Haradinaj to Mogherini: Kosovo has fulfilled visa liberalisation criteria
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj during a working dinner with the EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, and other prime ministers of the Western Balkan region, told the EU High Representative that Kosovo has fulfilled all the criteria on visa liberalisation. Original post Here
Kosovo moves to establish Army bypassing Serb veto
Kosovo Government is planning to establish the Army through changes that would broaden the responsibilities of the existing Kosovo Security Force (KSF) as one of the modalities to bypass a Serb veto. The KSF Ministry pledges that by 30 April they will proceed the Draft Law on Army to the …
Kosovo Police chief asks NATO’s support for membership in Interpol
Kosovo Police General Director, Shpend Maxhuni, has presented on Wednesday before NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo – KFOR, capacities and training of the Kosovo Police. Maxhuni asked COM KFOR, Italian General Salvatore Cuoci, to support the Kosovo Police become part of the international police organisation – Interpol. Original post Here
Haradinaj asks Hahn visa liberalisation for Kosovo
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj during a meeting with the EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn, in Skopje, asked him Kosovo become part of the EU visa free regime in optimal time. Original post Here
Russian Patriarch Kirill to pay first visit to Albania
Patriarch Kirill of Russia will pay an official visit to Albania for the first time in late April, and will hold a joint service Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, patriarchal press service Fr. Alexander Volkov told Tuesday Russian news agency RIA-Novosti. Original post Here
Visa Free regime the most important for Kosovo citizens, says Veseli
Kosovo Parliament Speaker, Kadri Veseli, said the European Commission country report on Kosovo has finally evaluated country’s achievements in fulfilling visa liberalisation criteria. Original post Here
EULEX prosecutor charges six people for faking KLA war veteran status
A EULEX Prosecutor has filed an indictment against six defendants suspected of faking the Kosovo Liberation Army war veteran status, Kosovo State Prosecution announced. The defendants are charged with the offences of Unauthorised Possession of Weapons, Facilitating or Compelling Prostitution, Trading in Influence, Fraud and Falsifying Documents. Original post Here
No-confidence motion is not priority of Kosovo opposition
Lutfi Haziri, deputy head of the biggest opposition political party in Kosovo – the Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK, stated that motion of no-confidence in Ramush Haradinaj’s Government has not been excluded, admitting however that this is not their priority. Original post Here
Kosovo PM Haradinaj visits Macedonia
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has travelled to Skopje when he will meet his Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev and other senior state officials of Macedonia. Original post Here
Kosovo President wants EU to be clearer on membership path
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has called on the European Union to offer clearer prospects and treat it equally on its path to membership in the bloc. Original post Here
Tirana Times, March 26 , 2026 – The Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) has awarded its prestigious annual “Jorgji Qirjako” Translation Prize for 2025 to historian and translator Ilir Ikonomi, recognizing his outstanding contribution to bringing major works of international scholarship to the Albanian audience. Ilir Ikonomi received the award …
From a political spying scandal to MAGA alignment and a brewing collision with the law, selection of BIRN Premium stories this week makes for an exciting read. Original post Here
The now-notorious hacker group Homeland Justice claimed that it had breached the computer defences of Albania’s postal service following its attack on parliament’s systems earlier this month. Original post Here
Charged with corruption, money laundering and concealment of wealth, ex-politician Monika Kryemadhi is rebranding herself as a showbiz celebrity on the Big Brother reality show, but can it keep her out of prison? Original post Here
An appeals court upheld the verdict jailing the former Socialist Party mayor of Himara, Jorgo Goro, who was at the centre of a political storm during a controversial election in 2023. Original post Here
The prime minister’s moves to shield his deputy from arrest feel like the beginning of the end of an era for Albanians’ hopes that the powerful would finally be held accountable. Original post Here
V Dem places Albania in a category dominated by African states, with Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina the only Western Balkan countries in the same group. Tirana Times, March 23, 2026 – Albania has been placed in the category of electoral autocracy in the latest Democracy Report 2026 by the …
As oil and gas prices surge amid the Iran war, Balkan countries are pondering ways to reduce the impact on households and businesses. Original post Here
The controversy over Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku has put the spotlight on prosecution efforts to target high-level corruption – but she is only the latest senior politician to face charges. 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