EU surprised and disappointed with Kosovo’s tax on Serbia’s goods, says Hahn
The European Union was surprised and disappointed with the decision of Kosovo’s Government to impose customs tariffs for all goods imported from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, said in Pristina the EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn. Original post Here
Tax to be removed after Serbia, Bosnia recognize Kosovo, says PM Haradinaj
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj says the 100 percent tax on all goods imported from Serbia and Bosnia will not be removed until these two countries recognize Kosovo’s independence. He also said that the EU is not guaranteeing that visa liberalization for Kosovo will happen this year. Original post Here
Kosovo forced to impose tax on Serbia’s goods, PM Haradinaj tells EU’s Hahn
Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj told European Union Commissioner Johannes Hahn that Kosovo was left no choice but to impose 100 percent tax on all goods imported from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gazeta Express reports. Original post Here
New US ambassador to Kosovo presents credentials to Thaci
Philipp Kosnett, the new United States of America Ambassador to Pristina, presented his credentials to Kosovo President Hashim Thaci on Monday. Original post Here
Kosovo Army becomes official on 14 December, says Speaker of Parliament
Speaker Kadri Veseli says on 14 December Members of Parliament will vote a package of laws enabling transition of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) into Army of Kosovo. Original post Here
Stoltenberg comments Kosovo-Serbia border adjustment
NATO strongly supports the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue on normalization of relations, and when it comes to “a possible borders’ adjustment,” it hopes the two sides would reach a mutually acceptable solution, says Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General. Original post Here
Warrant issued for Radoicic, suspected of killing Ivanovic, says Kosovo Police Director
The Kosovo Police have issued an arrest warrant for the vice-president of Srpska List, Milan Radoicic, who is suspected of being involved in killing of his political opponent – the Kosovo Serb leader Oliver Ivanovic in January 2018 in Mitrovica North. Original post Here
Hahn after meeting Vucic urges Kosovo to urgently revoke tax on Serbia’s goods
EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, after meeting Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade commented the Kosovo Government’s decision to impose 100 percent tax on all Serbia’s goods. Original post Here
Hahn with a clear message on tariffs, says EU Representative to Kosovo
EU Representative to Kosovo, Nataliya Apostolova, says the EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn’s message during his visit to Kosovo today will be very clear – revoke the tariffs on Serbia’s goods. Original post Here
Kosovo DPM denies mentioning regional pact against Serbia
Enver Hoxhaj, Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo said that he had never advocated any creation of a pact against Serbia, adding both the headline of the article published by Zagreb-based daily Vecernji List that triggered reaction through the region and what he had said were two different things. Original post …
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