Hashim Thaci

Kosovo parliament elects Vjosa Osmani as president

Lawmakers in Kosovo elected and swore in a new president for a five-year term, the Balkan nation's second female leader in the post-war period.

Kosovo to hold early election as top court ruling topples government

Kosovo prepares for an unprecedented snap poll after its top court annulled a vote that installed Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti, fuelling further turmoil in the crisis-hit democracy.

Former Kosovo president Thaci denies war crimes

Hashim Thaci pleads not guilty to war crimes charges in 1990s war against Serbia as he appears at a special international court in The Hague.

Former Kosovo president Thaci transferred to The Hague detention centre

Hashim Thaci was indicted by a special Kosovo court based in The Hague, Netherlands, set up to try the alleged crimes of former ethnic Albanian rebel leaders during Kosovo's war for independence from Serbia in the 1990s.

Kosovo-Serbia: The US should act as a negotiator, not a cartographer

Kosovo-Serbia talks have been derailed but the US needs to get them back on track.

Kosovo President Thaci meets prosecutors who indicted him

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci was greeted by a small group of chanting supporters when he arrived at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers.

Kosovo's President Thaci, nine others indicted for war crimes

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and nine other ex-fighters were indicted for war crimes during and after Kosovo’s 1998-99 independence war with Serbia.

Opposition parties lead polls in Kosovo's snap elections for new parliament

The victory of the two opposition parties was a heavy rebuke to parties led by former guerrillas who battled Serbia in the 1990s, paving the way for Kosovo's independence.

Macron, Merkel push Serbia and Kosovo to find resolution

France and Germany organised a Western Balkans summit in Berlin to restart deadlocked talks between Serbia and Kosovo.

Serbia warns of consequences as Kosovo moves to create an army

Kosovo parliament passes bills laying the groundwork for creating Kosovo's own army but Serbia says the decision will have "unforeseeable consequences" for the security in the region.

Serbia's Vucic says long road ahead in talks with Kosovo

A land swap deal floated by the two countries would allow Serbia to keep control over northern parts of Kosovo that are mainly populated by Serbs. In return, Belgrade would hand southern municipalities mainly populated by ethnic Albanians to Kosovo.

Kosovo and Serbia to discuss land swap

The idea to make predominantly ethnic Albanian towns in Serbia part of Kosovo in exchange for Serbia taking over a part of northern Kosovo populated mainly by Serbs divides the Balkans.