Serb Mayors in Kosovo are receiving salaries after resignation
The four Serb mayors in northern Kosovo who resigned in November last year in protest over Pristina’s tariffs on Serbian goods, continue receiving salaries. Despite offering their resignation the mayors of Mitrovica North, Zubin Potok, Zvecan, and Leposavic, continue receiving salaries from Kosovo budget, the Ministry of Finances confirms. Original …
Kosovo’s Special Prosecutor refutes Serbian Minister: We received no new report on Ivanovic’s murder
Kosovo Special prosecutor Syle Hoxhaj has refuted statements of Serbia’s Minister of Justice Nela Kuburovic who said on Wednesday that they have sent the authorities in Pristina a comprehensive report and interrogation records in the investigation of the murder of Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic, who was shot dead in …
EU’s Hahn urges Kosovo to drop tariffs on Serbia’s goods
European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, says he is waiting for an answer from Pristina after requesting authorities in Kosovo to revoke tariffs on Serbia’s goods. Original post Here
No land swap with Serbia, says speaker of Kosovo Parliament
Kosovo has no pretentions to expand its territory, or give up parts of its territory, says Kosovo Speaker of Parliament, Kadri Veseli. He said the country needs unity for dialogue with Serbia and criticised the European Union for non-liberlisation of visas for Kosovo citizens, adding however that the EU remains …
Kosovo’s PM says early election not solution to solving problems
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj says that holding early elections in 2019 is to the detriment of the country. He says 2019 will not be easy because Kosovo will face with dialogue with Serbia and the war crimes court. Original post Here
Trepca miners entered strike
Miners of the Trepca complex have entered strike on Thursday asking pay rise. Original post Here
European Parliament's vice president pays homages at Adem Jashari’s memorial
Vice president of the European Parliament, Rainer Wieland, has on Thursday visited the memorial of the founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), Adem Jashari, who was killed by Serbian police and military forces with over 50 members of the extended family in March 1998. Original post Here
Kosovo with special law on dialogue with Serbia
Kosovo team tasked to negotiate with Serbia is expected to submit to Government a special draft law on dialogue. Members of the negotiation team held Wednesday the first meeting and confirmed that they have reached important conclusions. Original post Here
Kosovo-Serbia dialogue main focus of Mogherini’s meeting with Western Balkan leaders
EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, hosted on Wednesday in Brussels an informal gathering of the Western Balkans leaders when they discussed the support for the Prespa Agreement between Greece and Macedonia and Kosovo-Serbia EU-facilitated dialogue facilitated by Mogherini. Original post Here
Kosovo fulfilled visa liberalization criteria says, EU Commissioner Avramopoulos
EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, confirmed Wednesday that Kosovo has fulfilled all visa liberalization benchmarks. Original post Here
As Albania enters 2026, the country stands at a political and institutional crossroads shaped decisively by the shocks of 2025. What initially appeared to be a year of electoral routine and managed stability evolved instead into the most serious confrontation between executive power and the justice system since the launch …
The latest Saudi action in Yemen should be understood not as escalation for its own sake, but as part of a broader strategic approach that combines deterrence with diplomacy, aimed at safeguarding regional stability and preserving internationally recognized state authority. Riyadh’s move comes in response to concrete security concerns arising …
As 2026 begins, we look back on some of the most important investigations published by BIRN in its 20th anniversary year – from brutal migrant-smuggling gangs and arms deals with Israel to state surveillance of protesters and online frauds. Original post Here
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The recently-passed Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act shows that some US lawmakers still care about the region. But it doesn’t mean that Donald Trump is going to tell Aleksandar Vucic to be nicer to student protesters. Original post Here
Tirana Times PRISTINA, Kosovo December 29, 2025. Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti secured another clear electoral victory in Kosovo’s repeat parliamentary election on Sunday, with his left wing Vetëvendosje movement significantly expanding its lead over rivals but once again failing to secure the parliamentary majority needed to govern alone, according …
Will Parliament Lift the Deputy Prime Minister’s Immunity? Tirana Times, December 28 th , 2025. Albania has entered one of the most serious institutional confrontations since the launch of its justice reform, as the Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) formally requested parliamentary authorization to arrest Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of …
TIRANA, December 26, 2025 – Albania’s decade-long construction boom, long portrayed as a sign of growth and urban renewal, is increasingly being scrutinized as a vehicle for laundering illicit capital. A new study by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, combined with years of investigative reporting and analysis by Tirana Times, points …
Tirana Times, 25 December, 2025 – On September 15, 2023, Ergys Agasi, 36, founded a company with a capital of 1 thousand lek (10 euros) with activity in the field of information technology. Under the name EA Solutions, the company had a rapid activity. In the balance sheet filed with …
As artificial intelligence reshapes economic competitiveness and state capacity, indexes like the Government AI Readiness Index serve not merely as technical rankings, but as indicators of national strategic priorities. In this sense, Saudi Arabia has moved decisively from regional ambition toward global relevance, even as the global hierarchy of AI …