EU leaders: Ratification of demarcation crucial step towards visa liberalisation
Following the ratification of the Border Demarcation Agreement between Kosovo and Montenegro, High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos and Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn issued a joint press release welcoming the move. Original post Here
Kosovo leaders congratulate ratification of demarcation with Montenegro
Kosovo leaders have welcomed the ratification of the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro. The Parliament of Kosovo has ratified the deal with 80 votes pro, 11 against. Ratification of the deal is one of the last criteria for Kosovo to get visa liberalisation with the EU. Original post Here
Kosovo ratifies border deal with Montenegro
Kosovo Parliament has ratified the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro with 80 votes pro, 11 against, and no abstentions. Original post Here
Teargas released for the third time in Kosovo’s Parliament
The Vetevendosje MPs released for the third time in a row teargas in Parliament chamber in a bid to stop a vote on a border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. Original post Here
Kosovo PM expects ratification of demarcation with Montenegro
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said that he expects the Parliament will vote the Draft Law on ratification of the Agreement on border demarcation between Kosovo and Montengro, despite Vetevendosje MPs protest who released teargas twice preventing the voting. Original post Here
Veseli: No turning back, demarcation will be ratified
Kosovo Parliament Speaker, Kadri Veseli, announced that the session interrupted after opposition MPs of Vetevendosje released teargas, will resume shortly. Original post Here
Kosovo President Secret Visit To United States
Gazeta Express has learned that Kosovo President Hashim Thaci is in the U.S. and his visit has been held secret. Belgrade media are reporting that also Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is in the U.S. Opposition parties in Belgrade have accused Vucic of secret talks with Thaci. Recently Austrian daily Der …
German Ambassador: Teargas is not an instrument of political discussion
German Ambassador to Kosovo Christian Heldt reacting to release of teargas in Kosovo Parliament by the Vetevendosje MPs, said that releasing teargas is not an instrument of political discussion Original post Here
Johannes Hahn: Teargas has no place in a democracy
EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn has strongly condemned release of teargas in Kosovo Parliament. He said that such behaviour has no place in a democracy. Original post Here
President Thaci says violence in Parliament unacceptable
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci in a Facebook post condemned as he said violence in Parliament after the Vetevendosje MPs released teargas disrupting vote on ratification of the deal on border demarcation with Montenegro. 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 …