Slain Kosovo Serb politician Ivanovic’s wife moves to Belgrade
The wife of Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic, who was shot dead in January, Milena Popovic Ivanovic, has left Mitrovica North and is living in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade. She is expected to be interviewed by Serbia’s Special Prosecution Office on the assassination of her husband. Original post Here
Hoxhaj in Berlin meets Merkel’s foreign policy advisor
Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, has met in Berlin German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s foreign policy adviser, Jan Hecker. Original post Here
EU delegation in Kosovo making final screening for visas
A European Union delegation mandated to assess the progress in the rule of law area has arrived in Kosovo on Thursday and based on their two-day fact gathering mission they will draft a final report on whether Kosovo has delivered results in fighting organised crime and corruption. The assessment of …
Veseli sends invitation to political leaders to discuss national consensus
The chairman of ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Kadri Veseli, has on Thursday sent an invitation to political leaders to meet and discuss finding a consensus on state agenda. Original post Here
World Press Freedom Day: Kosovo journalists protest against impunity
The Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AJK) has protested on Thursday marking the World Press Freedom Day calling on judicial institutions to solve all cases of threats involving journalists. Original post Here
UK to ask UNSC sessions on Kosovo be abolished
Media in Belgrade are reporting that the UK could ask that UN Security Council regular sessions on Kosovo be abolished, or closed to the public. Original post Here
Kosovo becomes member of COST
Steering Committee of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) has decided to involve Kosovo in its important European program. Original post Here
PM Haradinaj against exchange of territories between Kosovo and Serbia
Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said that he is not aware that Presidents of Kosovo and Serbia, Hashim Thaic and Aleksandar Vucic, have held secret meetings to discuss partition of Kosovo. Original post Here
Kosovo PM’s sympathy towards Spain is genuine, according to El Pais
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, in an interview with the Spanish daily El Pais discussed everything from Russia’s influence in the Balkans to his own past as a guerrilla leader for the Kosovan Liberation Army (KLA). But it is Spain that monopolizes the conversation. Original post Here
EU visa liberalisation assessment team arrives today in Kosovo
A European Commission delegation will arrive today in Pristina to gather data from Kosovo institutions on how much had been done toward fulfilling the remaining benchmark for a visa liberalisation with the EU. Original post Here
Forty-one environmental organisations from 28 countries have called for a halt to the planned development by Jared Kushner of Albania’s Sazan island as a luxury resort, saying it threatens the valuable biodiversity of the area. Original post Here
Kosovo, Bulgaria and Turkey have signed the Board of Peace Charter, under Donald Trump’s auspices, but several other Balkan countries are still pondering whether to join the initiative. Original post Here
Balkan countries are continuing to sacrifice their remaining clean river stretches to development and pollution, a new assessment warns. Original post Here
The Bulgarian mystic’s doomy predictions continue to grab headlines in Albania and elsewhere – even though many seem fabricated and sometimes appear to serve Russian geopolitical narratives. Original post Here
Tirana, 21.01.2026 – Research on disability has increasingly moved into the centre of international scientific and policy discussions, reflecting broader debates about inclusion, quality of life and access to public space. Against this wider backdrop, the King Salman Center for Disability Research (KSCDR) has opened nominations for the 4th cycle of …
While Albania’s Edi Rama welcomed an invitation to join Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania and Greece merely confirmed that they had received invitations. Original post Here
When the “Choo Choo” Train Never Came It begins with a scene that now feels almost surreal. In 2022, during a staged media event in Tirana, Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku enthusiastically explained to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that the Tirana–Durrës–Rinas railway would be completed by 2024. …
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. Original post Here
The United States has once again issued an unusually clear and public warning about the threat posed by Albanian organized crime groups and their links to Latin American drug cartels, framing the issue not only as a criminal challenge but as a direct risk to Albania’s national security and economic …
As the new year gets off to a cold start in the region, our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories takes a look at the high expectations and sobering realities of what 2026 holds in store. Original post Here