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EU expects Serbia, Kosovo leaders to back deal to normalise ties

Leaders of former wartime enemies Serbia and Kosovo are expected to endorse a Western-backed deal on Monday to put their relations on a more normal footing, a senior European Union official said.

Reuters

Sky’s the Limit for Djokovic after Matching Graf, Say Younger Rivals

Novak Djokovic has shown that age is not a barrier and the 35-year-old will continue to break records, his younger rivals on the ATP tour said as the Serbian star looks to overtake Steffi Graf as the player with the most weeks at world number one. Djokovic won a record-extending…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kosovo's PM 'very optimistic' that agreement with Serbia could happen this year

FRANCE 24 spoke to Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti, as Kosovo celebrates 15 years of independence. Kurti is due to meet Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Brussels on February 27 and said he was "very optimistic" that an agreement leading to full normalisation between the two countries could happen "this…

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‘Partial independence’: Kosovo reflects on secession from Serbia

Independence was a dream come true, but building a future is taking longer than expected, Albanian Kosovars say.

Al Jazeera

Tennis star Novak Djokovic parties and sings karaoke with forgotten Premier League hero

Tennis icon Novak Djokovic won a record 10th Australia Open title last month and the Serbian superstar has been enjoying a well-earned celebration in his homeland

Daily Mirror

Serbian nationalists and pro-Russian activists protest against closer ties with Kosovo

Protesters cheered “Serbia-Russia” as far-right leader Damjan Knezevic urged people to riot if their demands were not met

Evening Standard

Europe's youngest country Kosovo now 15, but problems endure

Europe’s youngest country, Kosovo, on Friday launched festivities for the 15th anniversary of its independence from neighboring Serbia with a military parade, wreath-laying ceremonies and a special Parliament session

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Which countries recognise Kosovo’s statehood?

Kosovo declared itself a sovereign state 15 years ago, but countries including Serbia do not recognise its independence.

Al Jazeera

Kosovo celebrates 15 years of independence with eye to reaching deal with Serbia

Kosovo feted 15 years of independence with a parade of soldiers and police cheered by thousands in Pristina on Friday with an eye to a normalisation deal with Serbia, key to stability in a region still scarred from ethnic wars in the 1990s.

Reuters

5 held for alleged violent bid to overthrow Serbian leader

Serbia’s police say they have arrested five people on suspicion of calling for the violent overthrow of the Balkan country’s president and the possession of arms

The Independent UK

Kosovo marks 15 uneasy years of independence from Serbia

Kosovo is celebrating 15 years of independence with a month of celebrations while still facing serious challenges with Serbia, which refuses to recognize the autonomy of its former province

The Independent UK

Serbia arrests three after nationalist calls for riots over Kosovo plan

Serbian police arrested three people in Belgrade on Thursday after ultra-nationalist and pro-Russian activists threatened "more than" riots if Serbia accepts a Western-backed plan aimed at normalising relations with Kosovo.

Reuters

Serbian right-wingers rally against Western plan for Kosovo

Hundreds of Serbian nationalists have rallied outside the presidency building in Belgrade demanding that President Aleksandar Vucic rejects a Western plan to normalize ties with breakaway Kosovo and pulls out of negotiations

The Independent UK

Serb nationalists pledge riots if Belgrade tries to improve ties with Kosovo

Hundreds of hardline Serb nationalists and pro-Russia activists rallied in downtown Belgrade, threatening riots if Serbia accepts a Western-backed plan aimed at mending ties with Kosovo, its former mainly Albanian southern province.

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Moldova bars fans from soccer match with Serbia amid Russia coup plot concerns

Moldova has barred fans from attending a soccer match against a Serbian team, officials announced on Tuesday, a day after the Moldovan president said saboteurs from Serbia could be part of an alleged Kremlin coup plot.

The Independent UK

Love blossoms in Serbia between Ukrainian, Russian 'enemies'

She is Ukrainian, he is Russian

Reuters

Factbox-Kosovo on 15th anniversary of independence

Kosovo will on Friday mark the 15th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Serbia.

Reuters

Stand-off with minority Serbs holds back Kosovo 15 years after independence

When in December Serbia put forces on highest combat alert in response to increasing violence in Kosovo between police and minority Serb protesters, a shareholder in Pristina's newest shopping mall began getting calls from unnerved investors.

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Explainer-Why Kosovo's stand-off with Serbs goes on 15 years after statehood

Fifteen years after Kosovo declared independence, 50,000 minority Serbs in the north bordering Serbia refuse to recognise state institutions, get pay and benefits from Serbia's budget and pay no taxes either to Pristina or Belgrade.

Reuters

Kosovo Albanian-Serb tensions simmer on independence anniversary

Kosovo's relations with Serbia remain fraught with tension 15 years after it declared independence, with Belgrade still not recognising the statehood of its former province. With the war in Ukraine casting a shadow across the historically turbulent Balkans, the West is pressing the two sides to normalise ties to lessen…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Djokovic Seeks Special Permission to Enter US, Brother Says

Serbia's Novak Djokovic, one of the most high-profile unvaccinated athletes in the world, has applied for special permission to enter the United States to play at the Indian Wells and Miami Open, his brother Djordje said on Friday. The US vaccine requirement for foreign air travellers is not expected to…

Reuters

Sanctions on Russia are main obstacle to Serbia's EU bid - PM Brnabic

Serbia's refusal to impose sanctions on its ally Russia remains the main obstacle to a speedier European Union accession bid, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Friday, describing the move as the "condition above all conditions" set by the bloc.

Reuters

Kosovo Albanian-Serb tensions simmer on independence anniversary

Daily Mirror

MP quits after being caught watching porn at a debate on international relations

Zvonimir Stevic was caught red-handed watching a pornographic film as an important debate ensued over Serbia's future relations with breakaway state Kosovo

Al Jazeera

‘Ambiguous by design’: What’s in the Kosovo-Serbia deal?

Proposed settlement is focused on conflict avoidance rather than achieving lasting peace, analysts say.

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