1 day ago · Kosovo, self-declared independent country in the Balkans region of Europe. Although the United States and most members of the European Union (EU) recognized Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008, Serbia, Russia, and a significant number of other countries—including several EU members—did not.

Kosovo conflict, 1998–99 conflict in which ethnic Albanians opposed ethnic Serbs and the government of Yugoslavia (the rump of the former federal state, comprising the republics of Serbia and Montenegro) in Kosovo.

On February 17, 2008, Kosovo formally declared independence. Serbia, backed by Russia, called the declaration illegal. Serbs living in Kosovo largely opposed Kosovar independence as well; they soon elected their own assembly as a direct challenge to …

Jan 16, 2025 · Serbia - Kosovo Conflict, Ethnic Tensions, Balkans: The most serious threat to both the internal stability and the international rehabilitation of Serbia during the late 1990s was the deteriorating situation in the province of Kosovo.

4 days ago · Kosovo - Yugoslav, Serbia, Albanian: A broad treatment of the history of the Kosovo region, from the medieval era to the present, follows. For earlier history and for further discussion of the historical Albanian and Serb populations, see Balkans, Albania, and Serbia.

Jan 29, 2025 · Serbia - Kosovo Conflict, Ethnic Tensions, Autonomy: When in 1945 the six republics were created, two areas within Serbia had been accorded distinctive constitutional status—the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and the Autonomous Region of Kosovo-Metohija.

Jan 16, 2025 · In April 2013 Kosovo and Serbia reached a milestone agreement that granted a degree of autonomy to ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo in exchange for de facto recognition of Kosovo’s authority in the region. Serbian negotiators stopped short of recognizing Kosovo’s independence, however.

Jan 31, 2025 · Kosovo - Albanian, Serbian, Culture: The cultural lives of Kosovo’s Albanians and Serbs, although distinctive, bear many resemblances to those of the peoples of Albania and Serbia, respectively. For further information on the cultures of those countries, see Albania: Cultural life and Serbia: Cultural life.

Kosovo became (especially during the 19th century) the Jerusalem of the Serbs. Forced to accept the position of vassals to the Turks, Serb despots continued to rule a diminished state of Raška, at first from Belgrade and then from Smederevo.

Kosovo is a multiparty transitional republic with one legislative body; its head of state is the president, and its head of government is the prime minister. Kosovo was an autonomous province within Yugoslavia until 1989, when Serbia took control of Kosovo’s administration, prompting protests from the region’s Albanian population.