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POLITICS2d agoKosovo to Boost Support for Ex-KLA Leaders Ahead of War Crimes AppealPrime Minister Albin Kurti announces working group to assist appeals of convicted former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders – while the country's Ombudsperson accuses the Hague court of lacking transparency and accountability.Balkan Insight
POLITICS5d agoKosovo ‘Clarifies’ Hague War Crimes Court’s Jurisdiction, But to What End?In voting to significantly curtail the powers and jurisdiction of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, parliament in Pristina has angered the EU and thrown the future of the court into doubt.Balkan Insight
CONFLICTOct 9HALO’s Kosovo Mine-Clearing Work to End in 2026“In 1999, when Kosovo’s refugees began returning home, they found a country devastated by war. More than 800,000 people had been displaced, and the landscape was scarred by landmines and unexploded cluster munitions. For families returning home, the war may have ended, but the danger remained. Today, Kosovo is a very different country. After 27 […] The post HALO’s Kosovo Mine-Clearing Work to End in 2026 appeared first on Human Progress.Human Progress
POLITICSOct 9For the Trump Administration, Kosovo is Now Just a Bargaining ChipWashington no longer sees Kosovo as a strategic obligation but as an asset of diminishing value, to be leveraged in the service of US interests.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 9Kosovo President’s Election Kindles Hope of Return to StabilityAfter Kosovo’s political leaders put aside party quarrels to choose a new head of state at the last minute, experts predict a possible end to almost two years of non-stop political crisis.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 8Justina Shiroka Pula, Another Woman at Kosovo’s HelmA last-minute deal between two biggest Kosovo parties saw Justina Shiroka Pula become Kosovo’s President, averting the spectre of yet another election.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 8Kosovo lawmakers elect Justina Pula as the country's new president in late-night vote to avert snap electionThe late night parliamentary session effectively ends a more than 19-month legislative deadlock in the country. Pula’s election to the largely symbolic post of president makes her the third female to hold that office since Kosovo’s post-war independence from Serbia.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 7EU Says Kosovo's Changes To War Crimes Court Law Violate International ObligationsThe European Union has expressed “deep concern” over Kosovo’s adoption of legislation that seeks to narrow the jurisdiction of a Hague-based war crimes court, saying the changes violate the country’s international obligations toward the bloc.RFE/RL
POLITICSOct 7Justina Shiroka Pula: Kosovo’s new president, elected during a crisisAn academic, former minister and a compromise choice, Pula was voted in by parliament amid protests.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 7Kosovo Avoids New Deadlock With Last-Minute Presidential ElectionMPs dramatically avoid another snap parliamentary election by adopting changes to law on Kosovo Specialist Chambers and electing new President – minutes before deadline expired.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 6Kosovo Elects President After Opposition Agrees To Last-Minute DealParliament elected Justina Shiroka Pula as Kosovo's new president late on October 6 following a last-minute political deal that secured lawmakers' approval of legal changes restricting the powers of a Hague-based war crimes court.RFE/RL
POLITICSOct 6Amid protests, Kosovo’s political deadlock raises prospect of new electionsKosovo faces tensions as protests against former rebel leaders’ convictions coincide with the prospect of new elections.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 6Kosovo Political Leaders Trade Blame as Another Election LoomsNew election likely as political parties fail to agree on electing a president and protesters keep up pressure for adoption of law curbing powers of Kosovo Specialist Chambers, following its conviction of wartime guerrilla leaders.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 6Kosovo Protesters Against Hague Court Gather Again After ClashesAfter violent clashes on Monday night, protesters started to reassemble in Pristina to demand legal changes to curb the powers of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers war crimes court following convictions of guerrilla leaders.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 6Kosovo police use tear gas on protesters demanding curbs on war crimes courtAnger has been building since former president Hashim Thaci, viewed by many as a hero of the independence struggle, was sentenced last month over crimes committed during the 1990s war against Serbia.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 6Police clash with Kosovo protesters over bid to curb Hague war crimes courtThe political dispute over the court has become a factor in negotiations to hold a new presidential election.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 5Kosovo Parliament Moves Towards Changing Law to Curb Hague Special CourtMPs in first reading adopt major changes to law governing the Hague-based war crimes court following conviction of former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders – although enforcement requires second vote.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 5Kosovo Moves To Curb Hague Tribunal Powers On Eve Of Deadline To Elect New PresidentPolice fired tear gas at protesters outside Kosovo's parliament on the evening of October 5 as a dispute over proposed restrictions on a Hague-based war crimes court became entangled with a last-minute political standoff over electing the country's next president.RFE/RL
MILITARYOct 2What the US gains by keeping a military presence in KosovoA US withdrawal would be read as disengagement from the Western Balkans and, with it, from the regional security architecture that it helped shape. The post What the US gains by keeping a military presence in Kosovo appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
POLITICSSep 30Kosovo’s Kurti Pushes for Deal on President to Avoid ElectionsKosovo's prime minister presses opposition to agree on a new head of state before October 6 deadline triggers fresh parliamentary polls.Balkan Insight
POLITICSSep 30US Prosecutor Questions Kosovo’s Failure to Mitigate Thaci Verdict ExpectationsClint Williamson recalls investigating the four guerrilla commanders recently convicted of war crimes, questions Kosovo’s failure to temper public expectations of an acquittal, and ponders the future of international justice at a time of “dysfunctionality” in the UN Security Council.Balkan Insight
POLITICSSep 28Kosovo MPs Voice ‘Deep Concern’ Over Guerrilla Leaders’ ConvictionMPs unite across party lines to back statement expressing unhappiness over Hague verdict convicting four former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders and urging state institutions to take action.Balkan Insight
CONFLICTSep 28Hostile Reactions to Kosovo Wartime Leaders’ Verdict Miss Key Point: the Victims’ OrdealPredictable criticisms of the Hague verdict convicting four Kosovo Liberation Army leaders of war crimes ignore the question at the trial’s heart – who the victims were, and what compensation they deserve.Balkan Insight
CONFLICTSep 24Kosovo Marks Banjska Attack Anniversary as Main Suspects Remain FreePoliticians and relatives paid tribute to Kosovo police officer killed in September 2023 Banjska attack by an armed Serb gang, while the majority of the suspects remain at liberty, most likely in Serbia.Balkan Insight
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