The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a sovereign loan of up to €25 million to Kosovo ’s Ministry of Finance, Labour and Transfers for the benefit of the Regional Water Company Prishtina to improve the treatment of sewage, via the construction of two wate water treatment plants and the expansion of the network .

Kosovo police on Wednesday raided 10 Belgrade-linked government offices in ethnic Serb areas, the interior ministry said, the latest move by Pristina to dismantle a Serbian system of social services and political offices in the country ahead of parliamentary elections.

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.

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.

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, whose governing party won in a landslide in the 2021.

Ethnic Serbs living in Kosovo have denounced raids by authorities on municipal offices in 10 Serbia-backed areas. The January 15 raids are part of an effort by the government in Pristina to close so-called parallel institutions that give neighboring Serbia leverage in its former province.

Smack in the middle of Kosovo’s capital Pristina, the national library is all but impossible to miss. To some it is an architectural wonder, for others, it is an abomination.

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.

NATO on Saturday said it had strengthened its peacekeeping force in Kosovo amid mounting tensions ahead of parliamentary elections early next month.

NATO-led international peacekeepers known as KFOR said their 4,300-strong force will be assisted by more than 200 Italian troops during the election period. #EuropeNews

Kosovo authorities on Wednesday raided 10 Belgrade-backed municipal offices in ethnic Serb areas, according to the interior ministry, just weeks ahead of parliamentary elections.

Kosovo's interior minister announced the closure of parallel institutions used by the country's ethnic Serb minority on Wednesday, a move which was condemned by the European Union. Kosovo's interior