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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

Prime Minister Albin Kurti meeting the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, February 2023 (Stephanie Lecocq/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

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

Thousands of Serbs gather in North Mitrovica’s main street protesting against the Kosovo Central Bank’s decision to ban the Serbian dinar, February 12 (Matteo Placucci/NurPhoto/Shutterstock).

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

The Serbia Against Violence protest movement (which later stood in the elections) stages a protest outside parliament against increasing violence in Serbia, Belgrade, June 4 (Kristijana23/Shutterstock)