Kosovo Court Releases Three Suspects After 1 Million Euros Found in Van

The Basic Court of Prishtina ordered the release of three Albanian citizens who were arrested after authorities found approximately 1 million euros hidden inside a van at the Kosovo–Serbia border.

Illustration: Besnik Krivanjeva/Prishtina Insight

Albanian Speaking Journalists, Doctors, and Artists Targeted in AI-Driven Health Scams
  • February 28, 2026

Artificial intelligence is being used to fabricate videos of well-known journalists, doctors and artists in Kosovo and Albania, falsely portraying them as endorsing “miracle” medical treatments and unlicensed products.

Illustration: BIRN/Igor Vujcic

Early Pregnancy in Kosovo: Challenging Assumptions
  • February 27, 2026

In Kosovo’s public discourse, early pregnancies are frequently portrayed as a phenomenon specific to certain communities, however, official data and experts dispel this widespread notion.

The Invisible Influence of China in Media Content in Kosovo
  • February 26, 2026

A significant portion of the information consumed by the citizens of Kosovo is produced by media outlets that do not disclose the origin of their funding, and verifying their actual sources of revenue is nearly impossible, which leaves a gap in transparency.

Kosovo Upholds Ex-Intelligence Chief’s Jail Sentence for Turkish Deportations
  • February 24, 2026

Former intelligence agency chief Driton Gashi was sentenced to four years and eight months' prison following a retrial for his role in the highly controversial deportation of so-called 'Gulenists' to Turkey in 2018.

Inside the Migrant Smuggling Corridors in Kosovo’s Borders
  • February 24, 2026

Kosovo has emerged as a critical transit point along the Balkan route, where organised smuggling networks exploit legal loopholes, weak regional coordination, and vulnerable migrants to move thousands toward Western Europe.

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Flooding in Kosovo: PR as a Substitute for a Civil Emergency Response

Kreshnik Gashi
  • January 9, 2026

Russian-Fuelled Propaganda in the Balkans: Teaching ChatBots How to Lie

Abit Hoxha
  • December 5, 2025

Kosovo and the Unfulfilled Promise of Regional Cooperation

Denora Gashi
  • October 20, 2025

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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.

Prishtina

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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