Kosovor caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti has told the EU he wants to continue dialogue with Serbia to normalize ties with its neighbor.
EU finance ministers are to meet by video conference to discuss an economic rescue plan for European countries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Authorities in Kosovo's capital, Pristina, have blocked public access to all city parks and squares in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Police put yellow tape around Pristina's main square on April 6 to prevent people from gathering in larger numbers.
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is calling on media in Kosovo to refrain from “intensifying tensions” during the health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Confirmed cases throughout the world as of April 6, 2020.
The global death toll is nearing 70,000 with almost 1.3 million infections confirmed, causing mass disruptions as governments continue to try to slow the spread of the new respiratory illness.Here's a roundup of developments in RFE/RL's broadcast countries.
The EU commissioner for neighborhood and enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, has rejected accusations that the bloc has been too slow in providing assistance to its Balkan neighbors and countries of its Eastern Partnership program in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
There was no sign that trade had increased between Serbia and Kosovo a day after Pristina said that it was lifting its 100 percent tariffs on goods from its neighbor. Only a few cargo trucks arrived at Serbia's snowy Merdare border crossing with Kosovo on April 1.
Kosovo says it is lifting a 100 percent tariff on goods from neighboring Serbia, but Belgrade called it "fake news" and claims Pristina has actually increased punitive measures.
The global death toll has surpassed 40,000 with over 825,000 infections confirmed, causing mass disruptions as governments continue to try to slow the spread of the new respiratory illness.
Former Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak is expected to become this week the European Union special representative for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and the Western Balkans.
The United States says it has no “secret plan” to push land swaps between Kosovo and Serbia, rejecting speculation by some Kosovar officials that such a move was in the works.
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