A documentary produced in Bosnia, Kosovo and Montenegro explores the scale of Kremlin-backed disinformation in these countries and its dangerous influence on the public. [embedded content] A Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, documentary, launched on Friday, shows how Western Balkan countries audiences have become vulnerable to disinformation from Russian-backed channels, especially since the start of…
German ambassador Jorn Rohde told BIRN in an interview on Thursday that Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti should not have been surprised that Germany and France asked Kosovo to send the draft statute of the long-delayed Serb municipality body to the Constitutional Court for approval as a prerequisite for membership of the Council of Europe.“I…
Kosovo officials claimed that the governmental websites had come under attack from Russian hackers because of the country’s support for Ukraine’s self-defence. A Kosovo government spokesperson told BIRN that Russian hackers targeted official websites on Tuesday and Wednesday. “We were informed by the relevant institutions that some government websites have been the target of DDoS…
Prime Minister Albin Kurti rejects Western demand to push ahead with Association of Serb-Majority Municipalities as a condition for Council of Europe membership this month. Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, said on Wednesday that his government will not send the Statute of the Association of Serb-Majority Municipalities, ASMM, for review to the Constitutional Court, a…
Kosovo has scored an unprecedented decline in the media freedom index, as highlighted in the latest Reporters Without Borders report dropping for 19 places compared to the previous year. Media organisations and journalists in Kosovo reacted on Friday as the Reporters Without Borders marked an unprecedented decline in the country’s press freedom index. On World…
The Kosovo Police suspended a police officer more than one month after the Basic Court of Prishtina issued his wife a restraining order against him after her report of domestic violence. Prosecution’s investigation continues. “The only thing I have is a restrictive order against him. He moves around freely on the streets, with a gun….
Kosovo lacks sufficient capacity to combat disinformation and false narratives, with public officials also often falling for these narratives, experts claim. Experts call on the Kosovo government to increase the capacities to counter false anti-Western narratives that often not only influence the country but also target it, as even public officials are sometimes affected. In…
Bashkimi Evropian pret që takimi i radhës mes kryenegociatorëve të Kosovës dhe Serbisë për çështjen e dinarit serb, të jetë rasti final për zgjidhje dhe atë në bazë të propozimit të bërë nga i dërguari i posaçëm evropian për dialogun, Mirosllav Lajçak. Kështu tha në një përgjigje për Radion Evropa e Lirë zëdhënësi i BE-së,…
Kryeministri i Kosovës, Albin Kurti, ka biseduar me kancelarin gjerman Olaf Scholz të cilit i ka thënë se shpreson që Gjermania do ta mbështesë kandidaturën e shtetit të tij në Këshillin e Evropës. Shumica e deputetëve të Asamblesë Parlamentare të Këshillit të Evropës e mbështetën më 16 prill raportin që rekomandon anëtarësimin e Kosovës në…
University of Prishtina rector, Qerim Qerimi, decided to suspend the mathematics professor Xhevat Krasniqi until the prosecution finalises its investigation on sexual harassment claims, based on a recommendation by the university’s Council of Ethics which comes after several protests from students and civil society activists. “Based on the decision of the Council of Ethics and…