Albania–Serbia relations

LONDON - Amnesty International (AI), a human rights NGO, states in its annual report on the human rights situation in Serbia that Serbs are still subject to attacks and other minorities discriminated against in Kosovo, and a special court to try former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) is expected to be set up there as well.

Migrants from Kosovo "find new route" in bid to reach EU

PRISTINA -- Ethnic Albanians continue to leave Kosovo in great numbers even after their departure via Merdare has been prevented.

Buses carrying immigrants headed for Hungary and on to other EU countries are no longer allowed to go via this administrative line crossing, located between Kosovo and central Serbia.

Hundreds of Albanians detained at Serbia-Hungary border

BELGRADE -- 290 persons, mostly Albanians from Kosovo, have been arrested in the past 48 hours as they were attempting to illegally cross from Serbia to Hungary.

This was announced by Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic during a news conference in Belgrade on Friday.

Greater Albania picture removed from govt. website

BELGRADE -- An image showing the Albanian prime minister's residence with a display of the map of Greater Albania has been removed from the government's website.

Serbia had sent a demarche after the image was posted.

Protest sent to Albania over display of expansionist map

BELGRADE -- Ivica Dacic says Serbia has sent a protest note to Albania because a map showing "Greater Albania" appeared on the residence of the country's prime minister.

However, the foreign minister added, Serbia continues cooperation with the Albanian prime minister, and has never brought it into question.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic stated on Saturday that the West continues to implement the policy of double standards toward Serbia ad Albania.

UEFA rejects both Serbian and Albanian appeals

BELGRADE -- The UEFA appeals committee has rejected the appeals against the penalties given out over incidents that occurred at a canceled match between Serbia and Albania....

KOSOVSKA VITINA - A road sign listing the distances from Kosovska Vitina to cities that should come under a greater Albania has been put up in the downtown of this eastern Kosovo-Metohija municipality to mark the Albanian Flag Day, observed in Albania on November 28.

BELGRADE - A series of Albanian provocations has continued ahead of the recent Greece vs. Serbia football friendly in Chania, when one of the boys who accompanied the players onto the pitch crossed his hands over his chest, in a gesture symbolizing the double-headed eagle depicted on the flag of Albania, during the sounding of the Serbian anthem.

Rama accused Serbia for assimilation of Albanians

After the statement that Belgrade should recognize Kosovo as an independent country, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama continued with provocations during his yesterday's visit to Preševo.