Authorities in Kosovo raided municipal offices in municipal offices in 10 Serbia-backed areas as the government continues to press the closure of so-called parallel institutions that gave Belgrade leverage in its former province.

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Kosovo raids Serbia-linked offices as tense elections loom

Kosovo authorities say they have closed all so-called parallel institutions used by the ethnic Serb minority and supported by neighboring Serbia in a move condemned by the European Union

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Kosovo authorities close parallel institutions run by ethnic Serb minority

Kosovo's authorities say they have closed all so-called parallel institutions used by the country's ethnic Serb minority and financially supported by neighboring Serbia.

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Kosovo's authorities close parallel institutions run by the country's ethnic Serb minority

Kosovo authorities on Wednesday said they had closed all so-called parallel institutions used by the ethnic Serb minority and supported by neighboring Serbia in a move condemned by the European Union.

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Kosovo’s authorities say they have closed all so-called parallel institutions used by the country’s ethnic Serb minority and financially supported by neighboring Serbia

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The Kosovar authorities closed ten “parallel” Serbian municipalities on Wednesday, an operation that is likely to worsen tensions with Belgrade in the run-up to the parliamentary elections in February.

Les autorités kosovares ont fermé mercredi dix municipalités «parallèles» serbes, une opération qui risque d’aggraver les tensions avec Belgrade à l’approche des élections législatives en février.

La Serbie dénonce une «escalade dangereuse» après la fermeture de municipalités par le Kosovo

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Serbia denounces a “dangerous escalation” after the closure of municipalities by Kosovo

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.

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Kosovo Shuts Serb Institutions, Fueling Tension Ahead of Vote

Kosovo announced Wednesday that all offices of "parallel" Serb institutions operating in the country have been closed.

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Kosovo shuts down all 'parallel' Serb institutions

The Kosovo authorities today ordered the closure of a branch of the Serbian Post Office, a social assistance center and some other offices of the Serbian administration in Gracanica, a Serbian enclave a few kilometers from the capital Pristina. Local police forces intervened in the early hours of this morning, who placed seals at the entrances, informing employees that from today they will no longer be able to do their jobs. These are new measur…

Le autorità del Kosovo hanno disposto oggi la chiusura di una filiale delle Poste serbe, di un centro di assistenza sociale e di alcuni altri uffici dell'amministrazione serba a Gracanica, enclave serba a pochi chilometri dalla capitale Pristina. A intervenire nelle prime ore di stamane sono state le forze della polizia locale, che hanno apposto i sigilli agli ingressi, informando i dipendenti che da oggi non potranno più svolgere il loro lavoro…

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Kosovo closes Serbian offices in Gracanica, tension with Belgrade

Today's coordinated actions of Kurti's government, directed against Serbian institutions in Kosovo Polje, Gračanica, Lipljan, Velika Hoča, Orahovac, Kušće and numerous other enclaves, represent a dangerous escalation, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić.

Današnje koordinisane akcije Kurtijeve vlade, usmerene protiv srpskih institucija u Kosovu Polju, Gračanici, Lipljanu, Velikoj Hoči, Orahovcu, Kušću i brojnim drugim enklavama, predstavljaju opasnu eskalaciju, poručio je ministar spoljnih poslova Marko Đurić.

Đurić: Zatvaranje institucija deo izborne kampanje, međunarodna zajednica da osudi ove poteze

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Đurić: The closure of institutions is part of the election campaign, the international community should condemn these moves

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…

Kosovo Raids Parallel Serb Institutions Amid Simmering Ethnic Tensions

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