Kosovo proposes autonomy concessions for Serb minority in pursuit of Council of Europe membership.

Kosovo is offering concessions to grant autonomy to its ethnic Serb minority as it seeks to join the Council of Europe, a 46-member group promoting democracy and human rights. The US and European leaders have urged Kosovo's PM, Albin Kurti, to lift his blockade on a plan that would grant some autonomy to Serb-dominated communities in Kosovo. Kosovo aims to join the Council of Europe to advance its international standing.