Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox
Former political prisoner Albin Kurti in strong position to become prime minister
Ramush Haradinaj sought for questioning by special chamber investigating KLA crimes
Belgrade and Pristina clash over anti-smuggling operation in Serb-dominated north
Kosovo and Bosnia face challenge of reintegrating returning combatants and families
Hashim Thaci says bickering among western countries is hindering settlement with Serbia
Merkel and Macron tell 6 aspirant nations to pursue political stability
Protests against president threaten economic development and deal with Kosovo
Haradinaj says EU membership will underpin peace and frustrate Russian ambitions
Progress is far from guaranteed despite US and EU support for the dialogue
Proposed Kosovo-Serbia agreement has risks but could bring benefits
We want to work out our differences with Serbia so we can both join the EU
Withdrawal from Brussels meeting follows backlash against land swap idea
Criticism of ‘Frankenstein’ plan despite change in tone by EU and US
Qendron Kastrati wants his city of Kamenica to be a model of unity
Idea had been considered a non-starter by international community
Behgjet Pacolli confident that region’s progress will boost country’s EU ambitions
Once an ultra-nationalist, the president now sees EU membership as a catalyst for reform
We must not confuse a military response with the need to intervene for humanitarian reasons
Region is poorer than bloc’s members but there is time to make up some of the GDP per capita gap
Brussels must set tough conditions but offer a chance of accession
Target is for bloc’s biggest single expansion in two decades
Killing of Oliver Ivanovic prompts Serbian officials to pull out of talks
Macron’s win brought hope of EU unity, but tensions are rising between west and east and over the Balkan countries
Putin ally will seek to cement his position as the region’s pivotal political figure
International Edition