Kosovo Talks Stuck After Shooting as EU Struggles to Mend Ties
- Kosovo’s Kurti says no business-as-usual after incident
- Tension over incident collide with economic agenda in Tirana
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A deadly shooting last month marking the worst violence between in Kosovo with Serb militants in almost two decades cast a shadow over European Union efforts to restore engagement, as Kosovo’s premier said there could be no business as usual.
“The dialog cannot continue as if nothing has happened,” Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said Monday in Tirana, where European leaders met with Western Balkan counterparts in a bid to boost the region’s ties with the 27-member bloc.