Kosovo Serb minister to be dismissed on Saturday

Kosovo minister of Agriculture, Nenad Rikalo, is expected to be dismissed on Saturday as a compromise of Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj with opposition party of PSD, who conditioned their vote for Budget 2019 in exchange of dismissing Kosovo Serb Minister, who was accused by his former Albanian neighbours for mistreating them during 1998-1999 war.

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Week in Review: Momentous Moves and Dubious Intentions

Big changes are afoot amid the heat of the summer holiday season. Our selection of Balkan Insight’s Premium stories takes a deep dive into the motives and agendas driving these changes. Original post Here

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Albania’s Diverse Fruit Production: From Korçë Apples to Berat Figs

Albania has a diverse fruit production map, with different regions specializing in different crops. Korçë remains one of the country’s leading apple-producing areas. The municipality produced around 17,700 tonnes of apples in 2025. Maliq followed with about 17,200 tonnes, while Devoll produced nearly 13,000 tonnes. Elbasan leads the country in …

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Albanian anthem omitted in Pustec, PM Rama: ‘Parody’, minorities are a national asset, we will not respond in kind

TIRANA, August 21 – Prime Minister Edi Rama has reacted to the cultural event held in Pustec on August 20. Organisers played the North Macedonian national anthem but omitted the Albanian national anthem. In a post on X, Rama described the incident as a “meaningful parody”. He said Pustec Mayor …