Sanctions

The European Parliament's Rapporteur for Kosovo, Riho Terras during a visit in Kosovo on Dec. 09, 2024. Photo: BIRN

Kosovo’s European Parliament Rapporteur Urges Removal of EU Sanctions

In a draft report to the European Parliament, the Kosovo rapporteur urged the immediate removal of EU sanctions imposed on Kosovo in June 2023 due to tensions in the country's northern region, calling them unjustified.

The Serbian Orthodox Visoki Decani Monastery in Kosovo, January 2013. Photo: EPA-EFE/Valdrin Xhemaj.

Kosovo’s Taken Crucial Step to Join Council of Europe

Kosovo has taken a necessary step to ensuring membership of an important international organisation and the benefits will be manyfold – from joining multiple conventions to taking part in Eurovision.

Kosovo Calls EU for ‘Immediate Removal’ of Sanctions

Kosovo authorities are growing impatient to see the European Union remove measures set in June last year as Deputy PM Besnik Bislimi lists Kosovo’s “efforts” to de-escalation of situation in the north.

Osmani Calls EU to Remove Sanctions on Kosovo and Grant Candidate Country Status

At the summit of the leaders of the European Union and the Western Balkans, the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, requested the removal of sanctions against Kosovo and the granting of candidate country status. She also warned tha Serbia is preparing another attack on Kosovo.

EU Sanction Dilemma: Kosovo Awaits Action, Serbia Escapes Scrutiny

Three weeks after the terrorist attack in Banjska, North Kosovo, the European Union has refrained from imposing sanctions on Serbia, even as the sanctions against Kosovo, imposed prior to the attack, remain in place.