Council of Europe

Kosovo Calls on Citizens To Avoid Serbia Travel Amid Reported Border Blockage

Kosovo advises its citizens to avoid traveling through Serbia “at all costs" after its Liaisons' office in Serbia reported that around 300 people in four buses from Kosovo were blocked at midnight at the Serbia Croatia border crossing in Batrovci, which Serbia denies.

Mixed Reactions from Kosovo and Serbia as Kosovo Moves Closer to CoE Accession

The Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly recommendation of Kosovo's membership has drawn praise from Kosovo and criticism from Serbia.

Vote Puts Kosovo One Step from Accession to Europe’s Chief Rights Body

Kosovo edges closer to joining the Council of Europe following a vote in the parliamentary assembly, much to the anger of Serbia.

Montenegro Fails to Shed Clarity on Kosovo’s CoE Membership

After Montenegro’s delegate voted against accepting Kosovo into the Council of Europe, the coalition government said that ‘one MP’s position’ was ‘not the official policy of the government’.

Kosovo Edges Closer to Council of Europe Membership

The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy voted to recommend that Kosovo joins the international human rights organisation, despite Serbia’s strong opposition.