Kosovo ruling party blames Albanian PM over war-crimes court

PRISTINA, Oct. 16 (TemA) — Kosovo’s ruling Vetëvendosje Movement has accused Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama of having supported the creation of the Hague-based court trying former Kosovo guerrilla leaders, ahead of a protest planned in Tirana on...

Kosovo businessman probed in Albania airport deal

TIRANA, Oct. 15 (TemA) — Albania’s prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Kosovo businessman Behgjet Pacolli over the construction of Vlora Airport, a major infrastructure project on the country’s southern coast. Pacolli, his...

Rama rejects Kurti’s claim on Kosovo tribunal

TIRANA, Wed. Oct. 16 (TemA) — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has responded to criticism from Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti over his past support for the creation of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. Rama said Kurti’s...

US envoy attacks EU chief over Kosovo court silence

WASHINGTON, Wed. Oct. 16 (TemA) — Richard Grenell, the U.S. special envoy for global crises appointed by President Donald Trump, has criticised European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen after her visit to Kosovo. In a post on X, Grenell...

Osmani: I Hope That The Parties Will Find Common Ground And Form The Government Of Kosovo

The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, yesterday called on political parties to “find common ground” and reach an agreement on forming the Government of Kosovo. In a statement to the media, she said that the process of constituting the Assembly...

Berisha condemns denial of Kosovo war crimes

TIRANA, Wed. Oct. 16 (TemA) — Former Albanian prime minister Sali Berisha used a parliamentary address on Thursday to condemn those who, he said, “trample on the blood” of victims of Serbia’s 1999 aggression in Kosovo. Berisha described the...

Kosovo-born Man Charged With 44 Visa Breaches In NSW

A Kosovo-born man appeared before Liverpool Local Court yesterday (15 October, 2025) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions. The AFP charged the man, 66, after he was located in Sydney yesterday. It will...

EU Commission Chief: Kosovo must build strong institutions and reduce tensions

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said it is important for Kosovo to continue building strong institutions and to “reduce tensions” in the country, following her meetings with the country’s leaders on Wednesday in...

KLA Fighter Walks from Pristina to Tirana for Protest

With the same determination with which he joined the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in 1998 in Koshare, he has now decided to defend the just war of that army once again. KLA veteran Agim Pllashniku, who fought in Koshare, the Dukagjini Zone, and...

Kurti: European Commission Should Deliver Membership Questionnaire and Candidate Status to Kosovo

Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti, during a meeting today with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, reiterated the need for the European Commission to deliver, as soon as possible, the membership questionnaire and to...

How Kosovo is emerging from its political crisis and how local elections contributed to it

On 12 October, the Republic of Kosovo held its fifth local elections since declaring independence. Just two days before the vote, the work of the parliament was finally unblocked. A deputy speaker representing Serbian MPs was elected eight months...

Kosovo dispatch: court ruling on Serbian Deputy Speaker sparks legal, political controversy

A recent ruling by Kosovo’s Constitutional Court has barred Member of Parliament (MP) Nenad Rashiq from being elected as Deputy Speaker of the Assembly on the grounds that he does not currently represent the Serbian community. While the decision...

Kosovo: local elections, global effects

© Ade Lukmanul Hakimmm/Shutterstock The first round of the local elections in Kosovo shows no major winners, yet the results could influence the next national elections. The calling of early elections is now seen as a possible option Kosovo held...

Kosovo local elections test PM, EU leverage

PRISTINA – Kosovo’s local election results are complicating Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s political strategies and potentially giving the European Union fresh leverage to push for stalled normalisation with Serbia. The vote, held last Sunday, saw...

Osmani urges EU to lift measures on Kosovo

PRISTINA, Oct. 15 (TemA) — Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani met Wednesday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, urging the European Union to lift what she called “unjust measures” against Kosovo and to grant the country candidate...

Von der Leyen visits Kosovo on Balkan tour

PRISTINA, Oct. 15 (TemA) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is visiting Kosovo on Wednesday as part of her tour of the Western Balkans. Von der Leyen will meet President Vjosa Osmani and caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti. The...

Osmani accuses Serbia for meddling in Kosovo elections

PRISTINA, Oct. 15 (TemA) — Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani accused Serbia of “unlawful interference” in the country’s recent local elections and called for a united international response. Osmani said on X that she discussed the issue with the...

Kosovo Social Democrats open to talks on new government

PRISTINA, Oct. 14 (TemA) — Kosovo’s Nisma Social Demokrate (Social Democratic Initiative) said Tuesday it is ready to take part in talks on forming a new government under the Vetëvendosje Movement, which won the February 9 election. Party lawmaker...

Sweden suffer shock defeat against Kosovo; Belgium top group

PA Media/DPA London Sweden’s faint hopes of qualifying for the World Cup were all-but extinguished as the 2018 quarter-finalists fell to a 1-0 defeat against Kosovo in Stockholm. Fisnik Asllani fired a first-half effort that allowed the Kosovans...

Kosovo man sent to prison for extorting minor

Ljubljana, 14 October - A 20-year-old Kosovo national has been sentenced by the Maribor District Court to two years in prison and three-year expulsion from the country for coercing a minor into handing over EUR 68,000 under a plea bargain...