Head of Kosovo Unit at European Commission visits Pristina today
David Cullen, Head of Unit for Kosovo, at the Directorate General for EU Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission will visit Pristina today, the EU Office in Kosovo announced. Original post Here
Kosovo chief negotiator: Association of Serb Municipalities according to Constitution
Head of Kosovo’s delegation in technical talks with Serbia, Avni Arifi, said that the Association of Serb-majority Municipalities will be formed based on the Constitution of Kosovo. Technical teams of Pristina and Belgrade have resumed today talks as part of the EU-facilitated talks in Brussels. Original post Here
Thaci and Haradinaj met ahead of vote on demarcation
The President’s Office has confirmed on Monday that President Hashim Thaci has received in his office Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj to discuss “current political situation.” Original post Here
Time for Kosovo’s Council of Europe bid, says Hoxhaj
Kosovo is planning to submit a request for membership in the Council of Europe (CoE) within 2018. Original post Here
Pristina-Belgrade technical dialogue resumes today
The technical dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade will continue in Brussels on Monday. Original post Here
Kosovo, Serbia Presidents to meet in Brussels
Federica Mogherini to host a meeting with Presidents Hashim Thaci of Kosovo and Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia on Friday. Original post Here
Kosovo FM attending informal Western Balkans meeting in Sarajevo
Kosovo Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli is attending an informal meeting of foreign ministers of the Western Balkans 6 (WB6). Original post Here
Kosovo Special Court judges meet for the plenary
Judges of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) convened On 15 and 16 March in The Hague on the occasion of the third Plenary, KSC announced. Original post Here
Express launches new TV channel
Starting Friday at 22:30, Gazeta Express is launching a new TV channel. The new channel is property of ‘MediaWorks’ a company known in the media market with its main brand – the biggest online media in Balkans – Gazeta Express. Original post Here
Srpska: We will not vote ratification of demarcation despite international pressure
Srpska List says they will not vote the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro. The Parliament is set to hold a session on 20 March to vote this international agreement, which is one of the last criteria for Kosovo to get visa free-regime with the EU. 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 …