US freeze on talks alarms Kosovo business

PRISTINA, Sept 15 (TemA) — Washington has paused the planned U.S.–Kosovo Strategic Dialogue. Business groups in Pristina say the move could hurt jobs, investment and Kosovo’s image abroad. The Chamber of Trade and Industry and the Kosovo Chamber...

Former U.S. diplomat James Rubin to testify at Kosovo war crimes trial

THE HAGUE, Sept 15 (TemA) — Former U.S. State Department official James Rubin will testify today in defense of Kosovo’s former president Hashim Thaçi at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. Thaçi and three other former Kosovo Liberation...

US urges Kosovo to avoid destabilizing steps

PRISTINA, Sept 15 (TemA) — The United States said it needs a partner in Kosovo that avoids destabilizing actions, supports regional stability and protects the rights of all citizens, the U.S. Embassy in Pristina said after Washington paused the...

Former U.S. official at The Hague: Hashim Thaçi sought a democratic Kosovo

THE HAGUE, Sept 15 (TemA) — Former U.S. State Department official James Rubin, in a statement read by Hashim Thaçi’s lawyer, described his 1999 dealings with the then–KLA political leader and said Thaçi’s authority was limited. Rubin said Thaçi...

Kosovo’s ex-president ‘was not in charge’ during war, former US official tells trial

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Former U.S. State Department spokesman James Rubin testified Monday as the first defense witness for Hashim Thaçi, the former president of Kosovo, who is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly...

US Ex-Diplomat Testifies for Defence in War Crimes Trial of Kosovo’s Thaci

James Rubin in court on Monday. Photo: BIRN. James Rubin, the former right-hand man of US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, started his testimony at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on Monday, marking the start of the defence’s...

Ex-diplomat says Thaci lacked control over KLA in Kosovo war crimes trial

By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -A former top United States diplomat testified on Monday that Hashim Thaci, Kosovo's ex-president, had no real authority over the Kosovo Liberation Army's military commanders at the start of the...

Deadlock in Kosovo Parliament Overshadows Upcoming Local Elections

Starting from Saturday, more than 200 candidates for mayors and more than 5,400 would-be councillors have launched their quests to win seats in Kosovo’s local elections, scheduled for October 12 – held against a backdrop of lingering crisis over...

US suspends strategic dialogue with Kosovo amid political deadlock

The United States has indefinitely suspended its planned strategic dialogue with Kosovo, citing concerns over caretaker government actions that have heightened tensions and instability, limiting prospects for productive cooperation, the embassy...

Albanians Rally in The Hague Against Kosovo War Crimes Court

Protesters in The Hague on September 14, 2025. Photo: BIRN. The red and black of the Albanian flag dominated the streets of The Hague on Sunday as hundreds of ethnic Albanians from Kosovo, other countries in the Balkans, EU states, the UK and the...

Kosovo is being forced to choose between Albin and the West

The United States’ decision to indefinitely suspend talks on strengthening economic and diplomatic ties with Kosovo is, in reality, a freeze in relations between Washington and Pristina. The U.S. has named the cause: Albin Kurti. As the U.S....

Kosovo veterans head to Hague protest

PRISTINA, Sept 13 (TemA) — More than 500 Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veterans and supporters left by bus for the Netherlands on Friday to join a mass protest outside the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, where former KLA leaders are on...

EU Criticizes Kosovo for Closing Offices of Serbian Health and Pension Insurance Funds

"Yet another uncoordinated action", EU criticizes Kosovo for closing offices of Serbian health and pension insurance funds The European Union has condemned the closure of the offices in Mitrovica of the Health Insurance Fund and the Disability and...

EU condemns Kosovo’s Mitrovica office shutdowns

PRISTINA, Sept 13 (TemA) — The EU condemned Kosovo’s closure of two Serbian-run welfare offices in North Mitrovica, calling it uncoordinated and against commitments under the Brussels dialogue. Brussels urged the caretaker government to stop such...

US suspends dialogue with Kosovo

The US on Friday suspended talks with Kosovo, saying the actions by its caretaker government were to blame for rising tensions and instability in the small Balkan country and the region. Seven months after parliamentary elections in February,...

Kosovo Government Spokesperson Reacts to Suspension of Relations with the U.S.

The Acting Government Spokesperson, Përparim Kryeziu, has reacted following the United States’ decision to suspend the strategic dialogue with Kosovo. In a lengthy Facebook post, Kryeziu stated that the government has fully fulfilled its mandate...

Analyst says US isolating Kosovo’s Kurti

PRISTINA, Sept. 13 (TemA) — Albanian analyst and legal expert Kreshnik Spahiu says the United States is isolating Kosovo’s prime minister, Albin Kurti, and could declare him “non grata,” saying Washington has lost patience over rising tensions. In...

Kosovo War Accused to Begin Defence of Their ‘Righteous Fight’ in The Hague

Almost five years after resigning as Kosovo’s head of state and being sent to the detention centre in The Hague to await trial on war crimes and crimes against humanity charges, former President Hashim Thaci is to finally start presenting the case...

US Suspends Talks With Kosovo; Big Boost For Pro-Putin Serbia? | Balkan Crisis Deepens

CCTV Shows Houston Killer Chased Indian Man Through Dallas Motel Before Brutal Beheading From a broken washing machine argument to a gruesome beheading - shocking CCTV footage from a Dallas motel has gone viral. Chandra Nagamallaiah, a 50-year-old...

U.S. suspends Kosovo dialogue; Pristina pushes back

PRISTINA, Sept 12 (TemA) – The United States has indefinitely suspended its planned Strategic Dialogue with Kosovo, citing government actions it says have raised tensions and hampered cooperation on shared priorities. Government spokesman Përparim...