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Climate Activists Smash Windows of Barclays Bank in London
Seven people were arrested outside the London headquarters of Barclays bank on Wednesday after climate change activists broke windows to protest the role of the financial sector in climate change, news wires reported. "You may dislike our action today but I ask you to compare a crack in a window to funding wildfires and flooded homes," said a campaigner cited by Reuters.
Kosovo’s Vetevendosje Makes Surprise Call for Election Law Changes
The election of Kosovo's next president took a new twist on Friday when the Vetevendosje [Self-Determination] party's parliamentary group called a meeting of the parliamentary presidency to examine a request to amend the Law on Election, suggesting that new snap polls might be on the horizon, less than two months after Kosovo's last elections.
Opposition Party Clears Path to Parliament Vote on Kosovo President
After a meeting with LDK MPs, party leader Lumir Abdixhiku said that the party would take part in an upcoming vote in parliament on Kosovo's next president, with former assembly speaker Vjosa Osmani widely seen as the frontrunner.
Week in Review: The Struggle for Normality and Revival
Taking Stock
Kosovo Acting President, Vjosa Osmani, L), and leader of Vetevendosje Movement, Albin Kurti, R), give a joint victory speech after the preliminary results of February 14 snap parliamentary elections showed Vetevendosje won by a landslide. Photo: BIRN/ Urim Krasnii
Kosovo’s Courts Struggle to Hold Corrupt Officials to Account
"Fewer cases are being left for the following year, but the essence is in the manner in which the cases are resolved," said Driton Demhasaj, director of the NGO 'Cohu', which has spent the past five years monitoring corruption cases in Kosovo.
Defeated Rivals Congratulate Vetevendosje on Victory in Kosovo Election
Political leaders in Kosovo have accepted the landslide victory of the Vetevendosje Movement in Sunday's snap parliamentary elections, with some saying they took responsibility for their own parties' poor showing.
Kosovo Govt Accused of Using COVID-19 to Impede Diaspora Vote
A decision of Kosovo's outgoing government to ease the COVID-19 prevention measures within the country - but not for visitors - only three days before elections, has drawn condemnation for making it more difficult for Kosovars working abroad to vote.
Teens charged with felony for attack against metro employee
A prosecutor in Athens charged two teenagers with grievous bodily harm for the violent beating of a metro station manager in central Athens on Wednesday, when he asked them to wear a mask in the train.
They were also charged with disobedience, a misdemeanour, after they refused to give fingerprints.
Kosovo Sets Election Date Amid Constitutional Controversies
A man in Pristina votes at a polling station in the early parliamentary elections on October 6, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI
The decision came hours after the Constitutional Court ruled that Avdullah Hoti's current coalition government was illegitimate because it was voted into office with the help of an invalid vote cast by an MP with a criminal conviction.
Kosovo Faces New Elections After Court Rules Govt Illegitimate
The Constitutional Court ruled on Monday that Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti's government is illegitimate because it was voted in by a majority in the Kosovo Assembly that included a vote cast by MP Etem Arifi, who was given a prison sentence for corruption.