Elections need to bring change, not stability

Aidan Hehir writes that the upcoming snap elections could break the hold of the old political guard and bring much needed change for Kosovo citizens.

Bedri Peci

Kosovo needs a long-term fiscal policy

Kosovo needs to stop running an ‘ad hoc’ fiscal policy based on customs taxes – and adopt a long-term strategy oriented towards sustainable economic and social goals.

Enver Robelli

Five steps to make the perfect dialogue

Enver Robelli identifies five hoops that the Kosovo government has to jump through before a credible and trustworthy final agreement for the Kosovo people can be reached with Serbia.

Visar Xhambazi

‘Final Deal’ does not guarantee UN membership for Kosovo

The notion that Kosovo will secure a UN seat in the event an agreement is reached with Serbia is a falsehood, with few explanations offered on how to overcome potential vetoes from Russia and China.

Viktor Berishaj

Doomed to failure: Yet more irregularities over Kosova e Re

The Kosova e Re plant will be built in violation of Kosovo’s Environmental Impact Assessment law, on top of other violations that have been raised before and never addressed.

Edona Maloku

The colors that divide

On the 11th anniversary of Kosovo’s independence, how do our children now view their own national and ethnic identities?

Florin Aliu

Stock exchange would jump-start Kosovo’s flat economy

The creation of a stock exchange in Kosovo would revive a moribund economy, increasing its liquidity and encouraging more people to invest.

Hana Marku

Hana Marku responds to the allegations of rape and abuse of power involving public institutions that have gripped Kosovo over the last week, addressing deep-rooted notions of women and girls’ agency and the ‘gift of silence’ given to perpetrators.

Nora Weller

The death of museum culture

While museum culture thrives in the West, representation of Kosovo’s rich cultural history is not on the agenda, and it is saddening to see how its museum culture is in decline.

Eraldin Fazliu

A Trojan horse sits at the government’s door

In the wake of a fresh battle between coalition partners this week, each seeks to undermine the other, and new elections are being called for - but this is nothing new in Kosovo’s political culture.

Nevena Radosavljevic

A year of fear

2018 for Kosovo Serbs was marked by fear, intimidation, and uncertainty, and 2019 does not look like it is going to be any different.

Shkelzen Gashi

‘War heroes’ or ‘war criminals’?

Former KLA commanders traveling to the Hague in recent weeks were bestowed with the glory of heroes by Kosovo leaders, even though some have already been convicted for war crimes by local courts.

Aidan Hehir

Kosovo is not to blame for its current malaise

If Kosovo’s government is incompetent and corrupt, one might also ask which international backers enabled such people to come to power and – in exchange for their unwavering deference – turned a blind eye to their capture of the state.

Eraldin Fazliu

President Thaci back to uniform

Clad in his military best, Kosovo’s president has broken his silence on the eve of tomorrow’s vote at the Kosovo Assembly, congratulating the KSF on the expansion of their mandate.

Shqipe Gjocaj

Name the sexual harasser

Sexual harassment and assault allegations are stacking up for faculty members at UP. We need watchdogs to end impunity for harassers and make the university safe for its students.

Arta Berisha

Presidential arrogance towards the media

More and more, government officials repeat the sentiment that journalists lie in course of their daily work. This obstruction to free journalism will continue to grind at Kosovo’s press, and marks a dangerous turn away from trustworthy reporting.

Agron Demi

The history of the Kosovo-Serbia trade war

Blocking the import of goods from Serbia has made sense in the past. But without an economic vision, trade policies are determined ad hoc and Kosovo producers are left unprepared.

Features

An old melody that has echoed through the decades

Screening ‘pieces of our everyday life’

Animating Balkan reality

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