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POLITICSOct 7EU Says Kosovo's Changes To War Crimes Court Law Violate International ObligationsThe European Union has expressed “deep concern” over Kosovo’s adoption of legislation that seeks to narrow the jurisdiction of a Hague-based war crimes court, saying the changes violate the country’s international obligations toward the bloc.RFE/RL
MILITARYOct 2What the US gains by keeping a military presence in KosovoA US withdrawal would be read as disengagement from the Western Balkans and, with it, from the regional security architecture that it helped shape. The post What the US gains by keeping a military presence in Kosovo appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
POLITICSSep 17Anger over Thaçi war crimes sentence spills into protests at Kosovo EU missionThousands who had gathered in Prishtina expecting an acquittal dispersed in silence after the Kosovo Specialist Chambers found the former president guilty of murder, torture and illegal detention, with some clashing with riot police outside the EU mission.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 15Police in The Hague Brace for Rallies Ahead of Kosovo Trial VerdictThe Dutch city and the war crimes court are on alert, with thousands expected to gather in support of former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders ahead of their trial verdict.Balkan Insight
HEALTHSep 6Germany, Kosovo unite against ticks carrying deadly virusGermany has high-security labs while Kosovo has Hyalomma ticks and experience with the deadly Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Working together, German and Kosovar scientists are fighting the disease and its vectors.DW News [en]