Kosovo

  • Jun 14
  • 7 min read

Kosovo will struggle to mend ties with the West

Kosovo’s bid to join the Council of Europe is on hold as relations with the West show no sign of improvement

Kosovo
  • Jun 10
  • 2 min read

Serbia will increasingly interfere in Bosnia

A gathering of Serb leaders from the Western Balkans revives ideas of Serb unity

Serbia
  • May 21
  • 2 min read

Tensions may rise in northern Kosovo over currency ban

Prishtina is enforcing a dinar ban, despite opposition from the United States and the EU

Kosovo
  • Mar 18
  • 7 min read

Dinar ban will damage EU-led Kosovo-Serbia dialogue

Kosovo's ban on using the dinar risks driving more Serbs to leave while straining relations with Brussels and Washington

Kosovo
  • Jan 31
  • 2 min read

Kosovo will have difficulty stopping Serb use of dinar

An apparently innocent move by Kosovo’s Central Bank against counterfeit euros has upset its Serb minority

Kosovo
  • Jan 3
  • 2 min read

Kosovo’s government and business fear mass EU exodus

The extension to Kosovars of the right to visa-free access to the Schengen zone has not been welcomed everywhere

Kosovo
  • Dec 20, 2023
  • 7 min read

Serbian leader may rue unexpectedly large election win

Vucic’s triumph in early parliamentary elections will make it harder to avoid accepting Kosovo's de facto independence

Serbia
  • Nov 27, 2023
  • 7 min read

Gaza overspill is a possible risk to Balkan security

Kosovo is the main Balkan security risk, although the conflict in Gaza and refugees fleeing Palestine are extra concerns

Balkans
  • Nov 3, 2023
  • 6 min read

EU growth plan may boost Western Balkan economies

EU has unveiled an EUR6bn plan aimed at integrating the Western Balkans into its single market.

Balkans