Kosovo will open embassy in Moscow following a deal with Serbia, says Thaci
President Hashim Thaci talking to Vienna-based daily Kurier said Kosovo should use the momentum and reach a final deal with Serbia, as a precondition for country’s membership into the EU, NATO and UN. Original post Here
Albania, Montenegro Presidents against Kosovo-Serbia border adjustment
Presidents of Albania and Montenegro say potential agreement between Pristina and Belgrade should not affect security in Western Balkans. Original post Here
Kosovo teachers strike now in its second week with no end in sight
On Monday the Kosovo wide teachers strike entered its second week after unionists failed to reach an agreement with the Government on increase of salaries. Original post Here
Kosovo Ministry of Defence inaugurated
Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has symbolically unveiled a board at the entrance of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) Ministry premises reading ‘Ministry of Defence’ which marks the beginning of KSF’s transition into Army. Original post Here
Kosovo leaders, US Ambassador to discuss tariffs on Tuesday
Kosovo’s Prime Minister and Speaker of Parliament are set to meet on Tuesday the U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo to discuss the United States Government request on suspension of 100 percent tax on Serbia’s goods. Original post Here
Kosovo President, Prime Minister at odds over tax on Serbia's goods
The dispute between Kosovo’s President and Prime Minister over tax imposed on goods from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina surfaced again on Saturday after the President urged the Government to listen the U.S. advice and revoke the decision on 100 percent tax. The U.S. Government urged Kosovo authorities to suspend the tax …
Serbia’s brutal information warfare against Albanians, says Kosovo’s deputy prime minister
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, sharing a report of Serbia’s tabloid Informer, known for publication of fake news, says Serbia continues its information warfare through fake news. Original post Here
Serbia interrogates at the border two Kosovo Army members of Serbian nationality
Serbian police have on Saturday stopped two Kosovo Security Force (KSF) members of Serbian nationality at the border crossings of Jarinje in the north and interrogated them for more than three hours. Kosovo authorities have condemned the incident and urged the EU to react. Original post Here
Kadri Veseli ready to answer international prosecutors, if invited
Former high ranking commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and Speaker of Kosovo Parliament, Kadri Veseli, says he is ready to answer an invitation from the international prosecutors who are investigating and prosecuting alleged crimes committed by the KLA. Original post Here
Kosovo war crimes court imposed on Kosovo, says ex-prime minister
Kosovo’s opposition leader says international community imposed to Kosovo creation of the Specialist Chambers based at the Hague, established to try alleged crimes committed by Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA. Original post Here
From politics to the media business, high expectations often go hand-in-hand with disappointments big and small, as our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week shows. Original post Here
When Tirana mayor and Socialist Party rising star Erion Veliaj was arrested on corruption charges, he lashed out against the judiciary. Now he’s running a social media PR campaign to charm the public. Can it work? Original post Here
In October 2024, a shipment of containers with suspected hazardous waste was returned to Albania. But prosecutors haven’t yet managed to analyse their contents because they say they’re unable to find the necessary laboratory services. Original post Here
Already repurposed due to legal challenges, Italy’s asylum centres in Albania cost more than originally planned and much more than similar facilities in Italy itself, offering a potential lesson for other European governments tempted to take the same route. Original post Here
Tirana announced as host city for 2027 NATO Summit The Hague, June 25, 2025 — NATO leaders convened today in The Hague for a pivotal summit that reaffirmed the Alliance’s unity amid intensifying global security threats and adopted a transformative new commitment to defense investment, resilience, and innovation. In a …
Activists have condemned as “illegal” the deportation back to Egypt of five people from an Italian-run migrant holding camp in Albania. Original post Here
June 23, 2025 – Tirana Albania has expressed unequivocal support for the United States following its militar.y strikes on three key nuclear sites in Iran, marking a rare moment of bipartisan consensus among the ruling Socialist majority and the opposition Democratic Party. Prime Minister Edi Rama and former Prime Minister …
By Tirana Times TIRANA, Albania 20 June, 2025— A sophisticated Iranian cyber group has claimed responsibility for a major attack on the official website of Tirana Municipality, disabling online services and disrupting the city’s public registration system for kindergartens and nurseries, authorities confirmed Friday. The hacking group “Homeland Justice,” believed …
Our selection of Premium stories this week takes a look at the region’s slow-burning political crises, smuggling networks, digital surveillance and a whole lot more. Original post Here
by Genc Pollo President of the Pan-Europe Albania Former Minister and MP 18 June 2025 In the Albanian public debate on the armed conflict between Israel and Iran, a prevailing notion has been the contrast between Israel, a democracy where state power is under constitutional constraints and accountable to …