Kosovo Current Affairs, GK & News

President Aleksandar Vucic’s SNS-led Coalition registers landslide win in 2020 Parliamentary Election

June 23, 2020

Since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in March 2020, Serbia on 21st June 2020 became the first country to conduct National Elections in Europe. The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) coalition, under the leadership of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic registered one of the largest parliamentary majorities in Europe by winning 191 of the total 250 ..

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Hashim Thaci sworn in as new President of Kosovo

April 8, 2016

Hashim Thaci has sworn in as the President of Kosovo after he was elected by the parliament in March 2016. He succeeds Atifete Jahjaga. With this, he becomes fourth President of Kosovo after the European country had unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Prior getting elected as President he was serving as Deputy Prime ..

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EU agrees talk to Serbia for open membership

July 2, 2013

The leaders of the European Union have agreed to open membership negotiations with Serbia by January at the latest, in acknowledgment of its efforts to improve ties with seceded Kosovo. The step indicates EU inclination toward embracing once-troubled countries in the Balkans. Presidents and Prime Ministers from the 27 EU nations also welcomed Croatia’s upcoming accession ..

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Pakistan recognizes Kosovo as an Independent State

January 2, 2013

Pakistan became another country to officially recognize Kosovo as an independent state. Kosovo had declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. With this Pakistan became the 98th sovereign state among 193 UN-member states to recognize Kosovo. In September 2012, Kosovo declared full independence after the western powers supervising Kosovo declared the end of their supervision. Source: Google ..

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