Analysis

Photo from the archives: BIRN/ Atdhe Mulla

Hidden Graves: Kosovo’s Race Against Clock to Find Wartime Missing

As Kosovo continues its decades-long search for truth and justice, the Government Commission on Missing Persons stands at the front of one of the country’s most painful and unresolved legacies—locating around 1,600 missing people from the 1998–99 war.

Kosovo Constitutional Court

Journalists’ Association Welcomes Kosovo’s Constitutional Court Ruling on Media Commission Law

The Constitutional Court of Kosovo has annulled the Law on the Independent Media Commission, ruling that several of its provisions do not follow the Constitution.

Illustration/ Construction. Photo: BIRN

Workplace Incidents at Construction Sites in Kosovo Expose Critical Safety Failures

Due to the failure to comply with safety measures, in separate incidents at construction sites in Kosovo, at least two persons recently died, and another was injured.

The Sports Hall in the village of Pomozotin, Fushë Kosovë/Kosova Polje Municipality. Photo: BIRN

Public Money Pouring in Non-Functional Kosovo Municipality Sport Halls

The municipality of Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje spent thousands of euros in constructing and renovating non-functional sports halls that were never used.

Members of the Parliament vote for the new speaker of the parliament of the Republic of Kosovo in Pristina, Kosovo, 26 December 2019. EPA-EFE/VALDRIN XHEMAJ

Post-Election Stalemate: Who Can Govern Kosovo?

After the February 2025 parliamentary elections, Kosovo finds itself in a political standstill, as no political party can form a government on its own and the current ruling party Vetëvendosje’s attempt to negotiate with the third biggest party, the Democratic League of Kosovo failed.