Vetevendosje MP Donika Kadaj-Bujupi joins Haradinaj’s party in Parliament
The Vetevendosje MP, Donika Kadaj-Bujupi, has left the caucus of this opposition party and on Wednesday joined PM Haradinaj’s party – the AAK. Original post Here
Hoxha: We will seek Srpska’s support to ratify demarcation
Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, speaking in Parliament on Wednesday said that the Agreement on border demarcation between Kosovo and Montengro should be voted. He admitted that ruling coalition parties lack support in Parliament and said that they will seek Sprska List support who are opposing its ratification. Original …
First names for the Specialist Chambers lists of lawyers announced
The Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) has published on Wednesday the Lists of Counsel for representation of suspects, accused and victims or any other person who is entitled to legal representation, in accordance with the Law establishing the KSC and the Directive on Counsel. Original post Here
Mitchell: Kosovo has the right to form a professional security force
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell, said in Belgrade that Kosovo has the right to form a professional force to deal with security. During a joint press conference with Serbian president, Aleksandar Vucic, the U.S. diplomat said Kosovo army would not be a threat …
Croatian FM: Kosovo and Serbia need a legally binding agreement
Kosovo Minister of Foreign Affairs, Behgjet Pacolli, has on Wednesday received Croatian counterpart Marija Pejcinovic-Buric who is visiting Kosovo. During a joint press conference after the meeting Croatian FM said that Pristina and Belgrade should reach a legally binding agreement. Original post Here
France's Macron accepts invitation to visit Kosovo
French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted an invitation to visit Kosovo, said Kosovo President Hashim Thaci after meeting him on Wednesday. Original post Here
German ex-minister to negotiate Kosovo, Serbia power grid row
Former German Environment Minister, Klaus Töpfer, has visited Kosovo on Tuesday and met the Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj to negotiate the outstanding dispute between Kosovo and Serbia, which has affected Europe’s power grid. Töpfer has been appointed as mediator to solve the dispute which made Europe clocks go slow. Original …
Srpska conditioning vote on demarcation with 3 seats in Trepca Board
Sources within the Government of Kosovo told Gazeta Express that Srpska List is asking three members of Serbian community be part of the Trepca Board in exchange of their vote for ratification of the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro. Reportedly the Government of Kosovo is willing to accept the …
Serwer: Haradinaj lacks courage on demarcation
Daniel Serwer, the director of the Conflict Management Program at the Johns Hopkins School of International Studies in Washington DC and former diplomat, says Kosovo Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, has no courage to ratify the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro. Original post Here
Hoxhaj: Ratification of demarcation this week
Deputy Prime Minister Enver Hoxhaj is optimistic the Parliament session on ratification of the Agreement on border demarcation between Kosovo and Montenegro will be held this week. He said all parties are about to reach a final consensus and finally ratify the demarcation this week. 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 …