The ramifications of Sunday’s North Kosovo gun battle were still being felt Tuesday Sept. 26, with EU representatives scrambling and Kosovo calling for Serbia to hand over ethnic Serb gunman whom it claimed had escaped across the border. The incident, which began Saturday night with the ambush of a Kosovo police patrol near Zvecan, is
While for many Europeans the return of COVID-19 during the summer went unnoticed, new sub-variants of the Omicron version of the virus have been present since at least July, and this week the Serbian Ministry of Health reacted with a mask mandate for hospital workers and visitors, effective immediately. The Serbian Ministry of Health’s Anti-COVID-19
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (CCIS) is currently participating in the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly as part of the Serbian delegation, with up to 40 bilateral meetings planned to advance business and infrastructure deals. “More than 30 to 40 bilateral meetings [will take place] with country representatives during
In a somewhat paradoxical turn of events, the war in Ukraine has spurred intensive political battles between Ukraine and some allies over wheat exports—but Serbia, which has attempted to play a neutral role during the war, is now dealing with a surplus of corn and sunflower, primarily do to logistics issues brought on by the
Last Thursday’s failed Brussels talks on the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia prompted a terse statement by an unnamed US State Department representative, who noted that the clock is ticking on an agreement between the two states. “We are disappointed that progress was not made today,” a U.S. State Department spokesperson said, as
Sometimes the truth comes out in the wash. This appeared to be the case Thursday when, following meetings between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, European Union High Representative Josep Borrell stated clearly that Kurti blocked a new plan to normalize relations between Serbia and Kosovo. “Today I tried with Kurti
In a week during which Serbia is taking part in predictably difficult talks in Brussels with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced that the country will indeed accede to protesters and local opposition parties and hold new elections, with these taking place no later than March 2, 2024. Speaking in Nis
For years a noteworthy flaw in Kosovo’s arguments and head-butting with Serbia over recognition as an independent state has been the fact that several EU countries simply do not recognize it as such—but, according to Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti now claims that once of those countries, Greece, is finally leaning toward recognition. “Greece is
It appears that Serbia is in store for early parliamentary elections in December, with press leaks confirming that elections are planned, and the opposition also demanding that a vote comes into play. An unnamed source deemed “close to the leadership of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) was cited by Serbia’s N1 news site as claiming
Serbia has steadfastly declared neutrality with regard to the war in Ukraine, yet that has not meant that it is oblivious to the plight of Ukrainians, as was proven Aug. 30 when Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic officiated the hand over of 14 trucks of humanitarian aid bound for Kherson. “The Serbian government took part
