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Kosovo applies to join EU

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti (L) holds an application to join the EU with Czech minister Mikulas Bek (R) (AAP)

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti (L) hands application to join EU to Czech minister Mikulas Bek (R) (AAP) Source: EPA, AAP / MILAN KAMMERMAYER/EPA

Kosovo has submitted an application to become a member of the European Union, but Serbia is not happy about this and is working to block its neighbours application. This comes as a standoff between Serbia and Kosovo seems to be easing following nearly a week of road blockades in which both countries requested a return of NATO peacekeepers.


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By Essam Al-Ghalib

Source: SBS News


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Kosovo has submitted an application to become a member of the European Union, but Serbia is not happy about this and is working to block its neighbours application. This comes as a standoff between Serbia and Kosovo seems to be easing following nearly a week of road blockades in which both countries requested a return of NATO peacekeepers.


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