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Pedestrian walking on the road due to cars parked on the pavement in the 'Aktash' neighbourhood in Prishtina. Photo: BIRN

Urban Chaos: Prishtina’s Struggle to Prioritise People Over Cars

In Prishtina’s rapidly expanding neighbourhoods a short walk can feel like an urban obstacle course. Despite promises for a more pedestrian-friendly city, the situation on the ground tells a different story.

Artists Proclaim ‘NSK Territory’ in Prishtina As an Exploration and Challenge of the Sovereign State

A joint Slovenian and Kosovo project is symbolically declaring an ‘independent state’ on a hill near Prishtina utilising an unused public property on the outskirts of the capital.

Companies fined after painting advertisements over murals

The Municipality of Prishtina pressed charges against two advertisements placed over murals along Rruga B and called on companies to respect public art.

Prizren hosts seminar ‘on commoning’ in Southeastern Europe

"Europa Enterprise: On Commoning" will bring cultural workers from the region to Kino Lumbardhi this weekend for a two-day seminar on cultural and civic responses to commoning.

Prishtina, a commercialized dystopia

Kosovo’s capital has become overrun by commercial marketing and ideological branding, with public space being abused to promote consumer culture.