Serbia-Kosovo deal seen as short-term compromise
A European Union-brokered peace deal between Serbia and Kosovo has dodged the question of official recognition for the former Serbian…
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Serbia president tells Wagner to stop recruiting for Ukraine
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic has criticised Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group for its recruitment drive in the former Yugoslav republic for…
Serbs in Kosovo increase roadblocks while Serbia deploys army on border
Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo have erected more roadblocks after Serbia deployed its armed forces along the border. Trucks are…
EU poised to step up Kosovo involvement
The European Union says it is ready to reinforce its mission in northern Kosovo as tensions rise with the ethnically…
Fifa to investigate Serbia over Kosovo flag
The world’s footballing body Fifa has initiated disciplinary proceedings against the Serbian football association after the team displayed a flag…
Kosovo and Serbia step back from car plate crisis
Kosovo and Serbia will normalise relations before spring, according to Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti after the European Union orchestrated…
New Kosovo PM fears more Serb aggression as car plate crisis put on hold
Kosovo could be attacked by Serbia amid tensions with the Balkan state’s Serb minority, according to the newly appointed prime…
Serbia ignores EU criticism with ongoing Russian flights
Russian citizens have been avoiding travel bans imposed since the invasion of Ukraine by using Serbia to fly to Cyprus,…
Russia denies ditching Serbia over Kosovo independence
Serbia’s media has distanced itself from Vladimir Putin amid suggestions Russia might withdraw its support on Kosovo. Russia vetos Kosovo’s…
Chinese military delivery to Serbia boosts Balkan tensions
China says it delivered “regular military supplies” to Serbia after six Chinese Air Force Y-20 transport planes landed in Belgrade…
Hungary PM challenger needs ‘miracle’ to beat ‘populist dictator’ Orban
Hungary’s opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay (pictured) says the odds are stacked against his six-party coalition taking on a “populist dictator”…
Serbia scraps US2.4bn lithium mine project amid heavy protests as election looms
After Novak Djokovic’s vaccine travails, relations between Serbia and Australia have suffered further as the Serb authorities scrapped Rio Tinto’s…
Serbia government backs down on controversial lithium mine after heavy protests
Serbia has suspended two laws apparently designed to help mining multinational Rio Tinto open a lithium mine in the west…
European Union brokers deal to ease Kosovo-Serbia border tension
Serbia has removed barricades at two Kosovo-Serbian border crossings after an EU agreement to reduce tensions over vehicle registration plates….
US agency halts Kosovo aid over Serbia dispute
A US government aid agency operating in Kosovo is suspending its US$50-million programme to help boost growth until the tariff…
Montenegro president accuses Serbia of sparking religious protests
Montenegro’s president, Milo Djukanovic, says Serbia and Russia are using the Serbian Orthodox Church to undermine the government as the…