Serbia threatens Serbs with prison if they decide to join Kosovo Army
Director of Serbia’s Office for Kosovo, Marko Djuric, called on Kosovo Serbs not to join the Army of Kosovo, and citing Serbian legislation he threatened local Serbs of severe punishments up to 10 years imprisonment, if they decide to become part of future army of Kosovo. Original post Here
Kosovo President’s advisor: Association after signing of final agreement with Serbia
Blerim Shala, political advisor to President Hashim Thaci says the Association of Serb-majority Municipalities will not be formed before signing of the final agreement between Kosovo and Serbia. Original post Here
Kosovo PM Haradinaj attends SEECP Summit in Brdo
Kosovo Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, will attend on Tuesday the South East Europe Cooperation Summit (SEECP), which takes place in Brdo near Kranj, Slovenia. Original post Here
PM Haradinaj welcomes Veseli’s proposal on national unity platform
Kosovo Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj, welcomed the initiative of Speaker of Parliament and his coalition partner Kadri Veseli who called political leaders to unite and build a national consensus on important topics for Kosovo. Original post Here
Kosovo aspires UN Membership, says FM Pacolli
Minister of Foreign Affairs Behgjet Pacolli says key challenge is Kosovo’s integration into the United Nations and other international organisations. He said Kosovo’s journey towards full international recognition is being challenged by Serbia’s refusal to recognise Koosovo’s independence. Original post Here
Kosovo Speaker of Parliament calls political leaders to unite
Speaker of Parliament of Kosovo and chairman of the biggest ruling political party – the PDK, Kadri Veseli, has proposed a platform for unification of political parties to Original post Here
Kosovo to establish a Special Court to fight corruption
Kosovo is expected to establish a Special Court, specialized in dealing with corruption cases, says Kosovo Minister of Justice Abelard Tahiri. The move came after local and international reports identify corruption as one of the most pressing issues in Kosovo. Original post Here
Haradinaj: Serbia should be held to account for missing persons in Kosovo
Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj paid homages on Monday at the memorial dedicated to missing persons in Kosovo marking the begging of the Missing Persons Week in Kosovo. Haradinaj said that Serbia should be held accountable for all those missing in Kosovo since the end of the war in 1999. Original …
Spain loses weightlifting championships because of Kosovo
Spain has lost the hosting rights to a major continental weightlifting competition because of its political stance against independence of Kosovo. Original post Here
Kosovo ready for Council of Europe membership bid
Kosovo has made all necessary preparations to bid for Council of Europe (CoE) membership however the Government officials give no date when the application will be submitted. Original post Here
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 …