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Serbia wants to normalise ties with Kosovo but will not sign any agreement

Serbia wants normal relations with Kosovo but still won't sign any agreement with it, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday, a day after he verbally agreed to implement a Western-backed plan for the normalisation of ties.

Reuters

Kosovo, Serbia agree on steps to implement EU normalisation plan

Tentative agreement follows marathon talks between Serbian, Kosovar leaders and EU officials in North Macedonia.

Al Jazeera

Serbia and Kosovo make progress in mending ties, EU envoy says

Serbia and Kosovo agreed on steps to implement a European Union plan aimed at defusing disputes that have threatened stability in the Balkans, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said as he mediated the latest round of talks between the wartime foes.

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Kosovo to launch talks on self-management of Serbian communities -Borrell

Kosovo and Serbia have reached an agreement on implementing an EU-backed deal to normalise ties after 12 hours of talks, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said late on Saturday, describing negotiations as difficult.

Reuters

Serbia and Kosovo in High-stakes EU-mediated Talks

Western officials are hoping for progress on Saturday in EU-mediated talks between Serbia and Kosovo's leaders, in a new attempt to ease decades of tensions between the Balkan wartime foes and solve one of Europe's longest standing disputes. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti arrived at…

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Serbia, Kosovo reach agreement to implement EU-backed deal normalising ties

Kosovo and Serbia have reached an agreement on implementing a European Union-backed deal to normalise ties, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said late on Saturday, though the two leaders said disagreements remain.

Reuters

Serbia and Kosovo in high-stakes EU-mediated talks

Western officials are hoping for progress this weekend in EU-mediated talks between Serbian and Kosovo leaders

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Serb leader says he won't sign anything during Kosovo talks

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said he won’t “sign anything” during European Union-mediated talks with the Kosovo leader this weekend

The Independent UK

Serbia, Kosovo back normalising ties but need more talks -EU's Borrell

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo agreed on Monday to a Western-backed deal to normalise relations but more talks are needed on the implementation of the pact, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.

Reuters

Artist gets threats over painting of Kosovo, Serbian leaders kissing

As leaders of Kosovo and Serbia meet later on Monday to negotiate a peace agreement, a young artist from Kosovan capital Pristina will likely continue to receive threats over a painting that depicts the leaders of both countries kissing.

Reuters

EU expects Serbia, Kosovo leaders to back deal to normalise ties

Leaders of former wartime enemies Serbia and Kosovo are expected to endorse a Western-backed deal on Monday to put their relations on a more normal footing, a senior European Union official said.

Reuters

Kosovo's PM 'very optimistic' that agreement with Serbia could happen this year

FRANCE 24 spoke to Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti, as Kosovo celebrates 15 years of independence. Kurti is due to meet Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Brussels on February 27 and said he was "very optimistic" that an agreement leading to full normalisation between the two countries could happen "this…

France 24

Europe's youngest country Kosovo now 15, but problems endure

Europe’s youngest country, Kosovo, on Friday launched festivities for the 15th anniversary of its independence from neighboring Serbia with a military parade, wreath-laying ceremonies and a special Parliament session

The Independent UK

Kosovo marks 15 uneasy years of independence from Serbia

Kosovo is celebrating 15 years of independence with a month of celebrations while still facing serious challenges with Serbia, which refuses to recognize the autonomy of its former province

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Stand-off with minority Serbs holds back Kosovo 15 years after independence

When in December Serbia put forces on highest combat alert in response to increasing violence in Kosovo between police and minority Serb protesters, a shareholder in Pristina's newest shopping mall began getting calls from unnerved investors.

Reuters

Kosovo Albanian-Serb tensions simmer on independence anniversary

Kosovo's relations with Serbia remain fraught with tension 15 years after it declared independence, with Belgrade still not recognising the statehood of its former province. With the war in Ukraine casting a shadow across the historically turbulent Balkans, the West is pressing the two sides to normalise ties to lessen…

Reuters

Kosovo Albanian-Serb tensions simmer on independence anniversary

Daily Mirror

MP quits after being caught watching porn at a debate on international relations

Zvonimir Stevic was caught red-handed watching a pornographic film as an important debate ensued over Serbia's future relations with breakaway state Kosovo

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Al Jazeera

‘Ambiguous by design’: What’s in the Kosovo-Serbia deal?

Proposed settlement is focused on conflict avoidance rather than achieving lasting peace, analysts say.

Reuters

Kosovo says 'yes' to EU's peace deal with Serbia, with caveats - PM

Kosovo's prime minister Albin Kurti said on Monday he accepted a proposed European Union plan aimed at normalising relations with Serbia despite concerns over Western demands to give more rights to local Serbs that have so far hindered a peace deal.

The Independent UK

Kosovo PM calls on West not to put pressure over Serb entity

Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti has called on Western powers not to pressure his tiny Balkan country into accepting a contentious association of five Serb-majority municipalities that is ramping up tensions between Kosovo and Serbia

Reuters

U.S. urges Kosovo to back peace deal and form group of Serb municipalities

The United States ambassador to Kosovo on Tuesday urged Pristina to press ahead with forming an association of Serb municipalities and help complete an EU-brokered peace deal with its former master, Serbia.

Reuters

Sign deal or face consequences, EU envoy tells Kosovo, Serbia

Kosovo and Serbia should state by March whether they accept an international plan to normalise relations or face repercussions from the European Union and United States, the EU's envoy on the matter said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Western envoys visit Kosovo, Serbia to defuse tensions

Western envoys have visited Kosovo and Serbia as part of their ongoing efforts to defuse tensions and help secure a reconciliation agreement between the two

The Conversation

Kosovo: ethnic tensions have created a political 'volcano' that could erupt anytime

After US state department counsellor Derek Chollet recently visited Kosovo in a bid to calm tensions flaring in the north of the country, he said Washington’s priority was to prevent “violence metastasising” (spreading) between Serbs and Albanians.

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