The 28 European Union member states have agreed on a draft declaration ahead of the EU-Western Balkans summit on May 17 in Sofia, overcoming internal divisions.
Kosovar President Hashim Thaci welcomed Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias as he continued his tour of Balkan nations on April 12.
Contempt shown by governments for independent institutions and civil society, attacks on the political opposition and independent media, as well as an incessant push to blend the ruling party with the state, are becoming the new normal in postcommunist Europe and Eurasia, U.S.-based democracy monitor Freedom House warns in its latest report.
Kosovo authorities have indicted 11 people from President Hashim Thaci's ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) for allegedly handing out state jobs to people based on their political affiliation.
Hundreds of protesters burned tires and blocked four main highways in Albania on April 5 to demand that authorities scrap new tolls on the main road linking Albania with Kosovo.
Discord over the form and substance of a final joint statement for the European Union’s flagship Western Balkans summit in Sofia threatens to derail the meeting more than a month before it is to take place.
Protests have broken out over new tolls the Albanian government is charging on the main highway linking the country with neighboring Kosovo.
Kosovo’s parliament on April 4 voted to establish a panel to investigate how and why six Turkish citizens who are opponents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were arrested and deported to Turkey.
Kosovo's prime minister and its president are in sharp disagreement over the arrest and deportation of six Turkish nationals.
The European Union on April 3 criticized Kosovo's deportation of six Turks who were political foes of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying it "raised questions" about both Pristina's and Ankara's "respect" for human rights.
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has rejected criticism from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over his dismissal last week of officials in Pristina who deported six Turkish citizens with ties to Erdogan's political foes.
Albanian police say 14 officers were injured during protests against new tolls being imposed on a road linking the country with Kosovo.
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