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Kosovo Court Upholds Conviction Of Rebel Commander, Reduces Jail Time

The special Kosovo court in The Hague on Thursday quashed an appeal by a former rebel commander convicted for torture and murder in the tribunal's "landmark" first conviction, but reduced his sentence by four years.

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War crimes court upholds the conviction of a former Kosovo Liberation Army commander

Appeals judges at a special Kosovo court have upheld the convictions of a former commander in the Kosovo Liberation Army for arbitrarily detaining and torturing prisoners and murdering one of them during Kosovo’s war for independence

The Independent UK

Serbian election: another win for the Serbian Progressive Party will threaten peace in Europe

The outcome of Serbia’s parliamentary elections on December 17 will have profound implications for peace in Europe. Though somewhat obscured by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and more recently the crisis in Gaza, tensions in the Balkans have risen sharply in recent months. Should Serbs reelect the main party of…

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Judges reject call for near ban on Hague prison visits for 3 former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters

International judges have rejected a demand by prosecutors for a nearly complete ban on prison visits for three former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders on trial at The Hague for war crimes

The Independent UK

A deadline for ethnic Serbs to sign up for Kosovo license plates has been postponed by 2 weeks

Kosovo’s government has postponed a deadline by two weeks for ethnic Serbs living in the country to register their vehicles with Kosovo license plates instead of Serbian ones

The Independent UK

NATO chief urges allies to ‘stay the course’ in supporting Ukraine

Jens Stoltenberg meets alliance’s top diplomats amid some resistance in US, Europe to keep funding war against Russia.

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Ukraine and the Western Balkans top Blinken agenda for NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is turning his attention to Ukraine, NATO and the Western Balkans after weeks of intense focus on Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza

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NATO head says violence in Kosovo unacceptable while calling for constructive dialogue with Serbia

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the recent violent outbreaks in Kosovo were unacceptable and perpetrators must be brought to justice

The Independent UK

Israel loses to Kosovo in Euro 2024 qualifying game

Israel’s chances of reaching the European Championship finals went down Sunday after its 1-0 loss to Kosovo in their delayed qualifying game

The Independent UK

Israel prepares for Euro 2024 qualifying game at Kosovo amid tight security measures

Israel coach Alon Hazan wants his team to beat Kosovo in their delayed European Championship qualifying game on Sunday to bring “some happiness to our people.”

The Independent UK

Israeli national team arrives in Kosovo for soccer game under tight security measures

Israel’s national soccer team has arrived in Kosovo amid tight security measures at the airport ahead of a postponed European Championship qualifier

The Independent UK

European enlargement in ‘common interest’, Von der Leyen tells EU parliament – as it happened

EU Commission president says there is ‘sense of urgency to unite European family’ as Ukraine and Moldova take first step towards joining

The Guardian - UK

Serbia to hold snap elections as president calls for country to be ‘united’

President Aleksandar Vucic announced December polls amid mounting political pressure from domestic critics and EU.

Al Jazeera

Serbia’s president dissolves parliament and calls early election

Aleksandar Vučić’s party won last vote less than two years ago but has been under pressure over ties with Kosovo and shootings in May

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Serbia’s president dissolves parliament and sets date for early legislative vote – as it happened

Aleksandar Vučić sets election for 17 December as Europe and US keep close eye on region amid concerns between Serbia and Kosovo

France 24

'Border checks won't prevent terrorism or extremism': Croatian PM Plenkovic

Talking Europe hosts Andrej Plenkovic, the prime minister of Croatia. We unpack the dense agenda of the October 26-27 EU Council and debrief the summit's conclusions on the Israel-Hamas war, particularly the call for "humanitarian corridors and pauses" to ensure aid to the Palestinians in Gaza. We also discuss developments…

The Guardian - UK

Vain generals, mix-ups and Elvis: Kosovan play turns peace talks into farce

Jeton Neziraj’s Negotiating Peace is a frenzied comedy drawing on Bosnian and Kosovan wars

The Independent UK

European Union to press the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo to set decades of enmity behind them

The European Union is ramping up political pressure on Serbia and Kosovo to normalize their relations

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Kosovo's premier claims a Serbian criminal gang with government links was behind a September flareup

Kosovo’s prime minister is claiming that a criminal gang from northern Serbia with alleged links to the Belgrade government was behind a September attack in Kosovo that killed a police officer and involved a daylong gunbattle with Kosovo police that left three gunmen dead

Evening Standard

London's best Balkan restaurants, from Mystic Burek to the Lacy Nook

Giulia Crouch heads out in search of the capital's best Balkan treats, from baklava to burek and beyond

The Independent UK

EU and US envoys urge Kosovo and Serbia to resume dialogue in order to defuse tensions

The envoys of the European Union and the United States are urging Kosovo and Serbia to resume their dialogue on normalizing relations before the bitter tensions between the two nations result in more violence

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Kosovo and Serbia in crisis talks as regional tension escalates thanks to Russian meddling

Kosovo’s prime minister, Albin Kurti, and Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vučić, are scheduled to meet this weekend for the first time since Nato decided to send about 600 more peacekeeping troops into the Balkans early in October to mitigate some of the region’s growing tensions.

France 24

EU enlargement: Are candidate countries and the EU on track?

In this debate we delve into the latest tensions between Serbia and Kosovo, and discuss how they could affect the efforts of the Western Balkan countries to come closer to the European Union. We also look at what is happening around Ukraine's efforts to join the EU, and what signals…

Foreign Policy

The EU Has Failed in Serbia and Kosovo

As violence flares, Washington has shown it has influence, while Brussels’s policies have shown weakness.

The Independent UK

Kosovo asks for more NATO-led peacekeepers along the border with Serbia

Kosovo’s prime minister has asked NATO-led peacekeepers to increase their presence on the northern border with Serbia, saying the area is the entry point for illegal weapons and threats to stability

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