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Top US and EU lawmakers say West is too soft on Serbia when it comes to easing Kosovo tensions

Senior lawmakers from the United States and Europe are calling for a change in the Western diplomatic approach toward Serbia and Kosovo

The Independent UK

Commentary: Tensions in Kosovo between Albanians and Serbians have led to an appalling stifling of free speech

In a move that predictably led to increased tensions between Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian majority and its ethnic Serbian minority, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti recently installed ethnic Albanian mayors in four Serbian-majority towns in northern Kosovo after the ethnic Serbians boycotted the elections.

Chicago Tribune

Watch: Brawl erupts in Kosovo parliament after water thrown at PM during speech

A brawl erupted in the Kosovo parliament after an opposition politician threw water on Prime Minister Albin Kurti.

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Brawl erupts in Kosovo parliament during prime minister's speech on defusing tensions with Serbs

A brawl has erupted in the Kosovo parliament after an opposition lawmaker threw water on Prime Minister Albin Kurti while he was speaking about government measures to defuse tensions with ethnic Serbs in the country's north

The Independent UK

Kosovo to partially withdraw special police officers from northern Serb-majority municipalities

Kosovo’s government has decided to reduce by one-fourth the number of special police officers and also hold new mayoral elections in four Serb-majority municipalities

The Independent UK

Serbia to seek meeting with NATO chief, UN Security Council session on Kosovo tensions

Serbia’s president has accused Kosovo of carrying out “silent” ethnic cleansing of Serbs and said his country will seek an urgent session of the United Nations Security Council to demand their protection

The Independent UK

Kosovo's prime minister offers to hold new elections in tense Serb-majority municipalities

Kosovo’s prime minister is offering to hold new mayoral elections in four Serb-majority municipalities in an effort to defuse tensions with neighboring Serbia that flared anew last month

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Serbia frees 3 captured police officers: Kosovo PM

PRISTINA: Serbia freed three Kosovo police officers taken into custody by its security forces earlier this month, Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti said Monday, after a court ordered the trio's release.

Bangkok Post

No breakthrough at EU talks to ease Serbia, Kosovo tensions

EU’s Josep Borrell had summoned Kosovo’s Kurti and Serbia’s Vucic for urgent talks in Brussels amid soaring tensions.

Al Jazeera

EU summons Kosovo and Serbia leaders for emergency talks amid fears of a return to open conflict

The European Union has summoned the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo for emergency talks to try to bring an end to a series of violent clashes near their border

The Independent UK

EU calls Serbia and Kosovo to Brussels for crisis talks after recent tensions

Serbia’s arrest of Kosovan police officers has added to concerns about relations between the two countries

The Guardian - UK

Kosovo tightens border security after saying 3 police officers 'kidnapped' by Serbian forces

Kosovo’s prime minister says border security will be tightened following what he described as Serbia’s role in the “kidnapping of three police officers.”

The Independent UK

Kosovo complains of biased western envoys in talks with its former foe Serbia

Kosovo’s prime minister has complained of bias against his country from the United States and the European Union and tolerance of what he calls Serbia’s authoritarian regime

The Independent UK

Fears simmer as an interethnic conflict brews in Kosovo

Residents say they are worried political tensions could impact community relations and imperil security in Kosovo.

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‘We’ve never felt free of Serbia’: Kosovan Albanians blame Belgrade for violence

As a new wave of violence hits northern Kosovo, one of the mayors whose election sparked Serb anger says criminal gangs are leading the ‘revolt’

Reuters

Biden aide expressed concern in calls with Kosovo, Serbia leaders

A senior aide to U.S. President Joe Biden expressed concern about events in northern Kosovo in calls with Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, the White House said on Friday.

Reuters

Kosovo opposition blames PM Kurti for worsening relations with West over unrest in north

Kosovo opposition parties on Friday blamed Prime Minister Albin Kurti for worsening relations with Western allies over violence in the north in which NATO peacekeepers were injured, and they called for a no-confidence motion against the government.

The Guardian - UK

Macron and Scholz urge Kosovo to hold fresh elections to ease Serbia tensions

Serbian and Kosovan leaders invited to impromptu talks in Moldova after unrest over polls boycotted by Serbs

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Kosovo's Kurti says mayors must work in offices, will not back down

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on Thursday he will not back down from a decision to install ethnic Albanian mayors in Serb majority areas, a move which triggered violence, prompting NATO to send more troops to the region.

Radio France Internationale

Macron says Kosovo bears 'responsibility' for tensions, NATO to up troops

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said Kosovo officials bore "responsibility" following clashes this week over local election results that left more than 80 people injured. Meanwhile NATO said it will increase its presence on the ground with 700 soldiers.

The Guardian - UK

Kosovan PM says he could consider early elections in north if violence ends

US and EU rebuke Albin Kurti over his handling of recent clashes triggered by ethnic Albanian mayors taking office

The Guardian - UK

Kosovo: ‘fascist mobs’ guided by Serbia causing violence, says country’s PM

More than 30 Nato peacekeeping soldiers were injured in clashes on Monday after ethnic Albanian mayors took office

Radio France Internationale

Why do tensions between Kosovo and Serbia tensions persist?

Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew this weekend after Kosovo’s police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region’s north and seized local municipality buildings.

The Independent UK

Kosovo: Nato troops injured as conflict with Serbia escalates in Zvecan region

A NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo has said 30 of its troops have been injured in fierce clashes with ethnic Serbs

Reuters

Kosovo: Serbian unrest continues in north

Unrest in Kosovo's north has intensified since ethnic Albanian mayors took office in the region's Serb-majority area after April elections boycotted by the Serbs, a move that led the U.S. and its allies to rebuke Pristina on Friday.

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