More than 16 thousand signatures collected on petition to unify Mitrovica

More than 16 thousand people have signed a petition launched last week by Mitrovica South mayor, Agim Bahtiri, asking unification of the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica. Bahtiri pledged on Monday that the town of Mitrovica will unite and the mayor’s office will be located in northern part of the town inhabited mainly by Serbs.

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Parliament Blocks Arrest Bid for Former Deputy Prime Minister Balluku

Shielding Balluku Could Cost Albania More Than a Court Case. Tirana Times, March 09, 2026 – Albania’s ruling Socialist majority moved Monday to block the arrest of former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, in a decision expected to be ratified by parliament this week and one that is rapidly becoming …

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Albanian Ruling Party Refuses to Support Lifting of Former Deputy PM’s Immunity

Ahead of a vote in parliament on Thursday, the ruling Socialists reject a prosecution request to support lifting the immunity of dismissed former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, allowing for her arrest. Original post Here

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Monday Briefing from the Balkans: March 9, 2026

Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. Original post Here