Tag: Kosovo
Kosovo reopens border post with Serbia, tensions ease
Posted on 12/29/2022 at 5:03 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters MITROVICA, Kosovo…
Kosovo prepares for power outages in winter
In winter, the small country consumes more electricity than it produces. Due to the high costs, the gap can probably not be closed completely. People are preparing for power outages…
Serbia sends army chief to border with Kosovo
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic dispatched the army chief to the border with Kosovo on Sunday evening where Serbs erected barricades in a new rise in tensions, announced General Milan Mojsilovic…
Kosovo: Reinforce Swisscoy, don’t subtract
The Swiss contribution to the NATO peacekeeping force KFOR carries weight. Questioning this, like the SVP, with election campaign demands ultimately endangers Switzerland’s security. Swisscoy soldiers clear a roadblock in…
Kosovo Serbs, who have been blocking roads for almost three weeks, have begun lifting their blockades
Italian soldiers, part of the NATO peacekeeping force, stand near a barricade in Mitrovica, Kosovo, December 29, 2022. BOJAN SLAVKOVIC / AP The situation in Kosovo seems to be calming…
Roadblocks in Kosovo: Serbian police officer released
The government in Pristina has already closed the third border crossing because of roadblocks by Serbian demonstrators. Now Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic wants to smooth things over. The Jarinje border…
Renewed tensions in Kosovo, the Serbian army on heightened alert
MITROVICA, Kosovo (Reuters) – Kosovo’s Interior Minister Xhelal Sveçla on Tuesday accused Serbia of seeking to destabilize Kosovo with Russia’s backing by encouraging the protest movement of the Serbian minority…
Serbian army on high alert after tensions in Kosovo
The Serbian army was on heightened alert Monday evening December 26 after recent tensions in neighboring Kosovo, where shootings and explosions took place and where roadblocks were erected. “The President…
Relations between Kosovo and Serbia – Serbia increases troops on the border with Kosovo – News
contents Another level of escalation reached: Serbia orders maximum combat readiness against Kosovo. Serbia is increasing troops on the border with Kosovo Serbian army chief Milan Mojsilovic visited the border…
Application submitted to NATO: Serbia wants to move into Kosovo with 1,000 soldiers
Application submitted to NATO Serbia wants to invade Kosovo with 1,000 soldiers 12/16/2022, 4:27 p.m Tensions between the authorities and the Serb minority have recently increased in northern Kosovo. The…
EU agrees on visa-free travel for citizens of Kosovo
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kuri signs the application for EU membership. Vudi Xhymshiti / Imago (dpa) Citizens of the Republic of Kosovo can now travel to the EU without a…
France “very concerned” about the situation in Kosovo
Tensions, already regular in the region, have increased with the approach of local elections in municipalities with a majority population of Serbs. France is “very concernedby the heightened tensions in…