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Kosovo–Serbia Conflict

Relations between Kosovo and Serbia remain unresolved and continue to pose a significant European security risk, with NATO’s KFOR mission still deployed and the EU maintaining a dedicated normalization process. Recent assessments describe the dialogue as deadlocked and tensions as persistent, while the EU has explicitly warned that the situation could deteriorate. NATO +2

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Thousands attend Bosnian Serb war criminal's funeral in Belgrade despite EU warnings

Serbian ministers attended despite earlier assurances no serving officials would be present, with Mladić's coffin arriving draped in the national flag and his medals on display. The EU said any glorification of convicted war criminals "has no place in the EU or in EU candidate countries".

Source confidence: medium Euronews - News
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Thousands of mourners gather in Belgrade for war criminal Mladic's funeral

Thousands of mourners on Monday gathered at a church in Belgrade to view the body of Ratko Mladic, who died in The Hague, Netherlands, on August 27 while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The European Union has heavily criticised the event, and Marta Kos, the bloc's enlargement commissioner, cancelled an upcoming visit to Serbia in protest.

Source confidence: medium France 24 - English
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Mladic’s body arrives to full military honours in Serbia

The body of war criminal Ratko Mladic has arrived in Belgrade, where he received a full military guard.

Source confidence: medium Al Jazeera - All News
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Kosovo remains trapped in a deep constitutional crisis after three elections

Der Kosovo erlebt eine beispiellose Verfassungskrise. Auch nach drei Wahlen in kurzer Folge hat sich das Parlament nicht auf einen neuen Präsidenten verständigen können. Ein Ausweg ist nicht absehbar. Von S. Hahne. — not translated (source in a different language).

Source confidence: medium Tagesschau - Europa