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Balkan Countries ‘Failing to Enforce Freedom of Information Laws’: Report

Freedom of Information laws in the six Western Balkan countries may look robust, but public institutions all too often find ways to obstruct transparency, a new BIRN report has found.

Illustration. Special Unit of Kosovo Police. Photo: BIRN

Kosovo Demands Release of Ex-Policeman Detained by Serbia

Kosovo authorities seek release of former policeman Arbnor Spahiu – who is currently held by Serbia on suspicion of murder during the September 2023 attack by Serbian gunmen in Banjska, northern Kosovo.

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.

Presentation of the report on journalistic perspectives in Kosovo and Serbia in Pristina on June 2, 2025. Photo: BIRN.

Kosovo, Serbia Media Focus on ‘Crisis Situations’, Report Says

New report by BIRN Serbia and Internews Kosova says focus on tensions when reporting on relations between the two countries fuels mistrust and misinformation – and neglects the 'realities of everyday lives'.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas at a press conference in Pristina, Kosovo, May 22, 2025. Photo: BIRN

EU Top Diplomat Tells Kosovo, Serbia, to ‘Follow’ Normalisation Deal

On visits to Belgrade and Prishtina, High Representative Kaja Kallas warned the two countries that normalising relations 'is the only path to a safe and prosperous future' – and the EU needs to see 'actions', not just words.

From Haven to Isolation: Tales of Albanians Migrating to Albania

Local elections in Kosovo on October 12, 2025. Photo: BIRN/Denis Sllovinja.

Election Disinformation, a Tool of Undermining Trust in Kosovo Institutions

Kosovo’s Dynamism Stands Out: Helvetas Director Melchior Lengsfeld States

Beyond Empty Speeches: Kosovo Lags Behind Standards in Integrating People with Disabilities

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