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Serbia Reminds Kosovo: ID Cards Deal Doesn’t Imply Recognition
As the agreement between Kosovo and Serbia on crossing borders using only IDs comes into force tonight, a big disclaimer written in English and Serbian on the Serbian side of the frontier reminds the public of Serbia's continued non-recognition of Kosovo's independence.
EU, US Envoys Attempt to Break Kosovo-Serbia Deadlock
EU and US envoys Miroslav Lajcak and Gabriel Escobar landed in Pristina on Wednesday in an attempt to bridge differences between Kosovo and Serbia ahead of September 1, when the Kosovo authorities intend to bring in regulations on vehicle licence plates and ID documents for border crossing which Serbs strongly oppose.
Week in Review: Brink and Brinkmanship
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Serbian Proposals to Resolve Kosovo Border Row ‘Rejected in Brussels’
The director of the Serbian government's office for Kosovo, Petar Petkovic, said on Friday that the Serbian delegation that met Kosovo officials in Brussels this week had offered two proposals to resolve the simmering dispute over identity documents and vehicle licence plates for Kosovo Serbs, but both were rejected.
Kosovo Allocates 40 Million Euros for Serbs’ Unpaid Electricity
The Kosovo government has allocated €40 million to cover unpaid electricity in the four Serb-dominated municipalities in the north. The funds will be allocated to the Kosovo Energy Distribution and Supply Company, KOSTT.
Kosovo’s Pandemic Response Left Women-Led Businesses Struggling
Based on interviews with Kosovo women entrepreneurs, the five key challenges faced during the pandemic included a fall in customer purchases, the need to remodel the business, the threat to existence, and decreased business size.
Kosovo Police Remove Surveillance Cameras in Mainly Serb Town
Kosovo police on Thursday removed surveillance cameras in the southern Serb-majority municipality of Shterpce/Strpce, acting on the orders of the Ferizaj/Urosevac Basic court and prosecution.
They were told to remove surveillance cameras allegedly controlled by the Serbian authorities, and empty a previously closed municipal building.
BIRN Fact-Check: Have Serbian President’s Kosovo Warnings Ever Come True?
The deadline "means they [Kosovo authorities] are planning a general attack on northern Kosovo by October 1 at the latest," he told reporters a day later.
Kosovo Move in Car Plates Row Aims to ‘Expel Serbs’ – Vucic
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic condemned the Kosovo government's latest decision about licence plates for Serbs living in northern Kosovo, claiming its goal is "to expel Serbs, especially from the north of Kosovo and Metohija". He said Kosovo's goal was "to make a new Storm", referencing the Croatian army operation in 1995, codenamed Storm, that forced most Serbs to flee Croatia.
Kosovo Police Break Up War Veterans’ Protest
Kosovo police used pepper spray against ex-fighters of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA who tried to enter parliament on Monday during a protest to demand that war veterans be included in draft legislation that will guarantee a minimum wage.
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