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EU to host Serbia-Kosovo talks in Brussels amid tensions

Wartime rivals Serbia and Kosovo will hold high-level crisis talks which the European Union mediators hope will de-escalate growing tensions in the Balkans

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Ukraine war: Nato and the EU can turn Kosovo border crisis into an opportunity to put more pressure on Russia

An old dispute over a decision by the government of Kosovo in September 2021 to enforce the use of Kosovo-issued licence plates for Serbs in the northern municipalities – rather than allowing them to continue to use plates issued by the Serbian government in Belgrade – has flared up again…

The Conversation · Aug 3, 2022

Spain fully backs Western Balkan integration into EU

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said the Western Balkans are an integral part of the European Union, repeating his country's full support of the region's integration into the 27-member bloc

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022

US rejects 'Serbian world' advocated by Serbian minister

Serbia’s interior minister is advocating a “Serbian world” that would unite all Serbs living in the Balkans into a single state, rejecting a U.S. warning that such calls could lead to more tensions in the still-volatile region

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022

Serbian war crimes suspect tracked down to Derby council house to shock of neighbours

Milenko Maric - who lives in a quiet suburb of Derby - is a former Croatian Serb police officer who is wanted for allegedly assaulting non-Serb ­civilians during the Balkans war. He says he's innocent

Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2022

Unseasonable heat to hit parts of Canada and China this week

Temperatures will simultaneously fall in parts of Europe, bringing relief to Norway, Sweden, Italy and the Balkans

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2022

Bulgarian political crisis casts shadow over Balkans summit

A Bulgarian government crisis is threatening to tarnish a European Union summit that was intended to bolster the EU membership hopes of Balkan countries

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

'It's a disgrace', EU hopeful Albania says of Bulgaria's veto

Bulgaria's block on North Macedonia's progress to join the European Union is a "disgrace", Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said as he arrived for a special Balkans summit with EU leaders, whom he also accused of "impotence".

Reuters · Jun 23, 2022

EXPLAINER: Western Balkans' promised EU future still hazy

European Union leaders will seek to offer support this week to six Western Balkan nations that have long been knocking at the bloc’s doors

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Balkans losing hope of progress on EU membership

In Kosovo, which has been waiting for visa-free travel to the European Union since 2010, a restaurant owner has erected a large replica of France's famed Eiffel Tower for its diners.

Reuters · Jun 22, 2022