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Kosovo police officer wounded in volatile northern region

A police patrol was attacked on Thursday in Kosovo's volatile north, injuring an officer, two hours after police troops were sent in the region in an attempt to replace hundreds of Serb cops who resigned last month over a car plate dispute.

Reuters

FIFA fine Croatia over fans' xenophobic chants

Doha (AFP) - FIFA on Wednesday sanctioned World Cup quarter-finalists Croatia following abuse by their fans targeting Canada's goalkeeper Milan Borjan.

AFP

Explosions heard in Serb majority areas in Kosovo, no injuries reported - police

Kosovo police said explosions were heard and shots fired on Tuesday as it escorted a state election commission delegation to visit municipalities in the Serb majority areas in the north, but no injuries were reported.

Reuters

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EU drafts new proposal for Kosovo-Serbia ties - senior EU diplomat

The European Union has drafted a new proposal for normalisation of ties between Kosovo and Serbia with a clear timeline of actions, according to a senior EU diplomat, speaking on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans summit on Tuesday.

Reuters

Host Albania has high hopes for EU-Western Balkans summit

Albania’s prime minister says a European Union summit in his country’s capital this week demonstrates the EU’s heightened geostrategic interests in the Western Balkans region during Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Enlargement back on EU's agenda at Western Balkans summit

The war in Ukraine has put the European Union’s expansion at the top of the agenda as officials from the Western Balkans and EU leaders prepare to meet Tuesday

The Independent UK

Game of cojones: Serbia suffer and give Granit Xhaka the last word

Switzerland’s captain offered a snapshot of the bad blood between Albania, Kosovo and Serbia with one crude gesture

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Serbia’s Vucic to boycott EU summit with Western Balkan leaders

The Serbian president has been outraged by the appointment of Kosovo’s minister to ethnic groups.

Al Jazeera

Switzerland and Serbia feel the weight of history before high-stakes clash

The scars of the Kosovo conflict are yet to heal for Switzerland and Serbia as both sides pledge no repeat of 2018 World Cup flashpoints

The Guardian - UK

World Cup 2022: Switzerland vs Serbia match preview

Switzerland are well placed to seal the second spot in Group G.

Al Jazeera

From Kosovo to Camden — how Dua Lipa became one of the biggest pop stars in the world

As the singer accepts her Albanian citizenship, Amy Francombe charts her life as the child of Kosovan refugees to a teenager living alone in London (and the phenomenal success that’s followed)

Evening Standard

‘Honoured’: Dua Lipa celebrates as she’s granted Albanian citizenship by country’s president

‘Got my Albanian citizenship!!’ singer wrote

The Independent UK

FIFA investigates Serbian nationalist flag in dressing room

FIFA said it will investigate after image of the flag showing Kosovo as part of Serbia was hung in team’s dressing room.

Al Jazeera

FIFA stick to stance with action over 'hateful' Serbia flag ahead of World Cup clash

FIFA are set to take action against the Football Association of Serbia after a flag described as 'hateful' of the area of Kosovo was hung in the team's dressing room

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Kosovo's PM expects final deal with Serbia early next year

Kosovo and Serbia will reach a final deal to normalise relations before spring 2023, Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti told parliament on Thursday, a day after the European Union brokered a deal to end a car licence plate dispute.

Reuters

Italy urges 'full normalisation' in Kosovo-Serbia relations

Serbia and Kosovo need to normalise their relations in full after reaching a deal that ended a two-year-old dispute on car licence plates, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

‘Giant step forward’: Kosovo, Serbia reach deal on vehicle plates

Kosovo, Serbia agree to end a row over vehicle licence plates that the West had warned could trigger ethnic violence.

Reuters

U.S. welcomes agreement between Kosovo and Serbia

The United States on Wednesday welcomed an agreement between Serbia and Kosovo to end a nearly two-year dispute over car license plates in northern Kosovo, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.

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The Independent UK

EU official: Kosovo, Serbia reach a deal on vehicle plates

The European Union’s top diplomat says Kosovo and Serbia have reached a deal on a dispute over vehicle number plates, defusing rising tension between the two Western Balkan neighbors

Reuters

Kosovo, Serbia reach deal to end dangerous dispute over car plates -EU

Kosovo and Serbia reached a deal on Wednesday to end a nearly two-year dispute over car licence plates in northern Kosovo, which the West had warned could trigger ethnic violence, the European Union's foreign policy chief said.

AFP

Kosovo pauses controversial Serbian car plate scheme

Mitrovica (Kosovo) (AFP) - Kosovo's prime minister, accused by Brussels of scuppering talks to resolve a row over a scheme to replace Serbian numberplates, said on Tuesday he had delayed the plan for two days.

The Guardian - UK

Fears Kosovo-Serbia number plate row could spark violence

Tensions rise over plans to fine ethnic Serbs in Kosovo who refuse to surrender Belgrade-issued plates

Reuters

Kosovo delays fining Serb drivers for 2 days after U.S. request

Kosovo has postponed for another 48 hours its plan to fine drivers who continue using Serbian-issued car license plates, after a U.S. request for a delay due to the West's fears that fines may trigger ethnic violence.

Al Jazeera

EU raises alarm over escalating Serbia, Kosovo car plates dispute

The Balkans neighbours are at odds over Pristina’s move to match Belgrade’s ban on Kosovo licence plates.

Reuters

U.S. disappointed Kosovo and Serbia fail to reach agreement, State Dept says

The United States is disappointed Kosovo and Serbia have failed to agree on a solution to their dispute over car license plates used by the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.

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