European Union observers will monitor Kosovo’s parliamentary election on Feb. 9, which is expected to be a key test for Prime Minister Albin Kurti

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's authorities on Wednesday said they had closed all so-called parallel institutions used by the country's ethnic Serb minority and financially supported by neighboring Serbia, in a move condemned by the European Union.

Kosovo’s government shut down more than two dozen Serb-run institutions on its territory, risking a potential flare-up in tensions in the Balkan nation less than four weeks before it holds a parliamentary election.

An EU mission will oversee Kosovo's parliamentary elections on February 9, a vital test for Prime Minister Albin Kurti. With tensions high with Serbia, the European Union emphasizes its support for Kosovo's democratic development.

The Central Electoral Commission made a decision on electoral committees for the elections in Kosovo and Metohija, which damaged the Serb List and favored Kurti's favorite Nenad Rasić.

PRISTINA : Kosovo’s police raided 10 Belgrade-linked local government offices in ethnic Serb areas, the interior ministry said today, as Serbia denounced the move as a “dangerous escalation” just weeks ahead of parliamentary elections in Kosovo.

As Kosovo braces for parliamentary elections on February 9, Albin Kurti is entering the final ... researcher at the Pristina-based Kosovo Democratic Institute think-tank, told BIRN, referring ...

Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Petar Petković, said today that the terror of Pristina calls into question the dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo, and that the responsibility also lies with the European Union.

Pristina, that's mostly populated by ethnic Serbs, said the new closure was part of Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s pressure on Serbs ahead of the Feb. 9 parliamentary election. Kosovo has ...