The Costly Precedent That Continues to Haunt Kosovo
More than two months after February’s parliamentary elections, Kosovo is trapped in an institutional crisis…
The Costly Precedent That Continues to Haunt Kosovo
More than two months after February’s parliamentary elections, Kosovo is trapped in an institutional crisis as parties cannot find a solution to unblock the election of parliament’s speaker. The constitutive session of the Kosovo Parliament, which opened on April 15, 2025, has now been interrupted for the seventh time, reminiscent of political deadlocks from 2014…
Stalemate Continues as Kosovo MPs Fail to Elect Parliament Speaker
For the sixth time, Kosovo’s MPs failed to constitute the parliament due to the candidate proposed by the party winning the February 9 elections, Vetëvendosje, lacking the support of opposition parties. Gathered on Friday, for the sixth time, efforts to officially constitute the Kosovo Assembly continue to stall. The process remains blocked due to the…
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. Kosovo’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday annulled the Law on the Independent Media Commission, IMC, ruling that several of its provisions are incompatible with the Constitution, following numerous opposition and media…
“The War Was Over, But They Were Still Hiding”: Swedish Photographer Recalls His Work During the Kosovo War
Swedish photographer Joakim Ross, who reported on the ground from various parts of Kosovo during the 1998-1999 war, has shared his most memorable moments from his work. He plans to publish a book showcasing all the materials he gathered, aiming to reconnect with the people he encountered. Joakim Roos still holds onto the recording of…
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. On April 13, a 22-year-old man from the Malisheva municipality passed away at the University Clinical Centre, QKUK, in Prishtina due to injuries sustained in a construction site…
Kosovo Court Orders Detention for Six Suspects in Police Sergeant Assassination
The Basic Court in Ferizaj/Urosevac has approved the prosecution’s request to impose one month of detention on six individuals arrested in connection with the murder of Kosovo Police Sergeant Muhamet Lika. The Basic Court in Ferizaj/Urosevac ordered one month of detention for six men suspected of orchestrating the murder of Kosovo Police Sergeant Muhamet Lika…
Kosovo Court Remands Custody to Minor Suspected of Murdering Police Sergeant
The Basic Court of Ferizaj remanded thirty-day custody for a minor suspected of murdering police sergeant Muhamet Lika at the beginning of April, while the police arrested a total of seven suspected to have collaborated and planned the murder. The Ferizaj Basic Court, on Monday, ordered a thirty-day detention for R.B., a minor suspected of…
Three Serbs Go on Trial for 2023 Armed Attack in Banjska, Kosovo
As the trial started for the September 2023 attack on the Kosovo village of Banjska, in which a police officer was killed, the prosecution said it would prove the assault was well planned by a trained group of armed Serbs. During opening statements on Thursday at Prishtina Basic Court in the trial for the attack…
Kosovo’s New Parliament Blocked by Logjam Over MPs’ Verification
Parliament’s inauguration was blocked again on Thursday after parties failed to agree to verify the mandates of new MPs – delaying the formation of important institutions stemming from the February 9 elections. In an unprecedented event since Kosovo declared independence in 2008, the inauguration of the country’s new parliament was blocked again on Thursday after…
Kosovo Court Convicts Serb Former Prison Guard of War Crimes
A court in Prishtina sentenced Dragisa Milenkovic to seven years in jail for torturing and mistreating prisoners during the Kosovo war. The Basic Court of Prishtina on Wednesday sentenced a Serb former prison guard, Dragisa Milenkovic, to seven years’ imprisonment for war crimes against civilians during the Kosovo war, the sentence to include his time…
