An EU mission will oversee Kosovo's parliamentary elections on February 9, a vital test for Prime Minister Albin Kurti. With tensions high with Serbia, the European Union emphasizes its support for Kosovo's democratic development.

European Union observers will monitor Kosovo’s parliamentary election on Feb. 9, which is expected to be a key test for Prime Minister Albin Kurti

Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Petar Petković, said today that the terror of Pristina calls into question the dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo, and that the responsibility also lies with the European Union.

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PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's authorities on Wednesday said they had closed all so-called parallel institutions used by the country's ethnic Serb minority and financially supported by neighboring Serbia, in a move condemned by the European Union.

Kosovo police on Wednesday raided 10 Belgrade-linked government offices in ethnic Serb areas, the interior ministry said, the latest move by Pristina to dismantle a Serbian system of social services and political offices in the country ahead of parliamentary elections.

Much of what happens in the EU in 2025 will hinge on the incoming U.S. presidency of Donald Trump. Speaking to EU officials over the last few weeks, they all seem to be waiting for his inauguration on January 20 to see what challenges his new administration might bring.

The EU criticized the closure, saying the status of Serbia-supported ... said that the closure was part of Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti's pressure on Serbs ahead of the Feb. 9 parliamentary election. Kosovo’s government last year banned banks ...

"People in Kosovo and Metohija will not lose their jobs, they will have incomes and their earnings, they will support their families, since Serbia takes care of them. All those who were fired by Kurti were not left without incomes, Serbia took it upon itself," Vučić said.

BELGRADE - Pristina's request to be given special guest status in the Council of Europe (CoE) is not on the official agenda of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Political Committee for now,

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Kosovo signed a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which includes Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, the associa