Kosovo’s Speaker of Parliament convinced ex-KLA members are innocent
Speaker of Kosovo Parliament and chairman of the PDK, Kadri Veseli, said the two ex-Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) members, Sami Lushtaku and Rrustem Mustafa, who are to be questioned next week by the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office, believes they will prove the KLA’s war was just and believes that all those …
Kosovo’s President believes ex-KLA members are innocent
Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci in a Facebook post has commented on readiness of ex-KLA members Sami Lushtaku and Rrustem Mustafa who are to be questioned next week by The Hague-based Specialist Prosecutor’s Office. Former political representative of KLA said he believes his former brothers in arms are innocent. Original post …
Two Kosovo ex-KLA members travel to Hague for questioning
Two former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commanders traveled to The Hague in the Netherlands on Sunday answering the summons of the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office dealing with alleged crimes committed by the KLA during 1998-99 war in Kosovo. Original post Here
Macedonian parliament votes to change country's name
The Parliament of Macedonia has on Friday passed amendment to the constitution to rename the country Republic of North Macedonia. Original post Here
Protesters in Serbia ask Vucic to present Kosovo plan if he has one
Organisers of the ongoing protests in Belgrade asked Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to present his plan for a final agreement with Kosovo if he had one, media in Belgrade are reporting. Original post Here
Kosovo opens its embassy in Portugal
Kosovo has opened its embassy in Portugal, Foreign Ministry confirmed in a press release. Original post Here
Kosovo-Serbia dialogue to continue without revocation of tariffs, says PM Haradinaj
Kosovo Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, believes the dialogue with Serbia can continue without revocation of the decision on imposing 100 percent tax on Serbia’s goods. Haradinaj called on opposition parties of LDK and Vetevendosje to join State Delegation tasked to dialogue with Serbia. Original post Here
No revocation of tax with Serbia, Kosovo keeps repatriating war victims’ remains, says PM Haradinaj
Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has not commented the request of the EU officials who urged Kosovo authorities to revoke the decision on imposing 100 percent tax on all Serbia;’s goods. He said that twenty years after the war Kosovo continues repatriating mortal remains of Albanians found in mass graves in …
Kosovo to ask a special war crimes court for Serbs, says Limaj
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and co-head of state delegation in talks with Serbia, Fatmir Limaj, says they asked the EU to establish a special court to deal with crimes which Serbia has committed in Kosovo during 1998-99 war. Original post Here
German Ambassador visits Kosovo’s Ministry of Defence
Kosovo Deputy Minister of Defence, Burim Ramadani, has hosted on Thursday German Ambassador to Kosovo, Christian Heldt. Original post Here
Albania’s government is poised to waive business tax debts more than a decade old, as part of what it says is a reset in relations between the tax authorities and businesses. Critics say it is unfair on those who have played by the rules. Original post Here
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. Original post Here
On a locked down November afternoon in 2020, as Europe grappled with Covid 19 restrictions, two Albanian men based in Belgium exchanged a handful of encrypted messages. Deciphered years later from the Sky ECC platform, their words captured a watershed moment in Europe’s cocaine trade. A shipment measured not in …
BIRN reporters trace the rise of Albanian crime gangs to the top of the European cocaine trafficking ladder, from remote parts of Paraguay to European Union ports. Original post Here
Political polarisation and government pressure on the judiciary – sparked by investigations of top politicians – could hinder Albania’s rapid progress towards European Union membership. Original post Here
Dramatic situation reported in several towns, while some locals complain of being abandoned. Original post Here
TIRANA TIMES, December 6, 2025 – Albania is once again under water. Torrential rains over the past days have triggered massive flooding across almost the entire country, exposing not only the fragility of urban infrastructure but, more fundamentally, the long-term failure of governance. From the northern plains to the southern …
By Zef Preçi, Executive Director of ACER As Albania presents itself as closer than ever to the European Union, a troubling contradiction has emerged in its domestic legal and political debate. While the EU is moving decisively toward tougher and more harmonized criminal rules against corruption, Albania is simultaneously discussing …
Allegations of money laundering in construction and claims of informal power networks, including the case of Ergys Agasi, fuel concerns over a distorted housing market Tirana Times, TIRANA, 05 January 2026 – For many middle income families in Tirana, buying an apartment has shifted from a realistic life goal to …
Democracy and the rights of women are being undermined in Albania by the practice of filling electoral candidate lists with women, only to have them resign en masse once the results are in and cede their seats to men. Original post Here