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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.

Bulgaria’s regional diplomacy may bury domestic upsets

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BULGARIA

Since joining the EU in 2007, Bulgaria has touted its role as an advocate for further enlargement. In reality, its contribution to the Union’s policy in the Western Balkans or…

Bosnian Serbs are closest yet to seceding

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BOSNIA

Dodik’s latest threat to break up Bosnia.

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…

Latest divisions presage Bosnia's total paralysis

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BOSNIA

Reopening the raw wounds of the 1992-95 genocide.

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…