By Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje Kosovo’s Minister of Interior Xhelal Svecla announced on January 15 the closure of Serbian municipal offices and parallel institutions operating within the country,

Kosovo's police raided 10 Belgrade-linked local government offices in ethnic Serb areas, the interior ministry said Wednesday, as Serbia denounced the move as a "dangerous escalation" just weeks ahead of parliamentary elections in Kosovo.

Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking official to step down amid a wave of anti-corruption protests that have spread across the Balkan country.

The European Union has appointed Danish diplomat Peter Sorensen as its new special envoy for the stalled Serbia-Kosovo dialogue, starting in February.

Ethnic Serbs living in Kosovo have denounced raids by authorities on municipal offices in 10 Serbia-backed areas. The January 15 raids are part of an effort by the government in Pristina to close so-called parallel institutions that give neighboring Serbia leverage in its former province.

The Council of the European Union has appointed Danish diplomat Peter Sorensen as new EU special representative for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, it said on M

Their relations remain tense since the former Serbian province declared independence in 2008, which Belgrade doesn't recognize, following NATO’s 78-day bombing campaign in 1999 that ended a war between Serbia and ethnic Albanian separatists.

Anti-government demonstrations began after a roof collapsed at a railway station in November, killing 15 people

Kosovo again accused Serbia for an explosion that damaged water and power supply systems in November last year. Belgrade denied both accusations. Both the EU and the United States have been urging ...

The Council appointed Peter Sørensen as EU Special Representative (EUSR) for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue, from 1 February 2025 to 28 February 2026.

European Union observers will monitor Kosovo’s parliamentary election on Feb. 9, which is expected to be a key test for Prime Minister Albin Kurti.

which Belgrade doesn't recognize. The declaration followed NATO’s 78-day bombing campaign in 1999 that ended a war between Serbia and ethnic Albanian separatists. “Kosovo’s recent actions against and closure of Serbia-supported structures ...