Kosovo

Lawmakers in Kosovo gave their approval Tuesday for sending the country’s security forces to take part in international peacekeeping missions. The 120-seat parliament voted unanimously, with 92 present lawmakers, in favor of the move. Following a request from the U.S. Central Command, it will put Kosovo’s troops under the command of the National Guard of Iowa during peacekeeping assignments.

Kosovo’s political parties cannot agree about whether the next president should be chosen via negotiations or after new parliamentary elections following the resignation of Hashim Thaci to face war crimes charges.

Former Kosovar President Hashim Thaci has appeared for the first time before a war crimes court in The Hague to face charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity stemming from Kosovo’s war of independence more than 20 years ago.

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has resigned from office, announcing that a special court at The Hague was indicting him for war crimes.

Kosovo’s government adopted a 16-point plan on Monday to implement the agreement that the country signed with the US at the White House in September, Kosovo media outlet Koha reported.

EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajcak said the reason for the delay was the coronavirus pandemic. The potential date of the postponed meeting was not determined.

Armed EU rule-of-law mission police raided the Kosovo Liberation Army War Veterans’ Organisation and arrested its leader after it urged media to publish leaked files it received from the Hague war crimes court.

Next round of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, scheduled for September 28, called into question by Pristina's refusal to discuss the Community of Serb Municipalities.

US investment institutions have signed non-binding contracts with Serbia and Kosovo on building a so-called ‘Peace Highway’ – the first fruit of the US-brokered economic normalization deal signed in Washington on September 4.