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Kosovo, a Balkan nation of almost 1.9 million people, is a historically significant region for both ethnic Serbs and ethnic Albanians. Tensions between the two groups continue to this day.

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Young female footballer Erjona Mehmeti from Kosovo, speaking to DW during a training session

UN campaign aids young female footballers in Kosovo

UN campaign aids young female footballers in Kosovo

In Kosovo, football is traditionally a male sport. But a young generation of girls wants to change that.
SocietyDecember 8, 202301:44 min
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg walks down a red carpet with the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, with soldiers standing to attention on both sides.

What is NATO’s Balkan plan as Kosovo and Bosnia wobble?

What is NATO’s Balkan plan as Kosovo and Bosnia wobble?

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg conducted a quick tour of the delicate Western Balkans region. What was he trying to do?
PoliticsNovember 23, 2023
Soldiers with the NATO-led international military mission, the Kosovo Force (KFOR), in Zvecan, Kosovo

My Europe: 'Trip wires' for peace in the Western Balkans

My Europe: 'Trip wires' for peace in the Western Balkans

After the violence in Kosovo, a peacekeeping mission must stop a new conflict in the Balkans, says Alexander Rhotert.
Alexander Rhotert, Politologe und Westbalkan-Experte
Alexander Rhotert
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ConflictsOctober 7, 2023
Kosovo | Police in Zvecan

Kosovo Minister: 'Serbia is a haven for war criminals'

Kosovo Minister: 'Serbia is a haven for war criminals'

Kosovo's Justice Minister Albulena Haxhiu says that "Serbia is a haven for war criminals."
PoliticsOctober 6, 202305:19 min
Kosovo KFOR-Soldat in Pristina

Kosovo seeks NATO assistance as ethnic tensions rise

Kosovo seeks NATO assistance as ethnic tensions rise

Kosovo has requested that NATO reinforce its troops in the volatile Balkan region.
PoliticsSeptember 30, 202302:26 min
Kosovo police officers patrol a road to Banjska monastery

Deadly Kosovo clashes spark fear of escalation

Deadly Kosovo clashes spark fear of escalation

After an attack by heavily armed Serbs on Kosovar police officers, many people in northern Kosovo fear an escalation.
ConflictsSeptember 29, 2023
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Two women, Afghan journalists-in-exile, on a street in Pristina, Kosovo

Afghan journalists make a new start in Kosovo

After the 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, free media outlets were shut down and many journalists fled the country.
SocietyApril 12, 202303:36 min