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The Kosovo War was an armed conflict between Serbia and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) from 1998 to 1999, which ended with NATO intervention. The war resulted in the displacement and death of thousands of civilians, mostly Albanians, but also Serbs and other ethnic groups.
Kosovo is a disputed territory that declared independence from Serbia in 2008, but is not recognised by all UN member states or international organisations. Learn about the background, the status, and the reactions of different countries and entities to Kosovo's independence.
Kosovo uses the euro as its de facto legal tender since 2002, despite not being a member of the Eurozone or the European Union. Learn about the history, background and implications of this unilateral adoption of the euro in Kosovo.
Kosovo is a disputed territory that declared independence from Serbia in 2008, but is not recognized by all UN member states. Learn about the history, background and current situation of the political status of Kosovo from this Wikipedia article.
After the war ended with the Kumanovo Treaty and the bombing stopped, some argued that the creation on 10 June 1999 of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), by Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999), constituted a legal ratification post festum (after the event).
Learn about the history and legality of Kosovo's independence from Serbia, proclaimed in 2008 after a NATO-led intervention and a UN administration. Find out how Serbia and Kosovo resolved their dispute through a EU-facilitated dialogue and a Brussels deal.
EULEX Kosovo is the largest civilian mission of the European Union under the Common Security and Defence Policy, supporting Kosovo rule of law institutions since 2008. It has a mandate until 2025 and faces political and security challenges from Serbia and local protests.
The 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence was adopted on 17 February 2008 in a meeting of the Assembly of Kosovo. [5] It was the second declaration of independence by Kosovo's ethnic-Albanian political institutions, the first having been proclaimed on 7 September 1990.