Ramush Haradinaj

Haradinaj called for Kurti's dismissal: "Albin could be a spy of Serbia"

Haradinaj claimed that Prime Minister Albin Kurti could be "spy of Serbia for threatening Kosovo's alliance with the USA and NATO".
Haradinaj called for the dismissal of Prime Minister Kurti and his government a national emergency and urged MPs to be part of the vote of no confidence.

‘I Expect Acquittal’: Kosovo’s Thaci Launches War Crimes Defence

Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci addressed the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on Tuesday as defence lawyers began their opening statements in his trial, saying he anticipates that he will be cleared.

"I expect to be acquitted," Thaci told the court.

Kosovo Indicts ex-Minister Over Extra 53 Million Payment for Motorway

Kosovo's then Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, called it one of the best infrastructural projects in the Balkans on the day it was inaugurated.

But the 61-kilometer-long motorway linking Kosovo and North Macedonia continues to yield controversies and corruption claims.

Kurti's fiasco

Kurti's party did badly even in the municipalities where it had more than 60 percent of the votes in the parliamentary elections in February.
That Kurti experienced a total debacle is shown by the fact that in 38 municipalities in which there were elections, he did not get a sufficient number of votes to win in the first round.

Kosovo Ex-Minister Indicted for Hiring Firm to Promote Border Changes

Kosovo's Special Prosecution has filed an indictment against former Minister for European Integration Dhurata Hoxha and four current and former officials of the ministry over a contract that saw budget money spent on a Paris-based PR company that promoted Kosovo's "territorial modification" as a way to solve the Kosovo- Serbia dispute two years ago.

Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Pleads Not Guilty to War Crimes

Pjeter Shala, who was a Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA fighter during the 1998-99 conflict with Serbian forces, pleaded not guilty to war crimes at a pre-trial initial appearance at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on Monday.

"I understood [the charges] and I find the accusations ridiculous," Shala told the judge.

Human Rights Worsened in Central, Southeast Europe, in Pandemic – Amnesty

The COVID-19 pandemic saw an increase in state control over the judiciary and media and further endangered minorities that already suffer from discrimination in Central and Southeast Europe, rights watchdog Amnesty International said in its annual report published on Monday.

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