Kosovo

20 hours agoNATO-led forces are prepared to intervene in northern Kosovo if stability in the region is jeopardized. 19 hours agoThe Kosovo government postponed implementation of a decision that would oblige Serbs in the north of the country to apply for car license plates issued by Pristina institutions after tensions rose.

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The United States continues to support a multiethnic democratic Kosovo fully integrated into the international community.

. Kosovo self-declared independent country in the Balkans region of Europe. Kosovo officially the Republic of Kosovo is a country in Southeast Europe with mixed diplomatic recognition. Republika e Kosovës or First Republic of Kosovo was a self-declared proto-state in southeastern Europe established in 1991.

Kosovos citizens are the second poorest in Europe after Moldova with a per capita GDP PPP of 10400 in 2017. It lies at the centre of the Balkans. During its peak it tried to establish its own parallel political institutions in opposition to the institutions of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija held by Yugoslavias Republic of Serbia.

This remains a key pillar of US. They remain politically loyal to Serbia. The Republic of Kosova Albanian.

9 hours agoKosovos prime minister Albin Kurti has accused Vucic of instigating the violence. Given this lack of international consensus Kosovo was not immediately. Kosovo has been recognised as an independent state by more than 100 countries but not by Serbia or Russia.

The Washington Posts Chico Harlan in Rome and Ishaan Tharoor contributed to this report. A year ago after local Serbs blocked the same roads in another row over licence plates. Since Kosovos independence in 2008 the United States and over 100 UN-member countries have recognized Kosovo as an independent sovereign state.

An unemployment rate of 33 and a youth unemployment rate near 60 in a country where the average age is 26 encourages emigration and fuels a significant informal unreported economy. Kosovo proclaimed independence from Serbia in 2008 but ethnic Serbs who make up the majority in the northern region do not recognise Pristinas authority. NATO said in a statement Sunday that tensions are on the rise in the northern municipalities.

Kosovo unilaterally declared and achieved its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by 97 member states of the United Nations. Efforts to enhance stability in the. Although the United States and most members of the European Union EU recognized Kosovos declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008 Serbia Russia and a significant number of other countriesincluding several EU membersdid not.

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