Partial local elections were held in North of Kosovo on Sunday, namely in North Mitrovica, Leposavic, Zvecan and Zubin Potok. Turnout in these elections was 42%, while Democracy in Action, which is a coalition of non-government organizations, has observed the voting process. According to this coalition, with 85% of ballots counted at midnight, it looks […]
Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj has commented the process of talks with Serbia today. According to him, there will no longer be any talks about border changes. “The process is in safe hands now. It’s no longer in Mogherini’s hands. This process will be taken over by chancellor Merkel and president Macron now. What’s […]
Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci declared today that there will be no dialogue or negotiations without the presence of the United States of America. This declaration comes a few hours before the start of the Berlin Summit hosted by German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron. According to Kosovo’s president, “Kosovo is an independent […]
Former deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia, Bryan Hoyt Yee says that the Berlin conference is not decisive in terms of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, but an opportunity to talk. He says that discussions in Berlin will bring something new and progress between the two countries. “I praise Germany and […]
Chairman of Self Determination Party in Kosovo, Albin Kurti, says that the country needs to hold fresh elections. In a meeting with party supporters, Kurti said that Kosovo is being governed by a coalition “which is plundering Kosovo”. “We need fresh elections, because the country is in need of a new government that can put […]
EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn has spoken about a possible deal between Kosovo and Serbia. The senior EU official has not ruled out the possibility of territorial swaps in the final agreement expected to be reached between the two countries. “For the time being, I would not be able to predict the final result”, Hahn […]
An agreement between Pristina and Belgrade is possible within this year despite setbacks of the recent months in recent months, was declared by Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci. “We have to sit down even with our arch enemies, but without any preconditions, and try to listen to each other,” Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaçi told the Guardian […]
Albanian PM, Edi Rama held a meeting with his Greek counterpart, Tsipras during the 16+1 summit between countries of Southeast Europe and China taking place in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The Albanian government released a statement a few minutes ago, but without offering any details about the results of the meeting: “The meeting between the Albanian PM […]
Self Determination Party in Kosovo has held a series of meetings with its supporters all over the country under the slogan “Down with this government of thieves”. In the numerous meetings that he has had with party faithful, chairman Albin Kurti has demanded “fresh elections to put an end to this regime”. In last night’s […]
Leaders of Kosovo and Serbia will meet on April 29 in Berlin at the invitation of Germany and France. This was confirmed on Wednesday by Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vucic, who said that he was invited in Berlin along with this country’s Prime Minister, Ana Brnabic. Meanwhile, Kosovo’s president Hashim Thaci and Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj […]
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has announced today his decision to fire minister for Administration and Local Government, Ivan Teodosijevic. PM Haradinaj said that he had taken this decision following the use of hate speech by minister Teodosijevic against Albanians and NATO. The Serb minister had earlier declared that NATO had committed genocide on Serbs and […]
11 years ago, two months after the proclamation of independence, parliament also ratified the country’s Constitution, which came into effect on 15 June 2008. The Constitution is the most important legal document which guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms for citizens of this country. The Constitution defines Kosovo as a secular state. This document has 14 […]
The number of asylum seekers from Kosovo in EU member countries has seen the biggest decline among all countries of Western Balkan region. According to the latest report issued by EPIK, in 2018 there were only 4970 asylum seekers from Kosovo, whereas in 2015 this number was 72480. EPIK institute says that the number of […]
Kosovo and Serbia have entered the final phase of dialogue which aims at normalizing ties between the two countries. However, this process of dialogue has recently come to a halt and no meetings have taken place between the presidents of the two countries in the past four months. This stalemate has worried EU representatives. EU […]
Gambling is a deadly disease. You can drink as much as you like, chase after women as much as you like, it all passes by, but gambling stays for good,” said a citizen of Skopje, worried about his son, who, as he admits, spent most of his time in casinos and sports betting offices. He […]
European Parliament has voted today in favour of its position to continue negotiations for the visa liberalization process with Kosovo. In a message on Twitter, European Parliament’s rapporteur on Kosovo, Tanja Fajon said that it’s now to the EU Council to decide. “A good majority in favour of visa liberalization for Kosovo. Thank you, European […]
