EXPLAINED: 12 - The Real Truth

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 · Oct 16, 2023

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 · Oct 16, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023

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 · Oct 6, 2023

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 Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

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 · Oct 5, 2023

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 Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023

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 Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

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 Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023