Two youngsters severely beaten up in Serbia for speaking Albanian
Two Albanian youngsters both born in 1999, were left with life-threatening injuries after a group of Serbs in the town of Novi Sad attacked them on Monday. Authorities in Serbia announced that one of the Albanians was received in hospital with life-threatening injuries including a skull fracture. Original post Here
Kosovo’s opposition working on snap elections
Leader of the opposition party, LDK, Isa Mustafa, said they are preparing to return to power and he is working for early elections to stop, as he said, misgovernment, Gazeta Express reports. Original post Here
Kosovo’s PM Haradinaj pledges to defend territorial integrity publicly challenging President Thaci
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj attending a public event Friday with President Hashim Thaci openly opposed a proposal put forward by him on correction of border with Serbia. Both leaders were attending an inauguration of the memorial complex dedicated to the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) fallen soldiers. Both Thaci and …
Kosovo Army to guard border with Serbia, says President Thaci
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci attending reburial ceremony of 157 members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in the Drenica region, who died fighting Serbian forces during 1998-99 Kosovo war, said that the KLA made the impossible reality. Original post Here
Duchich: Thaci’s visit at Gazivoda, for internal political consumption
Colonel Nick Ducich, commander of the US KFOR troops in Kosovo, says situation in Kosovo is calm and stable. Commenting the visit of Kosovo president Hashim Thaci at Gazivoda lake last week, The US Colonel who is Serb ancestry said his visit is more for internal political consumption. Original post …
Kosovo’s President met his former enemies while visiting Serb controlled north
President Hashim Thaci who last week made a surprise rare visit to the northern part of Kosovo inhabited and controlled by Serbs, said that he chatted with local Serbs and some of them were his former adversaries during “armed conflict” in Kosovo. Thaci during the 1998-99 war in Kosovo was …
Kosovo Government reshuffle possible, senior PDK official says
Deputy chairman of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Enver Hoxhaj, commenting on internal reforms of this ruling party, announced potential reshuffle of Government which as he said will affect some of the ministers of his party represented in Ramush Haradinaj’s Government. Original post Here
Serbia’s President admits that Kosovo might create its Army
Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, has commented recent actions of the Kosovo Government who initiated transition of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF), a civilian force, into Army of Kosovo. In a press conference in Belgrade, Vucic admitted that Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj might create his army. Original post Here
Kosovo’s FM Pacolli: Putin is a good man
Kosovo’s Foreign Minister, Behgjet Pacolli, says Russian President is “a good man”. Original post Here
Veseli says PDK is undergoing reform
The chairman of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Kadri Veseli, addressing journalists after a meeting of party’s chairmanship said the PDK is undergoing reform. The unannounced meeting of party’s heads came amidst reports that the Minister of Justice, Abelard Tahiri, has handed over his resignation to Prime Minister Ramush …
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 …