Media should focus on COVID-19, not political drama

Despite the devastating repercussions that the coronavirus outbreak has had on people’s lives, the Kosovo media continues to focus on political games instead of discussions about how to salvage the economy.

Klara Buda

PDK’s lawsuit against BIRN can’t hide the truth

The defamation lawsuit filed against BIRN over its investigation revealing the involvement of public officials in promoting territorial exchange with Serbia is evidence of the lengths that some politicians will go to cover their tracks.

Shqipe Gjocaj

Kosovar politics needs rebellious women

Vjosa Osmani's dismissal as deputy leader of LDK is part of a longer history of Kosovo women being muted within political parties and demonstrates the need for ‘disobedient’ women in politics, those who refuse to adjust to male dominated party structures.

Besnik Pula

The signing ceremony is on

The Trump administration seems close to achieving its long held goal of concluding a major deal in foreign policy in the shape of some form of agreement between Kosovo and Serbia. But with no strategy outlined and the absence of Europe from the process, it can only do damage.

Eraldin Fazliu

A Hoti government with a Haradinaj brain

The new programme of the Hoti government reveals the extent of LDK’s compromise with AAK. Vetting of the justice system has been sidelined, while huge capital investments previously opposed by Hoti himself are envisioned in the midst of an economic crisis.

Viola von Cramon

The EU remains Kosovo’s best route to peace with Serbia

Europe’s institutions are the best way to ensure a fairer and greener Kosovo, while an EU ready to show leadership in the dialogue is the surest path to stability, says the European Parliament’s rapporteur for Kosovo Viola von Cramon.

Donika Emini

A weak prime minister and a powerful president

The Hoti Government brings with it an emboldened president ready to resume duties in the dialogue and an emboldened Lista Srpska able to influence from within.

Labinot Leposhtica

An assault on freedom of expression

President Thaci’s nonchalant justification of his security team’s violent handling of protestors exposes his intentions to mute dissident voices, and is a direct attack on civil liberties.

Daniel Serwer

Kosovo’s new government is ill-fated

A multi-party coalition with a thin majority led by the party that took second place in the elections will have a tough time dealing with the economic fallout from COVID-19 and the restart of the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue.

Shqipe Gjocaj

On women’s right to exist in public space

An act as simple as running outdoors can be a revolutionary one for women when the privilege to safely navigate public space is not afforded to them.

Blerim Vela

Stretching the rules to breaking point

The Constitutional Court’s ruling provides certainty in the short term, but completely changes the political rules of the game and weakens the voice of the electorate in choosing its government.

Visar Xhambazi

There is only one Kosovo-Serbia dialogue

President Thaci can not choose who mediates the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, and anti-EU rhetoric will only damage Kosovo in the long run.

Eurisa Rukovci

Confronting rape myths

In order to eradicate sexual violence, Kosovo society needs to face its rape culture, and debunk the untruths that surround conceptions of sexual violence.

Florian Bieber

Restoring civil liberties after COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the levels of trust between states and their citizens in the Western Balkans and beyond, and as governments tackle a new phase of the crisis, tensions between political freedoms and authoritarian tendencies will continue.

Blerim Vela

A constitutional battle with far-reaching political consequences

The Constitutional Court is gearing up for a monumental decision over the legality of the president’s attempts to form a government, but its outcome could push Kosovo politics into binary choices and to a potential point of no return.

Nora Weller

Muddled talk of amnesties won’t heal Kosovo’s wounds

South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission is a model example of how to employ restorative justice after conflict, and it shows that it takes individuals with credibility to steer the process, and a genuine desire to acknowledge past violence to build lasting peace.

Raba Gjoshi

Collective amnesia for an elusive normalisation of relations

Proposing amnesty for war crimes as a golden ticket to securing a final comprehensive agreement between Kosovo and Serbia jeopardises the pursuit of justice for human rights violations in Kosovo, with a senseless disregard for victims and their families.

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