Park in Peril? Kosovo Capital’s Landmark Neighbourhood Becomes Battleground Over Major Project

Residents of one of Prishtina's most well known urbanised neighbourhoods, Ulpiana, are opposing plans for new construction linked to the 2030 Mediterranean Games, concerned it puts at risk one of the few green spaces in the capital.

EU, UK ‘Concerned’ as Kosovo Moves Against Hague Court’s Powers Again
  • November 13, 2026

The EU and the UK warn Kosovo MPs not to pass an amended law curbing the powers of the Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers war crimes court without consultations with international allies.

Protest against femicide in Prishtina, October 28, 2026. Photo: BIRN

The Politics of Looking Away: Femicide and the Culture of Cynicism in Kosovo
  • November 12, 2026

The femicide of Arlinda Zekaj in Kosovo did not only expose the institutional failures to protect women, but also a wider culture of cynicism that emerged despite public outrage and protests for justice, shifting attention away from accountability and deepening doubts that change is possible.

Albanian ‘Highland Woman’ Challenges Norms on Her Way Into Politics
  • November 10, 2026

Albanian MP Marjana Koçeku grew up in a community where women's choices were often restricted, but she went on to build her own business, enter parliament, and eventually leave the party that brought her into politics to serve as an independent MP.

Fugitive Suspect to Be Tried in Absentia 15 Years After Femicide in Kosovo
  • November 10, 2026

The initial hearing against Adnon Jashari, accused of murdering his ex partner Diana Kastrati in Prishtina in 2011, was postponed after his defence lawyer said he had not received the case files. Jashari, who has been on the run since the killing, is expected to be tried in absentia.

Kosovo Court Sentences Former Chief Prosecutor Following KALLXO Investigation
  • November 9, 2026

Kosovo court has sentenced Haxhi Dërguti, former Chief Prosecutor of the Court of Appeals, to a suspended prison term for failing to report a criminal offence. The sentence comes following an investigation by KALLXO.com that exposed a 150,000 euro scheme to influence court proceedings.

The Craftsman Who Turns Challenges Into Inventions
  • November 5, 2026

Craftsman Fahri Krasniqi has not allowed his physical disabilities to stand in the way of his creative will and passions.

European Commission. Photo: BIRN

EU Reports Limited Progress in Kosovo, Citing Political Stalemate and Rule of Law Concerns
  • November 4, 2026

Kosovo has made limited progress in key areas of reform, as political instability, lack of judicial independence, and shortcomings in the fight against corruption continue to undermine the country's progress towards EU integration, says the European Commission in it’s 2026 Country Report.

Kosovo Identifies Three More Wartime Missing Persons
  • November 4, 2026

Three Kosovo Albanian intellectuals who were forcibly disappeared by Serbian forces in April 1999 have been identified in a mass grave in the north of Kosovo.

Seven Arrested in International Investment Fraud Crackdown in Balkans
  • November 3, 2026

EU justice agency says seven more suspects were arrested and 100 servers were shut down in ongoing international operation against investment fraud involving Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia.

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The Politics of Looking Away: Femicide and the Culture of Cynicism in Kosovo

Shqipe Gjocaj
  • November 12, 2026
Protest against femicide in Prishtina, October 28, 2026. Photo: BIRN

Changing the Rules Mid-Game: Kosovo’s Misguided Bid to Curtail Hague-based Court

Arben Qirezi
  • October 29, 2026

Beyond Hague Verdicts: The Necessity of Healing the Wounds of Kosovo’s Freedom Fighters

Iliria Kajdomqaj
  • October 5, 2026

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Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic (L), EU High Representative Josep Borrell (2-L) and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti (R) at a meeting of the EU-Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue in Brussels on February 27, 2023. Photo: EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

Two Years On, Kosovo- Serbia Normalisation Deal Still Pending
  • March 18, 2025

The EU-facilitated verbal deal to implement the ‘normalisation’ of relations between Serbia and Kosovo, reached in Ohrid, North Macedonia in 2023, continues to hang in the balance as the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue remains nearly paralysed.

NATO General Secretary (L) and Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani (R) in Prishtina, Kosovo on March 11, 2025. Photo: Official Facebook Account of Vjosa Osmani

NATO General Secretary Urges Leadership and Dialogue for Lasting Peace in the Balkans
  • March 11, 2025

NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte emphasised the need for leadership and commitment from all parties to secure lasting peace and stability in the Balkans during his visit to Kosovo.

Kosovo Optimistic About Becoming Newest Member of Council of Europe, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister
  • March 22, 2024

The Kosovo deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, Kreshnik Ahmeti, told Kallxo Përnime TV programme that the implementation of the Constitutional Court ruling which awarded land to the Decani Monastery will lead to Kosovo becoming the newest member of the Council of Europe very soon.

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Posters at the opening of Anibar International Animation Festival read: “‘Patriarkati: Fabrikë e Dhunuesve (The Patriarchy: a Factory of Abusers)’; ‘Patriarkati: Armik i Përbashkët (The Patriarchy: Mutual Enemy)’; ‘Patriarkati: Fundi po i vjen (Patriarchy: Its end is coming)’." July 15, 2024. Photo: BIRN

‘Smashing the Patriarchy’: Anibar Film Festival Provides Possibilities for Equality

Anibar International Animation Festival

In its fifteenth edition, the Anibar International Animation Festival, in Kosovo’s town of Peja, urges citizens to raise their voices against patriarchal oppression.
Purple flags at the Sunny Hill festival for this year’s festival’s theme “A Flag for Her”, against gender based violence. Photo: BIRN

Sunny Hill festival

Most attendees praise the new out-of-town site of Kosovo’s Sunny Hill festival, which opened on Thursday – though some are less happy about updated ticket prices.

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You might have read that Yahoo article about how the best macchiatos in the word are made in Prishtina. But the city has more than that. A visitor spending a day in the newest capital of Europe should take in a macchiato before walking around some of the interesting places, old cultural objects and bars – without which Prishtina would be known only for good macchiato and nothing else.

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