MPs initiative to abrogate Specialist Chambers Law supported by top Kosovo leaders, according to sources
Gazeta Express has learned that Kosovo MPs have started collecting signatures to call an extraordinary session of the Assembly next Tuesday, in a desperate effort to abrogate the Law on Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office. Sources told Gazeta Express that this initiative is being supported also by Kosovo top …
Kosovo opens new highway section
A new section of Kosovo’s highway Pristina-Hani i Elezit leading towards Macedonia was inaugurated on Friday. Original post Here
The EU reminds Kosovo: Fighting organised crime, corruption is one of the outstanding criteria
Kosovo has not fulfilled one of the two remaining benchmarks concerning a track record of convictions in high-level organised crime and corruption cases. In addition Kosovo also needs to to ratify the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro in order to get visa free regime with the EU. Original post …
EULEX reacts to Kosovo leaders’ statement on closing of the EU Mission
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and head of the Supreme Court Enver Peci, stated that Kosovo is capable dealing with its own problems and asked the EU to close its rule of law mission in Kosovo – EULEX. But the EULEX officials told Express that the future of the mission will …
Thaci addressed lawmakers in key annual speech
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, in his annual state-of-the-nation speech in Assembly of Kosovo said that 2017 was successful for Kosovo despite many challenges. Thaci pledged that Kosovo will establish its Army in 2018 and called on MPs to ratify the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro which is one …
Archive photo shows Thaci protesting against Milosevic’s regime
Kosovo well-known photographer, Hazir Reka, has published an archive photo depicting Kosovo President Hashim Thaci holding a banner while attending a rally organised during 90s against Slobodan Milosevic’s regime in Kosovo. Original post Here
O’Connell: High-level corruption Kosovo’s main challenge
British Ambassador to Kosovo, Ruairi O’Connell, says that high-level corruption remains one of the biggest challenges in Kosovo which is harming democracy and obstructing economic development. He also said that results of fighting high-level corruption are invisible, noting that sentences of high-profile cases are symbolic. Original post Here
PM Haradinaj calls an extraordinary session of Assembly to discuss Budget 2018
Kosovo Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, exercising his Constitutional right called for an extraordinary meeting of the Assembly where MPs are expected to discuss Draft Law on budget 2018. Original post Here
KLA veterans’ representative statement on political killings stirs condemnation in Kosovo
A statement of ex-Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) member, Nasim Haradinaj, who denied killing of Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) officials after the war in Kosovo were politically motivated, received much condemnation from the LDK officials and family members of those killed after the war. Original post Here
Supreme Court President asks EULEX to end its mission
President of the Supreme Court of Kosovo, Enver Peci, says that the EU should close its rule of law mission in Kosovo – EULEX noting that Kosovo is capable of dealing with its own problems. Original post Here
Low quality, sanctioned oil products originating in Russia and Libya are finding a way through Albanian ports, hidden behind forged cargo declarations or inside the modified hulls of fishing boats. Original post Here
After Albania’s government appointed an AI-generated digital assistant as a ‘minister’, a group of information technology experts have proposed an AI ‘candidate’ for the upcoming Tirana mayoral election. Original post Here
By Tirana Times Staff | October 12, 2025 LESKOVAC . Albania stunned Serbia with a 1–0 victory on Saturday night, a result that not only strengthens its bid for a first-ever World Cup but also carries enormous symbolic weight in one of the most politically charged rivalries in European football. …
Electoral races, political comebacks and anti-corruption efforts: our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week looks at how current developments are shaping the region’s future. Original post Here
In an era when Arab nations are investing heavily in science and technology especially under initiatives such as Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 Yaghi’s Nobel Prize is seen as both a personal triumph and a symbolic breakthrough for scientific ambition across the Middle East By Tirana Times Staff | October 8, …
As head of Albania’s special anti-graft and organised crime prosecution, Altin Dumani proved no one is ‘untouchable’ anymore. Experts say he set a high bar for his successor. Original post Here
MPs slammed the Albanian parliament’s administration for sending out an official document listing the country’s Communist-era dictator Enver Hoxha as a ‘hero’. Original post Here
By Tirana Times StaffTIRANA — October 7, 2025 The visit of New York City Mayor Eric Adams to Tirana this week at the personal invitation of Prime Minister Edi Rama has reignited scrutiny of the Albanian leader’s expanding network of foreign political connections and associates. Adams’ trip, coming just days …
By Tirana Times Staff TIRANA, October 7, 2025 — The fatal shooting of Appeals Court Judge Astrit Kalaja inside a courtroom in Tirana on Monday has sent shockwaves across Albania, raising profound questions about the state of justice reform, courtroom security, and the country’s fragile rule of law. Judge Kalaja, …
The shocking killing of judge Astrit Kalaja on Monday inside a Tirana court has led to serious questions over levels of security in the country’s institutions. Original post Here