Kosovo artist photos banned at Serbia’s border
A picture of Kosovo artist, Eliza Hoxha, depicting a Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) engraving and a catalogue of her exhibition due to open in Belgrade as part of the festival “Miredita, Dobar Dan,” have been banned by the Serbian Police at the border point of Merdare. Original post Here
UN Mission in Kosovo Unnecessary, says DPM Hoxhaj
Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, in a Tweet on Tuesday asked the UN Mission in Kosovo – UNMIK to close. “UNMIK is UNNecessary,” said Hoxhaj. Original post Here
Kosovo Government approves the statute of shareholding company Trepca
Kosovo Government has approved during Tuesday’s meeting the statute of the shareholding company ‘Trepca’ after almost two years since this huge mining complex was put under government control in a bid to and save it from bankruptcy. Original post Here
Kosovo PM Haradinaj says a ‘great news’ on visas expected within ten days
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said the EU representatives are to announce ‘great news’ on visas within ten days, implying that the European Commission (EC) is expected to give positive recommendation for Kosovo citizens to travel without visas in the EU Schengen area. In April an EC fact-gathering mission visited …
Kosovo Foreign Ministry publishes Verbal Note reconfirming recognition of Guinea Bissau
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo has reacted after recent reports of media in Belgrade who reported that Guinea Bissau has withdrawn recognition of Kosovo. Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry announced that they have received Verbal Note from the Guinea Bissau Embassy in Brussels, dated 24 January 2018, reconfirming recognition of …
Thaci after meeting Kurz: Austria supports Kosovo’s membership in Interpol, visas, dialogue with Serbia
Kosovo President, Hashim Thaci met on Tuesday Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz. After the meeting Thaci said that Austria supports Kosovo’s membership into Interpol, visa free regime and the dialogue with Serbia. Original post Here
Vetevendosje blames Kosovo leaders for degrading the work of Parliament
Member of Parliament from the opposition party of Vetevendosje, Albulena Haxhiu, said that it is unacceptable the degradation of the Parliament of Kosovo by Speaker Kadri Veseli and Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj. Haxhiu in a Facebook post said that Government lost its majority in Parliament and should be dismissed. Original …
Ali Ahmeti visits Kosovo meets Haradinaj, Thaci
Head of the Democratic Union for Integration (BDI) a political party gathering Albanians in Macedonia which is part of the ruling coalition in Macedonia, is visiting Kosovo today when he met the Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and President Hashim Thaci. Original post Here
Opposition says Kosovo’s diplomacy is discredited
Head of Parliamentary group of the biggest opposition party in Kosovo’s Parliament – LDK, Avdullah Hoti, says the country has stagnated and called Kosovo’s diplomacy as “discredited.” He said that Kosovo has stalled on getting new recognitions reminding that some countries are even considering retracting their decision to recognise Kosovo …
Serbs feel safer in Pristina than in northern Kosovo, says Rada Trajkovic
The director of the NGO “European Movement” and former Kosovo MP, Rada Trajkovic, said that the case of killed Kosovo Serb politican Oliver Ivanovic remains unsolved and the northern part of Kosovo is ruled by mafia. She said that Kosovo serbs feel safer in Pristina than in northern part of …
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 …
Despite political tensions sparked by high-profile corruption cases, Klodjan Braho tells BIRN that his main priority will be to guarantee Albanians that “no one is above the law”. Original post Here
By Tirana Times Tirana, December 23, 2025 – Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence Olta Xhaçka appeared on Tuesday at the premises of the Special Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Structure (SPAK), where she remained for approximately two hours before leaving without making any statement to the media. Xhaçka declined to …
Tirana Times, December 22, 2025 – Tirana witnessed a major opposition-led protest on Saturday, as Albania’s main opposition force, the Democratic Party, together with allied groups, demanded the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama and his government. The demonstration was framed not as a routine political rally, but as a …
Supporters of the opposition Democratic Party demonstrated in Tirana against Edi Rama’s government after anti-corruption prosecutors indicted his deputy prime minister and raided officials at the National Information Agency. Original post Here