Kosovo bus overturns in Serbia, injuring nine people
A Kosovo bus deviated off the road and overturned near the city of Krusumlija in Serbia injuring at least nine people, Serb media are reporting. Original post Here
Mystery remains after search fails to find bodies of two Kosovo Police officers
Recovery crews have not found any human remains after last Saturday an official vehicle of the Kosovo Police with two officers overturned in the Sitnica River near Kacanik municipality. Original post Here
Kosovo leaders commemorate 116 Albanian war victims
Kosovo leaders have commemorated today 116 Albanian civilians who were killed 19 years ago in the village Studime of Vushtrri by Serbian military and police forces. Original post Here
Draft Law on Kosovo Army to be proceeded on Monday
The Ministry of Kosovo Security Force (KSF) pledged to submit to the Government of Kosovo amendments of the new law on KSF on Monday that would allow the KSF to acquire heavy weapons. This is the only way to bypass Serb opposition in parliament to constitutional amendments required for establishment …
Kosovo ready to face potential riots
NATO troops in Kosovo – KFOR and the Kosovo Security Forces and NATO conducted a joint crowd and riot control drill in Pristina. Original post Here
Kosovo President wants missing persons issue be addressed in Brussels
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci pledged to address the missing persons issue during talks with Belgrade in Brussels. He made the statements paying homages at the Memorial of the Missing Persons in Pristina ask Kosovo commemorates today more than 1600 missing people since the end of the war marking National Day …
Valdete Daka reappointed as chair of Central Election Commission
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has reappointed Valdete Daka as the chairwoman of the Central Election Commission (CEC). Original post Here
Thaci and Vucic to meet today in Skopje
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci will attend the meeting of regional leaders which will be held in Skopje as part of the Brdo-Brijuni process. Original post Here
Nehat Thaci is new Director of Kosovo Correctional Service
Nehat Thaci has been appointed as new director of the Kosovo Correctional Service, succeeding Sokol Zogaj who ended his mandate. Original post Here
EULEX: Kosovo People Need Closure to the Painful Loss of their Loved Ones
On the day Kosovo marks the National Day of Missing Persons, EULEX issued a press release commemorating those who have gone missing and the plight of their loved ones, this year with a special focus on young women and men who still do not have answers to the fate 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 …