As Kosovo parliamentarians prepare to vote on the EU-brokered deal between Pristina and Belgrade, the opposition Vetevendosje [Self-Determination] movement set alight copies of the agreement.

Under fire from ex-Kosovo Liberation Army fighters and war veterans’ groups, the EU rule-of-law mission said it would continue to prosecute suspects despite the criticism.

Kosovo officials have raised concerns that they may not be able to afford to properly compensate wartime rape victims despite pressure from rights campaigners.

Belgrade and Pristina have failed to make headway during negotiations on an international dialling code for Kosovo and a licence for a Serbian mobile phone operator in Kosovo.

The Red Cross appealed for new information to help find the bodies of Kosovo’s 1,700 wartime missing, but their families accused Serbia of concealing the locations of graves.

Veteran German diplomat says 1972 treaty between East and West Germany holds lessons for Kosovo and Serbia.

Thousands joined a mass protest in Pristina urging the release of Kosovo’s former security forces commander and six other ex-guerrillas who are being held on suspicion of war crimes.