Kosovo, main topic of Putin-Vucic meeting
Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin today at 19:00 a day after Putin sworn in the Kremlin Monday to become President for another six years after winning an election in March. Original post Here
Kosovo President Thaci talks on the phone with EU Commissioner Hahn
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci spoke to EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn over phone on Tuesday. Original post Here
KSC President Trendafilova: I trust experience of the new Specialist Prosecutor
After today’s appointment of Jack Smith to the position of Specialist Prosecutor the President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, Ekaterina Trendafilova welcomed his appointment and said that she trusts his extensive experience in criminal investigation and prosecution. Original post Here
President Thaci to represent Kosovo in Sofia Summit
President Hashim Thaci will represent Kosovo at the EU-Western Balkans Summit set to be held on 17 May in Sofia, Bulgaria. Original post Here
US Prosecutor Jack Smith Appointed Specialist Prosecutor
Jack Smith, a US prosecutor with experience in both high-level political investigations and international criminal investigations, has been appointed on Monday Specialist Prosecutor after a selection process organised by the European Union. Original post Here
Germany has not invested much in Kosovo because of corruption, says PM Haradinaj
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj marking tenth anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Kosovo and Germany, says there are no major German investors in Kosovo because of the perception on corruption making foreign investments difficult. Original post Here
Kosovo wins arbitration in telecom case
The Republic of Kosovo has won the legal battle in an arbitration court against German company Axos GMBH, after the company sued Kosovo government asking millions oe Euros over the failed privatisation of the state owned Kosovo Telecom in 2013. Original post Here
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 …
Tirana Times, March 10, 2026 – A cyberattack targeting Albania’s Parliament has revived one of the country’s most serious national security concerns, underscoring the return of a threat that Albanian institutions have come to associate with Iran linked retaliation. The breach, confirmed by Parliament on Tuesday, involved unauthorized access to …
The criminal charges facing former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku have dominated headlines in Albania for months – prompting her boss, Edi Rama, to pick a fight with the judiciary. Original post Here
Shielding Balluku Could Cost Albania More Than a Court Case. Tirana Times, March 09, 2026 – Albania’s ruling Socialist majority moved Monday to block the arrest of former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, in a decision expected to be ratified by parliament this week and one that is rapidly becoming …
Ahead of a vote in parliament on Thursday, the ruling Socialists reject a prosecution request to support lifting the immunity of dismissed former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, allowing for her arrest. 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
By Daniel Serwer Tirana Times, March 06, 2026 – While all eyes are on the Iran war, subtle but important changes are taking place with respect to the Balkans. I think the two most important are these: The Trump Administration is abandoning state-building and instead wants local people to make the basic …
By Zef Preci Tirana Times, March 06, 2026 – Two centuries ago, Karl Marx offered a blunt description of how capitalism is sometimes born and consolidated: through what he called “primitive accumulation,” a historical process—often violent—by which people are separated from their land and productive assets, while wealth is concentrated …
From European Union accession hopes to ongoing corruption investigations, our selection of Premium stories this week takes a look at the political wheeling and dealing going on behind the scenes in the region. Original post Here
by Genc Pollo Let’s start with the dog. “As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly,” says the Old Testament (Proverbs 26:11), offering a blunt metaphor for stupidity and the stubborn repetition of mistakes. That proverbial dog may be the right analogy for Prime Minister Edi …
By Augustin Palokaj Tirana Times, March 03 2026 – EU enlargement does not lack ideas; it lacks political will. That is why the recent joint opinion piece by Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama and Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić, published in the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, is troubling not so …