Those in the EU waiting room are getting restless
Frustration growing in Western Balkans over ‘stagnating’ EU membership process
Kosovo
‘There’s no trust’: Tensions flare up in Kosovo 25 years on from brutal war
Return of violence to Balkan region follows a year of deteriorating relations between Kosovo and Serbia
Taoiseach cannot ‘envisage’ sending Ukrainians home before war ends
Decision to extend future protection to Ukrainians needs to apply across EU, Taoiseach says
‘Real fear’ people could be killed in arson attacks on accommodation for asylum seekers, says Varadkar
Taoiseach anticipates arrests over the coming weeks in Garda investigations of incidents of arson
Taoiseach begins two-day visit to west Balkans
Varadkar to discuss recent flare-up in tensions between Kosovo and Serbia during visit
White House warns of ‘unprecedented’ Serbian troop build-up on Kosovo border
Nato peacekeeping force reinforced with British troops as US calls for ‘immediate de-escalation’
Kosovo: Four killed in shootout between police and gunmen
Kosovar police in armoured vehicles move into village of Banjska following clash with ethnic Serb gunmen
Police in Kosovo surround 30 gunmen in monastery after officer killed
Prime minister lays blame for violence on ‘masked professional’ fighters from neighbouring Serbia
Serb hardliners making a comeback in northern Kosovo amid growing frustration with leadership
Political stand-off increases security risks in western Balkans as relations between Pristina and Belgrade deteriorate
Kosovo designates two Serb groups as terrorist organisations
Government move could fuel further ethnic tensions in country’s volatile north
Kosovo PM claims three police officers ‘kidnapped’ by Serb forces
Albin Kurti criticises Nato-led international peacekeepers for lack of official explanation as to what happened to three border officers
Kosovo PM presents plan to defuse tensions in Serb-majority area following unrest
Serb identified by the Kosovo Albanian interior minister as an organiser of assaults on Nato peacekeepers during May protests
Ethnic Serbs gather in northern Kosovo town after clashes with Nato peacekeepers
Recent clashes have provoked fears of renewal of region’s bloody conflicts and prompted Western military alliance to send in additional troops
Nato sends 700 more troops to Kosovo, puts battalion on standby in case riots spread
Secretary general Jens Stoltenberg urges both sides to de-escalate, refrain from ‘further irresponsible behaviour’ and return to EU-backed talks
Explainer: Why Kosovo’s stand-off with Serbs goes on 15 years after statehood
Simmering tensions in the region have intensified more recently
Irish peacekeepers ‘safe and accounted for’ as clashes break out in Kosovo
Italian and Hungarian soldiers were ‘subject of unprovoked attacks’ amid Serb demonstrations
Nato condemns ‘totally unacceptable’ clashes with Serbs in Kosovo
Some 25 Nato peacekeepers are injured as Serbs tried to prevent ethnic-Albanian mayors from reaching their offices
Nato peacekeeping troops hurt as ethnic Serbs clash with police in Kosovo
Violence is latest incident as tensions soar with Serbia putting country’s military on high alert and sending more troops to border
Serbia orders army to Kosovo border after protest clashes
Five Kosovo police and 10 protesters injured in dispute over mayoral election
Serbia, Kosovo reach agreement to implement EU-backed deal normalising ties
Two countries in EU-backed talks for nearly 10 years since Kosovo declared independence in 2008
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