Pacolli asks Republic of Mauritius to recognise Kosovo
Kosovo Foreign Minister, Behgjet Pacolli, has sent a letter to institutional representatives of Mauritius, congratulating them on 50th anniversary of Independence and 26 anniversary of the Republic. Original post Here
Kosovo Parliament to vote demarcation on Tuesday
Gazeta Express has learned that the Parliament of Kosovo will hold on Tuesday an extraordinary session when MPs are expected to vote on ratification of the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro. Original post Here
Kosovo teachers holding one-day national strike
The teaching union in Kosovo is staging a one-day strike today. The union is in dispute with the ruling coalition partners over an agreement reached before these parties came to power in 2017 on recognising the contribution of teachers who worked during parallel education system in 90s when Kosovo was …
Belgium rotten meat scandal discovered in Kosovo
Belgium food authorities have closed down a meat processing plant and meat products have been removed from supermarket shelves after a worker of the Belgian company exporting meat Veviba, admitted that they have exported rotten meat in Kosovo. Original post Here
US ‘Special Package’ on Kosovo issue
The U.S. has prepared a special package to be presented to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in the next few weeks, according to Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti. Original post Here
US Assistant Secretary Mitchell to Visit Pristina Today
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell is expected to visit Pristina today as part of his tour in the region. Original post Here
President Thaci owes half a million euro to British Laywer Geoffrey Nice
Gazeta Express got hold of a letter that the British lawyer Sir Geoffrey Nice addressed to the Government of Kosovo, when he reveals a scandalous history involving President Hashim Thaci and his team. The letter shows the President owes almost half a million Euro for his professional engagement with the …
Kosovo established diplomatic relations with Barbados
Kosovo Foreign Minister, Behgjet Pacolli, in a Facebook statement has announced that Kosovo and Barbados have established diplomatic relations. Original post Here
Kosovo EU Minister: Demarcation with Montenegro to be ratified within days
Kosovo Minister of European Integration, Dhurata Hoxha, remains optimistic that the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro will be ratified within days. Its ratification is one of the last criteria for Kosovo to get visa liberalisation. Original post Here
Serbia’s platform on Kosovo ‘return to dark ages of chauvinism,’ says DPM Hoxhaj
Recent platform of Belgrade to divide Albanians and Serbs in two separate entities is a return to dark ages of chauvinism, said Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister and former foreign minister, Enver Hoxhaj. 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 …
Do you live in the Balkans or France, and have you been awarded child support payments after divorce? Was the process easy – and did you receive the money as the court ordered? Original post Here
by Dr. Arben Ramkaj Tirana Times, February 28 2026 – At the very moment when diplomacy appeared to be moving toward a fragile agreement, the United States and Israel launched a unilateral strike against Iran, shifting the region from tense negotiations to open confrontation. The targets included strategic infrastructure and …
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. Original post Here
Some Balkan countries are planning to evacuate stranded citizens from the conflict zone around Iran, others have already managed to fly people out – although some have only issued security warnings. Original post Here
For decades, sewage from the Albanian capital has been discharged untreated into the waters of the Lana River in Tirana. Original post Here
Albania also voices solidarity with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf partners after Iran’s missile attacks. Tirana Times, March 1, 2026 – Albania threw its support behind U.S. strikes on Iran in the opening hours of the latest Middle East escalation, with Prime Minister Edi Rama declaring that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary …
Kosovo and North Macedonia join support for Washington. Tirana Times, February 28, 2026 – Albania threw its support behind U.S. strikes on Iran on Friday, with Prime Minister Edi Rama declaring that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps should be officially designated a terrorist organization and saying Tirana would move to …
After months of defending his deputy and Minister of Infrastructure, Belinda Balluku, who faces allegations of manipulating public tenders, Edi Rama finally dismissed her on Thursday night. Original post Here