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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

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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.

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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…

France 24

The EU Has Failed in Serbia and Kosovo

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

Foreign Policy

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

The Independent UK

Martti Ahtisaari obituary

Finnish politician awarded the Nobel peace prize for his mediation work in Kosovo and Indonesia

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Kosovo and Serbia leaders to meet for talks after flurry of diplomacy

Discussions scheduled after intervention from foreign officials, after Kosovo previously urged sanctions on Serbia

The Guardian - UK

How Serbia-Kosovo tensions hang like a spectre over the European Union

An armed band of Serb militants recently ambushed police in Kosovo. In the resulting firefight and retreat, four people — including a police officer — died from their wounds.

The Conversation

EU - Balkan summit opens in Albania with 'greater convergence' on the agenda

Leaders from the Western Balkans and several European countries are meeting for an annual summit in the Albanian capital Tirana, with few concrete decisions expected amid heightened tensions across the region.

Radio France Internationale

Finnish Nobel peace laureate Martti Ahtisaari dies at 86

Ahtisaari played a key role in negotiating peace in multiple countries, including Namibia, Kosovo and Indonesia.

Al Jazeera

Martti Ahtisaari, ex-Finland president and Nobel peace laureate, dies aged 86

Tributes paid to former leader who oversaw his country’s vote to join EU and won Nobel peace prize in 2008

The Guardian - UK

Western Balkans' integration into EU in focus at Albania summit

French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Albania on Monday to attend the latest Berlin Process Summit, focusing on closer cooperation between the European Union and the Western Balkan countries. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Brussels is eager to strengthen its ranks, but significant barriers remain.

Radio France Internationale

European Union leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc

Leaders from the European Union and the Western Balkans will hold an annual summit in Albania’s capital to discuss the path to membership in the bloc for the six countries of the region

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UEFA postpones Israel's game in Kosovo in European qualifying because players cannot travel abroad

UEFA has postponed Israel’s European Championship qualifying game against host Kosovo on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Pressure mounts for Turkey and Hungary to ratify Swedish Nato bid – as it happened

At Nato meeting of foreign ministers, ongoing saga of Sweden’s bid to join organisation in spotlight again

The Guardian - UK

‘A climate of violence’: Serbian football ultras in spotlight after Kosovo monastery siege

Few places in the Balkans reveal the volatile ethnic politics of the region as much as stadiums

The Independent UK

NATO equips peacekeeping force in Kosovo with heavier armament to have “combat power”

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The Independent UK

KFOR commander calls on Kosovo and Serbia to return to talks to prevent future violence

The NATO-led peacekeeping force has called on both Kosovo and Serbia to return to the negotiating table to resolve their issues to prevent violence like the recent shootout between masked Serb gunmen and Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region

The Independent UK

Kosovo-Serbia tension threatens the Balkan path to EU integration, the German foreign minister warns

Germany’s foreign minister on Friday expressed the European Union’s deep concerns following the recent shootout between masked Serb gunmen and Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region

The Guardian - UK

Kosovo rules out talks with Serbia until it faces sanctions over deadly gun battle

Pristina claims Belgrade financed and supported last month’s ambush by Serb paramilitaries on Kosovan police

The Guardian - UK

European leaders meet for summit amid tensions over migration and aid to Ukraine – as it happened

European Political Community meet in Granada with migration, Ukraine, Kosovo and Nagorno-Karabakh on the agenda

The Independent UK

Serbia releases from custody a Kosovo Serb leader suspected of a role in ambush of Kosovo policemen

A court in Serbia has released from a brief detention a Kosovo Serb leader who has been linked to a clash with Kosovo security forces in which four people died, sending tensions soaring in the volatile region

The Guardian - UK

Kosovo Serb politician arrested over role in armed ambush of police

Milan Radoičić admitted being among paramilitaries who ambushed Kosovan patrol leading to four deaths

The Independent UK

Serbian authorities have detained the alleged organizer behind a recent shootout with Kosovo police

Serbian police have detained an ethnic Serb leader from Kosovo who was the alleged organizer behind a recent shootout with Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region

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