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Dinar ban will damage EU-led Kosovo-Serbia dialogue

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KOSOVO

A Central Bank regulation reaffirming the euro as sole legal tender has alarmed Kosovo’s Serbs who see it as a direct threat to their existence and is jeopardising already complex…

EU strategy may be last chance to influence Balkans

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EU/BALKANS

With some new ideas -- as well as some old mistakes and misconceptions -- the strategy is an opportunity to reopen the issue of Balkan states’ EU accession, pushed aside for…

EU-brokered Kosovo-Serbia deal will take time

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KOSOVO/SERBIA

Following tensions in late 2022, Belgrade and Prishtina have moved step-by-step toward a settlement. In late February Kurti and Vucic accepted an EU proposal which may lead to de…

Kosovo tensions may calm after renewed dialogue push

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KOSOVO/SERBIA

Fears that tensions might escalate increased after riots in Serb-majority areas of Kosovo on July 31, when demonstrators created roadblocks in protest against rule changes that…

Kosovo's political calm may not last

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KOSOVO

Kosovo's temporary political truce.

Kosovo-Serbia crisis will undermine EU credibility

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KOSOVO/SERBIA

The West has been traditionally supportive of Kosovo, having backed the country’s independence from Serbia in 2008. However, it now blames Kosovo's prime minister, Albin Kurti…

Kosovo-Serbia extradition row threatens normalisation

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KOSOVO/SERBIA

The Kosovo government has suspended EU-sponsored negotiations with Serbia intended to normalise bilateral relations. The trigger for this was Serbia’s attempts to have Haradinaj…

Western Balkan regional integration to advance slowly

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WESTERN BALKANS

The EU-sponsored Berlin Process aims to build a Common Regional Market (CRM) in order to resolve outstanding conflicts, foster growth and advance economic integration among the…

Kosovo could complicate Serbia's EU accession talks

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SERBIA/EU

The Commission's progress report for Serbia.

EU growth plan may boost Western Balkan economies

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EU/BALKANS

The EU has put aside EUR6bn (USD6.4bn) to advance the inclusion of Albania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia into the single market and to…