that all citizens must use car license plates issued by Kosovan authorities.

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Al Jazeera

Serbs in northern Kosovo quit state jobs in licence plate protest

The long-running licence plate row is stoking ethnic tensions between Serbia and its former province of Kosovo.

The Independent UK

Kosovo's ethnic Serb police, lawmakers resign en masse

Representatives of the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo have resigned from their posts to protest the dismissal of a senior Serb police officer who did not respect the government’s decision to change vehicle license plates

Reuters

North Kosovo Serbs quit state jobs in licence plate protest

Minority Serbs in the north of Kosovo said on Saturday they were quitting their posts in state institutions including the government, police and courts to protest Pristina's order for them to start using Kosovo vehicle licence plates.

Reuters

Kosovo suspends Serb police commander as ethnic tensions mount

Kosovo's interior minister said a regional Serb police commander was suspended on Thursday for refusing to support Pristina's legal drive to make minority Serbs replace old pre-independence car number plates with Kosovo state plates.

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Al Jazeera

Germany’s Scholz urges Western Balkans to resolve conflicts

Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes appeal for unity at summit with regional leaders in Berlin.

Reuters

Serbia says drones enter its airspace from Kosovo amid rise in tensions

Several drones have entered Serbian airspace from Kosovo over the past three days, Serbia's defence minister said on Wednesday amid heightened tensions between Belgrade and its ex-province, which won independence after a guerrilla uprising.

The Guardian - UK

Serbia must choose between EU and Russia, says Germany

Country’s military placed on high alert because of mounting tensions in Kosovo

Reuters

Kosovo should give Serbs more time to change car plates, EU says

The European Union urged Kosovo on Saturday to allow for a longer transition period phasing out old Serbian license plates still in use by the ethnic Serb minority in the country.

Reuters

Kosovo backs off from Serb car plate rule after West warnings

Kosovo said it will delay a rule to confiscate cars owned by ethnic Serbs who refuse to use local car plates following criticism by Western countries that such a move may aggravate ethnic tensions.

Radio France Internationale

EU leader tours Western Balkans and Serbia to seek more influence

The European Union is in the midst of yet another goodwill trip through the Western Balkans to drum up support for the bloc and to make sure that Europe's historical tinderbox is not about to pick the side of hostile Russia or strategic rival China in the world of geopolitics.

Reuters

Kosovo will not delay Serb car plate rule despite calls by West

Kosovo will defy calls by Western countries for a 10-month delay in the implementation a rule under which ethnic Serbs switch their car licence plates to local ones, Kosovo's prime minister said on Tuesday, in a move that could aggravate ethnic tensions.

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