February 2025

On February 17, Kosovo marked its 17th independence anniversary with celebrations. In Serb-majority Mitrovica, the sight of Albanian flags raised concerns, while security and law institutions failed to investigate the motive. Kallxo.com revealed that police have not reported all evidence to the prosecution. On the night of February 17, a group of 12 Albanians from…

In a draft report to the European Parliament, the Kosovo rapporteur urged the immediate removal of EU sanctions imposed on Kosovo in June 2023 due to tensions in the country’s northern region, calling them unjustified. The European Parliament’s Rapporteur for Kosovo, Riho Terras, in a draft annual report on the situation in Kosovo and its…

US envoy Richard Grenell denounced the imprisonment and Hague trial of Hashim Thaci for war crimes and blamed Europeans and Kosovo’s own institutions for “failing to bring this injustice to an end”. US President Donald Trump’s Envoy for Special Missions, Richard Grenell, on Monday called for the release of Kosovo’s ex-President, Hashim Thaci, from a…

Kosovo marked the 17th anniversary of its declaration of independence with celebrations, a parade, and flag-adorned streets. Seventeen years after declaring independence, Kosovo marked its anniversary with grand celebrations across the capital. Citizens filled the flag-lined streets, enjoying music while security forces and the army paraded through the city’s main squares in a show of…

The temporary suspension of US foreign aid has brought the “post-development aid” era closer than expected, and local organizations must start reshaping a future that leverages the expertise nurtured by foreign aid over the years to build more substantial local leadership. The recent Executive Order from President Donald Trump suspending US foreign aid has taken…

As we mark the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism, BIRN Kosovo looks back on what it has done over the past decade to address this phenomenon. Haunting scenes of Kosovar fighters on the Syria fronts are still fresh in people’s memories over a decade after around 400 young Kosovars made their way…