Arbana Vidishiqi is the director of RFE/RL's Balkan Service.
A dispute over a claim that Liberia has renounced its recognition of Kosovo underscores Serbia's stubborn refusal to recognize Kosovo's statehood.
Tens of thousands of Kosovars left the country in 2014 and the rate of out migration has jumped 40 percent since December. Asylum seekers in the EU from Kosovo now outnumber those from Syria and Afghanistan.
Albania has imported toxic waste from its richer neighbors for years. But a reported plan to dismantle Syria's chemical weapons there sparked outrage.
As rights groups marked the International Day of the Disappeared, mothers of Kosovo's missing war victims removed their protest memorial in Pristina but vowed to continue their fight to learn the truth.
Kosovo's parliament elected a political unknown, policewoman Atifete Jahjaga, to serve as the country's new president.
Kosovo today marks two years since ethnic-Albanian officials in Pristina unilaterally declared independence from Serbia. Since then, 65 countries have recognized Kosovo as an independent state -- including the United States and most of the European Union.
Today marks Independence Day in Kosovo and the world’s newest nation celebrates its second birthday. But the challenges facing Kosovo are still many.
February 17 marks the first anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia. While some of the excitement of that day remains, many of the hopes that accompanied Kosovo's independence remain elusive.
Despite prodding from the EU and the UN to accept the plan -- and more gentle nudging from Washington -- authorities in Prishtina remain steadfastly opposed to a scheme for the conditional deployment of the European Union's largest civilian mission, EULEX.
During the demonstrations, parades, and independence concerts, no one thinks about things like passports and international dialing codes. But when the music stops, ordinary people think of little else.
Nesrete Kumnova has dedicated her life to locating what she calls the "not found," including her only son, Albion.
