Kosovo accepts EU proposal for normalizing relations with Serbia: Premier

Kosovo’s prime minister said Monday that his country accepts a European Union proposal for the normalization of relations with Serbia.

West To Demand Serbia Recognize Kosovo If Belgrade Slaps Sanctions On Russia - Vucic

The West will require the Serbian authorities to sign an agreement with the partially-recognized republic of Kosovo on its formal recognition once Belgrade agrees to impose sanctions against Russia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday.

Another state revokes recognition of Kosovo – Serbia

The number of nations that have signaled their readiness to revoke recognition of Kosovo from Belgrade has increased to ten, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday. Belgrade would intensify its de-recognition campaign in response to what it sees as Kosovo’s violation of agreements reached with Serbia, Dacic told Serbia’s Vecernje Novosti media outlet.

Moscow Says Serbian-Kosovar Compromise Under Western Guarantees Hardly Sustainable

 A compromise reached by Belgrade and Pristina under "Western firm guarantees" can hardly be called sustainable, as Serbian calls for the establishment of the Community of Serbian Municipalities have been ignored, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.

Tension Soars As Kosovo Shuts Main Border Crossing With Serbia

Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing with Serbia, police said Wednesday, after Serbs set up more barricades on their side in one of the region's worst crises in years.

Kosovo to put detained Serb under house arrest, possibly easing tensions

A former Kosovo Serb policeman, whose arrest triggered violent protests by Kosovo’s Serb minority, will be released from custody and put under house arrest, a court spokesperson said on Wednesday, in a bid to ease tensions between Kosovo and Serbia.

NATO Mission Says Investigating Firing Incident Near Patrol In Northern Kosovo

NATO-led peacekeeping mission Kosovo Force (KFOR) said on Monday that it is investigating a firing incident near a KFOR patrol in northern Kosovo.

Kosovo bans entry of Serbian Patriarch ahead of Orthodox Christmas

Authorities in Kosovo decided Sunday to ban Serbian Patriarch Porfirije from entering the country ahead of Orthodox Christmas.

Kosovo aims to join NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 2023

Kosovo aims to become a member of the NATO alliance's Partnership for Peace program in 2023, its foreign minister said Friday.

Kosovos Accession To EU To Prove Complicated As Republic Lacks Recognition

The accession of the breakaway Republic of Kosovo to the European Union will be a lengthy and complex process, given that five member states have not yet recognized its sovereignty, an EU source told Sputnik.

Government official accuses Kosovo authorities of going to any length to persecute Serbs

Prime Minister of unrecognized Kosovo Albin Kurti is ready to do whatever it takes in his objective to oppress the Serbs, the head of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Petar Petkovic, opined on Wednesday.

Kosovo officially applies for EU membership "in symbolic act"

Kosovo has officially applied for membership in the European Union after the signing of a corresponding document by President Vjosa Osmani, Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Parliamentary Speaker Glauk Konjufca in the capital Pristina.

Russian Envoy Hits Out at West’s Claims That Moscow Has 'No Time' for Kosovo

Speaking to the Soloviev Live TV channel on Tuesday, Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko slammed Western-touted claims that presently Russia was not prepared to get involved in Kosovo.

Serbia urges EU nations that don’t recognize Kosovo to bar its entry to EU

Serbia urges the EU member countries that do not recognize the independence of Kosovo to prevent Pristina from submitting an application for European Union membership on December 15, Serbia’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Monday.

Serbia says Kosovo fails to provide security for Serbs, Belgrade ready to send forces

Serbian Defense Minister Milos Vucevic on Monday told the Pink television channel that Kosovo and Metohija are not providing adequate security to Serbs, so Belgrade is ready to send additional forces there under UNSC resolution 1244.

Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic seeks NATO approval to send forces to north Kosovo

Serbia will ask NATO peacekeepers to let it deploy Serbian military and police to volatile northern Kosovo, although it believes there is no chance of the request being approved, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said.

Romania, Spain Not Planning To Change Their Position On Kosovo - Serbian Prime Minister

Despite the external pressure, the authorities of Romania and Spain are not going to change their positions on non-recognition of the partially recognized Republic of Kosovo, Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said during her visit to Bucharest.

Kosovo, Serbia reach deal on vehicle plates

Kosovo and Serbia have reached a deal to end a long-running dispute over vehicle licence plates that the European Union had warned could trigger ethnic violence.

Kosovos Kurti Postpones Fines For Serbian Car Plates For Another 48 Hours At US Request

 Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti announced on Tuesday the decision to postpone fines for car plates with the Serbian identifier for the disputed region on the border for another 48 hours at Washington's request.

If President Vucic gives the order, the army is ready to protect the Serbs in Kosovo

 Defense Minister Milos Vucevic said on the occasion of the meeting between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti in Brussels that he was not an optimist, but that negotiations, no matter how long and exhausting they might be, were a better solution than the conflict, Pink reports.