Kosovo Assembly removes from the agenda abrogation of Special Court law
Kosovo Assembly’s Presidency will convene on Monday to discuss 18 points of the agenda for the upcoming plenary session. According to a press release of the Assembly’s press service the discussion on abrogation of the Law on Special Court, initiated by ruling coalition MPs, has been removed from the agenda. …
Serbian and Russian media publish fake news on alleged arrests as Serbian President visits Kosovo
The news on alleged arrest of six Albanians in the village of Laplje Selo near Gracanica, inhabited by Serbs, published by the Russian media outlet Sputnik and reran by Serbian media is fake. The Kosovo Police confirmed to Gazeta Express that the situation appears stable and their officers have not …
Serbian president Vucic visits Kosovo
Serbian president, Aleksandar Vucic, is visiting Kosovo today days after a Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic was killed in northern part of Kosovo inhabited mainly by Serbs. Original post Here
Kosovo judokas grab gold and silver at Grand Prix Tunis
Kosovo judokas won top medals at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix in Tunis, after Nora Gjakova and Distria Krasniqi claimed gold and silver medals respectively. Original post Here
Kosovo authorities publish the contract on building of new power plant
Kosovo Minister of Economic Development, Valdrin Lluka, has on Friday published the commercial contract on construction of the power plant “New Kosova”. Original post Here
Kosovo Minister asks Serbia dealing with war crimes
Kosovo Minister of Justice, Abelard Tahiri, during an interview with the Belgrade daily Danas identified two main obstacles which prevent cooperation between Kosovo and Serbia in the judiciary. Tahiri said Serbia shows no willingness to deal with crimes committed during 1990s, and continues efforts to prevent Kosovo from joining the …
British Embassy experts excluded from Trepca
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and British Ambassador to Pristina, Ruairi O’Connell on 10 October 2017 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing for the Embassy to assist in recruiting credible people in the publicly-owned enterprises boards. But the government has violated the MoU in less than three months …
Serbian Minister: Kosovo authorities don’t want to uncover Ivanovic’s killers
Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said on Thursday Pristina was refusing to cooperate with Serbian authorities in the probe into the murder of Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic. Original post Here
Haradinaj’s Government asks Podgorica’s help on demarcation
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj is trying to find “an excuse” to ask members of Kosovo Assembly to support the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro, the daily Koha Ditore reported. The Government has asked Podgorica’s help to overcome the stalemate, sources told the daily. Original post Here
Veseli: Special Court will not be abolished
Former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) turned politician, Kadri Veseli, called on his former fellow fighters to be ready, because as he said, the Special Court established to try alleged crimes of the KLA, will happen. The Speaker of Assembly said that all should be ready to face …
By Zef Preçi What kind of political system are we living in today? Even though we have a weak state, authoritarian tendencies in governance have become more pronounced, and in a synthesized way this is reflected in the increasing number of MPs of the ruling party from one mandate to …
As the year draws towards its end, our Balkan Insight Premium stories show that there is no shortage of political surprises, unexpected twists and new standoffs across the region. Original post Here
Albanian-American writer Fron Nahzi’s new book explains how the Albanian diaspora used its newfound freedom in the United States to campaign for a range of nationalist causes. Original post Here
The earthquake that hit Albania in November 2019 left many families homeless. But a rural housing estate built to accommodate some of them remains almost empty due to problems with infrastructure and insecure terrain. Original post Here
O tempora, o mores. After Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku faced criminal charges, and after the court suspended her from office and banned her from leaving the country, what one would normally expect is either her immediate resignation or her immediate dismissal by Prime …
The clash between Edi Rama and Shabana Mahmood over the fate of 700 Albanian families in the UK exposes a deeper truth about modern diplomacy: visibility is not the same as influence. When the Home Secretary singled out Albanian families while announcing sweeping asylum reforms, she was not improvising. She …
Elez Biberaj Thirty-five years after Albania’s emergence from one of Europe’s most repressive communist regimes, the country’s democratic trajectory remains emblematic of post-authoritarian transformation, reflecting the promise of political renewal while exposing the challenges of durable consolidation. In this context, the May 2025 parliamentary elections stand out as a test …
By Tirana Times Staff TIRANA, Albania , November 22, (Tirana Times). Albania’s main opposition party sharply criticized European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos for describing the country’s May 11 parliamentary elections as “free and fair,” arguing that her assessment contradicts the findings of international election monitors. In a statement delivered …
New leaders, old challenges, the threat of ‘TikTokracy’ and – not least – a look at the Dayton Peace Accords thirty years later, are all themes that preoccupy our selection of Premium stories this week. Original post Here
Edi Rama slated the court decision suspending Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku while she faces a graft probe – and threatened to take the matter to the Constitutional Court. Original post Here