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Week in Review: Great Games and Even Bigger Problems
Great Games
Great pandemics do not necessarily bring great power games to a halt. On the contrary, in the Balkans the coronavirus pandemic has only added fuel to the fire of these rivalries and competitions.
How Multi-ethnic is Kosovo?
Ever since it broke away from Serbia, Kosovo has come under pressure to preserve its multi-ethnic character. But minority communities still struggle to exercise their rights.
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Germany Urges Kosovo Politicians to Focus on COVID-19, Not Divisions
Q: Following the fall of the government last week, Kosovo is facing another political crisis at the same time as the coronavirus pandemic. What would be best for the EU to do for Kosovo right now?
Kosovar Turks will learn Turkish online
Turkey's Education Information Network will broadcast Turkish language education in Kosovo, according to Ankara's Education Minister Ziya Selçuk.
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Kosovo Decision to Partly Scrap Tariffs Leaves Serbia Unmoved
Serbia has given a grudging response to the Kosovo government's decision on Tuesday to lift the 100-per-cent tariff imposed on imports from Serbia and Bosnia - fully removing the tariff for Bosnia while replacing tariffs more gradually with Serbia in line with a new principle of reciprocity.
US Dismisses Kurti’s Claims About Secret Land Swap Talks
The US Special Envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Richard Grenell, the US Ambassador to Kosovo, Philip Kosnett, and the US Special Representative for the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer, have dismissed claims made by outgoing Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti that the Presidents of Kosovo and Serbia had reached a secret agreement on a land swap with their knowledge as part of a final deal on
Animating History: Kosovo Women’s War Stories on Film
Hoxha, who spends her time drawing, creating animation and working at a local all-female design studio, launched her animated short film, 'Kush mytet kapet per shkume' ('The One Who's Drowning Holds on to the Foam'), in December 2019.
Autonomy Abolished: How Milosevic Launched Kosovo’s Descent into War
"It was a day for conscience and responsibility," Termkolli told BIRN.
Kosovo's autonomy as part of the Yugoslav federation was granted in 1974 under the leadership of Josip Broz Tito, giving it almost the same rights as Yugoslavia's six republics. Fifteen years later, this was being reversed.
Pristina abolishes fees
Tariffs on all goods and products are expected to be abolished on April 1, Kosovo Online reports.
The government made the decision tonight in a telephone session. Ministers of Vetvendosje and non-Serb minority minister, member of the New Democratic Party, Emilia Rexhepi voted in favor of this decision.
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United States seriously threatens Pristina: We will leave; Grenell retweeted
He also stressed that if Kosovo is not fully committed to peace, the US should reconsider its presence there.
Commenting on the situation on Kosovo territory, Perdue reminded on his Twitter account that for more than two decades, US forces have been helping to maintain peace between Belgrade and Pristina.