Kosovo, Serbia

Kosovo Shuts Serb Institutions, Fueling Tension Ahead of Vote
Kosovo’s government shut down more than two dozen Serb-run institutions on its territory, risking a potential flare-up in tensions in the Balkan nation less than four weeks before it holds a parliamentary election.
Kosovo raids Serbia-linked offices as tense elections loom
Kosovo police on Wednesday raided 10 Belgrade-linked government offices in ethnic Serb areas, the interior ministry said, the latest move by Pristina to dismantle a Serbian system of social services
Kosovo authorities close parallel institutions run by ethnic Serb minority
Kosovo authorities say they have closed all so-called parallel institutions used by the ethnic Serb minority and supported by neighboring Serbia in a move condemned by the European Union
Kosovo raids Serbia-linked offices weeks before elections
PRISTINA : Kosovo’s police raided 10 Belgrade-linked local government offices in ethnic Serb areas, the interior ministry said today, as Serbia denounced the move as a “dangerous escalation” just weeks ahead of parliamentary elections in Kosovo.
Serbia Calls Kosovo Office Closures A 'Dangerous Escalation'
Serbia slammed the closure of its municipal offices by Kosovo authorities on Wednesday, with the foreign minister calling the move a "dangerous escalation".
Kosovo shuts down Serbian parallel institutions, escalating tensions with Belgrade ahead of elections
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,
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Political Tensions Test Unity of Kosovo’s Police Force
Olga Stefanovic remembers the day she first wore the uniform of the Kosovo police. It was January 20, 2003, and less than four years had passed since the end of the war. “My husband joined the ...
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New mistreatment of Serbs in Kosovo: The so-called the Kosovo police raided the premises of Tax Administration
Members of the so-called Kosovo Police raided the premises of the Tax Administration, Kosovska Mitrovica branch this morning ...
Kosovo Police Close Serbia Tax Office In Restive North
Kosovo officials said Wednesday that police had closed a tax office belonging to the Serbian finance ministry, the latest crackdown targeting Belgrade-backed institutions in the troubled north.
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Trump and the Future of the Kosovo–Serbia Dialogue
Tensions reached a critical point last year when clashes erupted between Serbs and Kosovo police as the Pristina government attempted to impose ethnic Albanian mayors in the Serb-majority region ...
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The so-called Kosovo police raided Serbian offices; The Serb List made an urgent announcement: Terror PHOTO
This morning, the Kosovo police raided the offices in a building in North Mitrovica, in the immediate vicinity of the Technical School, from which the documents are currently being taken out.
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Kosovo shuts down 2 Serbian institutions
Kosovo police closed the offices of the Serbia-affiliated Public Housing Directorate and the Urban Construction and Road Directorate in northern Mitrovica, local media reported. Serbian flags ...
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Kosovo’s Kurti Accuses Local Serb Party Of Representing Belgrade
whose extradition Pristina is seeking for allegedly commanding an armed attack on Kosovo police near the Banjska monastery in North Kosovo in September 2023. Despite resigning from his political ...
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Kosovo canal blast disrupts water, power
About 30 to 45 pounds of explosives were used to damage the critical infrastructure, according to Kosovo police chief Gazmend Hoxha. Kurti blamed "official Belgrade and its criminal structures led ...