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Kosovo’s Kurti Under Mounting Pressure Amid Quarrel with Western Allies
Prime Minister Albin Kurti's strategy to install ethnic Albanian mayors in Serb-majority municipalities in the volatile north despite US and EU objections is causing consequences that aren't good for Kosovo, analysts say.
As Balkan tensions spike, Chinese dragon raises its head
The recent spike in tensions in northern Kosovo, where dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured in attacks by ethnic Serbs during protests against the appointment of ethnic Albanian mayors, serves as a painful reminder that the deep-rooted conflict in the heart of the Balkans cannot be easily resolved.
Tears and Jeers for Kosovo War Leaders’ Courtroom Drama in The Hague
Throughout the opening day on Monday, Albanians wearing the traditional plis cap or T-shirts emblazoned with the words "Liria ka emer" ("Freedom has a name") made their voices heard in the Dutch city as opening statements were delivered in the trial of Thaci and his wartime comrades turned politicians, Kadri Veseli, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi.
Vučić in Davos: hostile welcoming. The flag of "Greater Albania" displayed PHOTO
However, Serbian President was met with hostility, and this move can be called a scandal of unprecedented proportions.
Across from the hotel where the president is supposed to stay in Davos, the flag of "Greater Albania" is displayed.
Picturing War: Fleeing Roma Find Refuge at Montenegro Tent Camp
In the spring of 1999, prominent Montenegrin photojournalist Stevo Vasiljevic was covering the impact of NATO's airstrikes against Yugoslavia during the Western military alliance's 78-day bombing campaign.
Serbia’s Albanians Fear Voting Power Being Systematically Undermined
Ethnic Albanians in Serbia's southern Presevo Valley fear they will have even fewer eligible voters in Serbia's April 3 elections than before, in part thanks to an alleged practice of declaring addresses inactive.
North Macedonia’s Party Media Milk Budget Money for Ads
Portals under the Tetova-sot media group. Illustration: BIRN
Party affiliate reaps rewards of weak system
Rami Mislimi works in the mainly ethnic Albanian Municipality of Tetovo and at the same time pushes his journalistic career through the portal tetovasot.com.
Election Runoffs Fuel Jitters Over North Macedonia Govt’s Survival
The fate of Zoran Zaev's tiny majority in parliament depends on the outcomes of Sunday's local election runoffs - in the capital and the ethnic Albanian stronghold of Tetovo especially.
Kosovo University Teaches Serbian Again, Two Decades After War
"Balkanistica was originally designed as a bilingual programme and its content will be unique. It is not only about the scientific aspects of the languages in the Balkans, but also the cultural, historical and literary aspects," Rugova told BIRN.
"Unacceptable"
Russia considers the statement of the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on the unification of Albania with Kosovo unacceptable and expects an appropriate reaction from the West on that occasion.
This was stated by the spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova.
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