cultural heritage

Construction at George Bush Square in Prishtina on April 29, 2025. Photo: BIRN

Public Square Project in Prishtina Becomes Battleground Between Local and Central Governments

The ambitious plan to revitalise George Bush Street in the heart of Prishtina has caused clashes between the capital’s municipal authorities and the central government, which has escalated into a political showdown.

The Serbian Orthodox Visoki Decani Monastery in Kosovo, January 2013. Photo: EPA-EFE/Valdrin Xhemaj.

Kosovo’s Taken Crucial Step to Join Council of Europe

Kosovo has taken a necessary step to ensuring membership of an important international organisation and the benefits will be manyfold – from joining multiple conventions to taking part in Eurovision.

Former Gymnasium Building Burns – a Day After its Renovations Started

A treasured building that used to be the Gymnasium High School in Ferizaj, has been gutted by fire one day after the Ministry of Culture started renovation of the site.

Kosovo’s Cultural Heritage Sites Hit by Theft, Vandalism: OSCE Report

A new OSCE report says that cultural and religious heritage sites in Kosovo have been targeted by thieves and damaged by vandals, and urges the authorities to strengthen the police force’s capacities to protect them.

Kosovo Govt, European Heritage Network Argue Over Orthodox Monastery

The Kosovo government has strongly criticised a European cultural heritage organisation, Europa Nostra, for insisting that a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery is an endangered site.