President and Prime Minister clash over North Kosovo
The arrest of Serbian senior official Marko Djuric by the Kosovo Police on Monday in Mitrovica North, have strained relations between Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj. Reportedly Thaci has disregarded PM Haradinaj when ordering Kosovo Police special units to arrest Djuric. Original post Here
Serbs threaten to form Association of municipalities without Kosovo’s consent
Srpska List has decided to withdraw from the Government of Kosovo and form the Association of Serb-majority Municipalities next month without Pristina’s consent. Original post Here
Haradinaj calls Kosovo Security Council meeting
Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, has called the regular meeting of the Kosovo Security Council. The meeting will be held a day after Kosovo Police arrested and later deported Director of Serbia’s Office for Kosovo, Marko Djuric in Mitrovica North for illegally entering the country. Original post Here
Serbs decide to leave Kosovo government
Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic will meet today in Belgrade with political representatives of Serbs from Kosovo. Original post Here
Kosovo Serbs block roads after arrest of Serbian official
Kosovo Serbs have blocked roads leading to northern municipality of Leposavic, a day after the Kosovo Police arrested and deported Director of Serbia’s Office for Kosovo Marko Djuric for illegally entering the country. Original post Here
Kosovo Serb police officers part of the operation on Djuric’s arrest
Kosovo Minister of Internal Affairs, Flamur Sefaj, during an interview with the TV7 program “Pressing” said that during Monday’s operation in Mitrovica North which lead to the arrest of Marko Djuric were present also officers of Serbian community. Original post Here
Mogherini calls Vucic, Thaci after arrest of Serb official by Kosovo Police
EU foreign policy and security chief, Federica Mogherini, has called on Monday evening presidents of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci respectively, after Kosovo police arrested and deported Director of Serbia’s Office for Kosovo Marko Djuric for entering illegally the country. Original post Here
Srpska List considering withdrawal from Kosovo Government
Srpska List is considering withdrawal of its ministers from the Government, after Director of Serbia’s Office for Kosovo, Marko Djuric was arrested today in Mitrovica North for illegally entering Kosovo. Original post Here
Kosovo Police defended rule of law, Djuric is being deported to Serbia, says President Thaci
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci called on citizens to remain calm, stating that the Kosovo Police have reacted in accordance with the laws after arresting Director of Serbia’s Office for Kosovo Marko Djuric in Mitrovica North for illegally entering Kosovo. Original post Here
Serb official arrested by Kosovo police deported
Director of Serbia’s Office for Kosovo, Marko Djuric, who was arrested on Monday afternoon by the Kosovo Police in Mitrovica North for entering the country illegally, has been deported. 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 …