New Zealand has become the 63rd country to recognisne Kosovo’s independence. Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Skender Hyseni confirmed on Monday that he had received a diplomatic note confirming recognition from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand.

A district court in Banja Luka has dismissed as unfounded an earlier ruling ordering the town to pay over 33 million euros to the Islamic community for 16 mosques destroyed during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war. “This ruling shows that nothing had changed (since the war) and that the same people who …

EU officials in Brussels urged Albania on Monday to hasten the reforms necessary to lift the current visa requirements for its citizens, in order no to miss on the next wave of visa liberalisation in the Balkans. “You help us, we will help you,” was the message of the general …