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Kosovo’s Parliament Remains Hostage to its Politicians’ Irresponsibility
Since April 15, the Assembly of Kosovo has turned into an ugly spectacle, where irresponsibility, arrogance and partisan calculations by the MPs overshadow the interests of the state and their constitutional duties. But comparing what is happening...

Kosovo Serb party launches petition against new bridges in Mitrovica
Mitrovica, July 7 – Serb List, Kosovo’s largest ethnic Serb party, launched a petition Monday opposing the construction of two new bridges over the Ibar River in Mitrovica, accusing the government in Pristina of acting unilaterally and ignoring...

Kosovo Serb Party Petitions Against New Bridges in Divided Town
Ongoing construction on a bridge that will serve both vehicles and pedestrians, July 7, 2025. Photo: BIRN/Florinda Kelmendi. Kosovo Serbs gathered on Monday in front of the office of the Belgrade-backed Srpska Lista party in North Mitrovica to...

Fires rage on in North Macedonia, flames move toward border with Kosovo
North Macedonia is facing multiple active wildfires, fueled by extremely high temperatures that have surpassed 36 degrees Celsius in recent days. Dry conditions, strong winds, and mountainous terrain are complicating firefighting efforts, while...
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Bomb threat forces evacuation of Kosovo's parliament
The Kosovo parliament building was evacuated on July 5 following a bomb threat, just before an attempt to hold the long-delayed constitutive session of the newly elected parliament, a statement from the parliament said. The incident came amid a...

World Bank Appoints New Country Manager for Kosovo and North Macedonia
WASHINGTON, USA – July, 07th 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The World Bank has appointed Carole Megevand as its the new Country Manager for Kosovo and North Macedonia, effective July 1, 2025. In her new role, Megevand will lead the World...

Kosovo parliament faces 43rd attempt to convene
Pristina, July 7 – Kosovo’s parliament is set to convene today for the 43rd time in an effort to establish its ninth legislature, nearly three months after the inaugural session failed to produce a functioning assembly. The repeated failures to...

Petkovic, Vujic discuss situation in Kosovo-Metohija
BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic met with Justice Minister Nenad Vujic on Monday to discuss the situation in Kosovo-Metohija and the problems facing Serbs in the autonomous province,...
Docu about Kosovo kids in Slovenian schools screened in Prishtina
Prishtina, 7 July - After its premiere in Slovenia in May, a Slovenian feature documentary about immigrant children from Kosovo who go to school in Slovenia had its international premiere last Tuesday at the opening of the PriDox film festival in...

Kosovo / Man Dies After Workplace Injury at Brick Factory
A man has died following a serious accident at a brick factory in Gjakova. The victim, who was working at the factory, sustained severe injuries under still unclear circumstances. He was initially taken to the Family Medicine Center in Gjakova...

Xhelal Sveçla: Bomb Threat at Kosovo Assembly a Hybrid Attack from Serbia
Acting Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Xhelal Sveçla, announced that on July 5, 2025, the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo was the target of a bomb threat, which security institutions have classified as a hybrid attack originating from...

Kosovo eyes Serbia in bomb scare that emptied parliament
Kosovo police have identified the source of yesterday’s bomb threat at parliament as a phone call likely originating from Serbia, officials said Saturday. Preliminary investigations indicate the call came from a Serbian phone number. Authorities...

Lawyer Brings Donkeys to Protest in Kosovo
(MENAFN) In an unusual demonstration against the prolonged political impasse in the Kosovo Assembly, attorney Arianit Koci brought four donkeys to the parliament's courtyard on Thursday. The protest was intended to draw attention to the...

Kosovo bomb threat ruled false, probe underway
A bomb threat that forced the evacuation of Kosovo’s parliament on Monday has been confirmed as false, officials said. Chief prosecutor Zejnuallah Gashi said the alert was triggered by an anonymous phone call in English, made by a male voice with...

Kosovo parliament evacuated over possible threat ahead of stalled session
Police in Kosovo evacuated lawmakers, media, and staff from the parliament building on Saturday, just before the latest attempt to resume the stalled constitutive session. Authorities have not confirmed the nature of the threat, but lawmakers said...

Parlimen Kosovo dikosongkan akibat ancaman bom palsu
BELGRADE: Pihak berkuasa di Kosovo mengosongkan bangunan Parlimen pada Sabtu susulan ancaman bom palsu semasa sesi pemilihan speaker baharu, lapor Anadolu Ajansi (AA). Penggubal undang-undang memasuki bangunan Parlimen pada waktu pagi bagi...

Kosovo president eyes legal step as deadline nears
President Vjosa Osmani says she may ask Kosovo’s Constitutional Court to clarify what happens if parliament remains unformed past the July 26 deadline. The court gave lawmakers 30 days to constitute the Assembly, starting June 26. With the process...

Kosovo farmers protest cheap wheat amid imports
PRISTINA, July 4 — Dozens of Kosovo wheat farmers demonstrated in Pristina on Thursday, decrying a price of only €0.17–0.18 per kilogram set by local flour mills—prices they say are driven down by Serbian imports. Customs data show that Serbia...

Kosovo issues heat warning, urges flexible hours
PRISTINA, July 3 — Kosovo’s Health Ministry has issued new safety guidelines to protect workers and at-risk populations as temperatures in the country are forecast to reach up to 36°C through July 10. The ministry urged public and private...

Kosovo reports livestock disease outbreak
PRISTINA, July 3 — Kosovo’s Food and Veterinary Agency (FVA) has confirmed an outbreak of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a highly contagious viral disease affecting sheep and goats, in the village of Landovicë near Prizren. Veterinary teams...