Kosovo Customs opens its offices at Albania’s port of Durres
The Kosovo Customs is set to open its offices at the Albania’s port of Durres on Tuesday marking another important step towards closer economic cooperation between the two countries. Original post Here
International prosecutors to summon around 100 ex-KLA fighters
Head of Association of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veterans, Hysni Gucati told T7 television that around 100 KLA veterans are expected to be summoned by the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office at The Hague, Gazeta Express reports. Original post Here
International prosecutors end questioning of first ex-Kosovo Liberation Army commander
The Hague based Specialist Prosecutor’s Office has ended the first day of questioning of former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander, Rrustem Mustafa. Original post Here
No US ultimatum on rescinding tax on Serbia’s goods, says Kosovo Government
Kosovo Government is denying reports that the U.S. have sent an ultimatum asking revocation of the decision on imposing 100 percent tax on Serbia’s goods. The Government officials told Gazeta Express that they have received no official request from the U.S. Original post Here
Kosovo receives from Serbia a report on Ivanovic’s killing
Kosovo’s Minister of Justice, Abelard Tahiri, in a press conference on Monday confirmed that authorities in Pristina have received from Belgrade a file of an ongoing investigation on killing of the Kosovo Serb politician, Oliver Ivanovic who was gunned down in January 2018 in Mitrovica North. Original post Here
Kosovo teachers set to begin general strike on Monday
Kosovo teachers are set to strike on Monday postponing the start of second semester indefinitely. The Government has failed to fulfill the request of unionists who ask salaries of teachers be leveled with other categories financed by state budget. Original post Here
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
An unfolding scandal of global proportions combines with eventful developments in the region in our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week. Original post Here
MPs in both Kosovo and Albania on Thursday adopted declarations in support of the four former guerilla KLA leaders, including Thaci, whose trial for war crimes in The Hague is coming to an end. Original post Here
Actress Anila Bisha told BIRN that her image was used as the face of Albania’s AI-generated public procurements ‘minister’ without proper permission. Original post Here
Tirana Times, February 10, 2026 – Serbia and North Macedonia have secured concrete European Union funding to integrate into Europe’s emerging artificial intelligence infrastructure, while Albania—despite high-profile political messaging around AI—has been left outside the first wave of financed projects. According to the latest map and project list published by …
Tirana Times, February 12 2026 – The rapid deterioration of newly inaugurated roads and tunnels across Albania has exposed far more than technical shortcomings. What authorities have sought to explain as weather-related damage is increasingly understood as a symptom of deeper governance failures rooted in clientelism, weak oversight, and systemic …
Photovoltaic parks are multiplying across Albania as the country aims for ‘energy sovereignty’ – but locals say losing agricultural land to solar panels is a blow to their livelihoods. Original post Here
As a one-year ban ends, Albanian authorities say they are still working with TikTok on ‘relevant filters’ to better protect young users of the video-sharing app. Original post Here
In her latest monthly dispatch from Brussels, Gjeraqina Tuhina looks at the ripple-effects of the Jeffrey Epstein saga, while Serbia falls behind on the long march to EU accession. Original post Here
Tirana Times, February 10, 2026 – Thousands of Albanians filled the streets of Tirana on Tuesday evening in a national protest called by the opposition Democratic Party, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, the dismissal of his government, and the establishment of a technical cabinet to lead the …
As Transparency International releases its latest corruption perception index, the watchdog’s Lidija Prokic tells BIRN that anti-graft drives have faltered across the Western Balkans – in Serbia especially. Original post Here