Week in Review: Hopes, Dreams and Reality Checks in 2026
As the new year gets off to a cold start in the region, our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories takes a look at the high expectations and sobering realities…
Kosovo in 2026: Internal Stability Needed Amid Changing Global Order
Vetevendosje’s recent election win might end Kosovo’s political gridlock but the country must step up reforms and adapt to a more turbulent world, experts warn. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Letter from Brussels: A Chill Wind Blows from Trump’s America
The US president’s combative demands to take over Greenland have spooked EU diplomats and NATO leaders this month. In Kosovo meanwhile, Vetevendosje’s victory means the European bloc will have to…
Vote Recount Delays Certification of Kosovo Election Result
Central Election Commission orders recount of 36 per cent of ballot boxes following reports of irregularities in the first count, delaying final certification of the December 28 election result. KAYNAK:…
Court Blunder in Hague War Crimes Trial Could Jeopardise Fairness
The Kosovo Special Court’s decision to deny a request from Hashim Thaci and his co-defendants for a separate sentencing hearing – if they are found guilty – is deeply concerning…
Ethnic Albanian Journalist Recalls Threats, Harassment as Yugoslavia Unravelled
As an ethnic Albanian journalist in the 1980s and 1990s, Dijana Toska faced threats, censorship and harassment from authorities in Pristina and her Macedonian hometown Skopje - before, during and…
BIRN Reality Check: Kosovo-Serbia Normalisation Deal Still Unimplemented
Experts say obstacles created by both Serbia and Kosovo, as well as EU passivity, are most to blame for the failure to take the 2023 normalisation deal between the two…
Kosovo Arrests 39 for Alleged Insurance Fraud
An investigation into large-scale fraud at the Kosovo Insurance Bureau has resulted in the arrest of 39 people, including two former officials, over allegedly manipulated traffic accident compensation claims. KAYNAK:…
As One Trial Ends, Another Begins for Kosovo’s Ex-President Thaci
Kosovo's former President Hashim Thaci will go on trial again in The Hague in February, charged with obstruction of justice, right after closing arguments in his war crimes case. KAYNAK:…
Floods Cause Disruption Across Kosovo
Heavy rain has caused flooding in several municipalities in Kosovo, disrupting the electricity and water supplies and blocking roads. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight