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Kosovo

Kosovo lies between Serbia, Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro. Its predominantly Muslim, ethnic Albanian population declared independence from Serbia in 2008.

Kosovo, a Balkan nation of 1.8 million people, has two official languages: Albanian and Serbian. Its capital is Pristina. Kosovo is a historically significant region for both ethnic Serbs and ethnic Albanians. In the late 1990s, a move for independence by its majority ethnic Albanian population sparked fighting, prompting a NATO aerial intervention in 1999. This is a collection of DW's latest content on Kosovo.

Kosovo Security Forces KSF

Serbia and Kosovo clash over army at UN Security Council 17.12.2018

The only mistake Kosovo made in creating an army was "waiting five years," the country's president has told the UN Security Council. But Serbia has urged the UN to "tame" Pristina.
Kosovo Sicherheitstruppe

Kosovo legislature approves creation of national army 14.12.2018

Serbia opposed the move, accusing Pristina of "beating war drums." The law would create a new department of defense and convert the Kosovo Security Force into an army. The US pushed for the move, but NATO reacted warily.
Kosovo 10. Unabhängigkeitstag - Zeremonie

Kosovo to establish army as regional tensions escalate 13.12.2018

Serbia has threatened a military response if its neighbor, Kosovo, goes through with a plan to establish a standing army — the latest in an escalating situation between the two neighboring nations.
Kunstinstallation Thinking of You zum Gedenken an Opfer sexueller Gewalt im Kosovo-Krieg

Kosovo: Survivors of wartime sexual violence speak out 09.12.2018

After many years of silence, hundreds of survivors of sexual violence during the Kosovo war have decided to come forward. Researchers argue that this crime was a weapon of "ethnic cleansing."
Kosovo 10. Unabhängigkeitstag - Zeremonie

Serbia to consider military intervention 'option' if Kosovo forms standing army 05.12.2018

The creation of a standing army in Kosovo could provoke military intervention by Belgrade, Serbia's prime minister said. Kosovo's parliament is due to vote next week on transforming its defense force into a regular army.
Ausstellung Milorad Kovačević Es war einmal einer Jugoslawien

Yugoslavia, 1918: Birth of a dead state 01.12.2018

Exactly 100 years ago, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes proclaimed its union; eleven years later, it was named "Yugoslavia." But was its breakup three-quarters of a century later fated from the outset?
Kosovo Mitrovica - Oliver Ivanovic

Kosovo Serbs arrested over politician Oliver Ivanovic's murder 23.11.2018

Police in Kosovo have arrested three men over the murder of the Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic. As a moderate, Ivanovic had been considered capable of building bridges between ethnic Albanians and Serbs.
Kosovo Besuch serbischer Präsident Boris Tadic

Serbia warns Kosovo against escalation in tariff row 22.11.2018

Serbia's president has accused Kosovo of mobilizing security forces in a northern area heavily populated by Serbs. The EU has urged both sides to "end these provocations" before the situation spirals out of control.
Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj, Premierminister & Kabinett | Entscheidung Zölle gegen Serbien

Kosovo slaps 100 percent tariff on Serbian goods after Interpol bid failure 21.11.2018

Pristina hit Serbian goods with steep tariffs after blaming Belgrade's "aggressive stance" for its failed bid to join the Interpol. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, but the countries remain at odds.
DW - Ana Brnabić bei Conflict Zone

Serbian PM Ana Brnabic: Srebrenica 'a terrible crime,' not genocide 15.11.2018

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic told DW's Conflict Zone that the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica was "not genocide." She also said Serbia was not ready to join the EU before 2025.
Boykottdrohungen gegen EU-Westbalkan-Gipfel

Kosovo-Serbia talks stall again, EU's Mogherini urges progress 09.11.2018

The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo have met in Brussels but again failed to agree on details to normalize relations. Both countries have been told they must push for normalcy for a chance to join the European Union.
Kosovo KFOR-Truppen

Kosovo votes to establish national army 20.10.2018

Kosovo's lawmakers have moved to create a national army in a vote boycotted by the parliament's Serb minority lawmakers. Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic said the move could lead to "tragic consequences."
Serbien Präsident Aleksandar Vucic und NATO-Generalsekretär Jens Stoltenberg

Serbia's big NATO disaster relief exercise 12.10.2018

Serbia — often considered an ally of Russia — has hosted a major NATO disaster relief exercise. Feelings about NATO still run high in Serbia, almost 20 years after the capital Belgrade was destroyed during the Kosovo conflict. Now the country's president says it's time for a more "rational" approach towards the alliance. Guy De Launey spoke to him, and NATO's secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg.

Kosovo Straßensperren vor Besuch des serbischen Präsidenten Vucic

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic blocked from visiting Kosovo Serb village 09.09.2018

Dozens of Kosovo Albanians have blocked a road to prevent Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic from visiting a Serb-populated enclave in Kosovo. Vucic has criticized NATO peacekeepers for not preventing the blockade.
Kosovo Besuch Serbiens Präsident Vucic

Serbian President Vucic: 'Very hard' to mend ties with Kosovo 09.09.2018

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said there was a "long road full of thorns" ahead for Serbia and Kosovo. A border dispute between the two has put hopes of EU membership on hold.
Symbolbild Kosovo - Eine Mappe von Kosovos Norden im kyrillischen Schrift

Serbia and Kosovo moot map redraw in historic land swap 06.09.2018

Serbs and Kosovars want to take their borders back to the drawing board. Villages and valleys changing hands could help soothe an ancient feud but potentially break a longstanding taboo.
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