In Kosovo, many storefronts display “Worker Wanted” signs across sectors like gastronomy, retail, and construction. Paradoxically, the country reports high unemployment rates, displaying a mismatch between the skills in demand and the training sought in educational institutions. Kosovo faces a paradox in its job market: while unemployment remains high, businesses in sectors such as gastronomy,…
In a village around 30 kilometres from Kosovo’s capital, students and citizens flock daily to the country’s first observatory and planetarium. Until last year, a small plot in the heart of Rashince in the Shtime municipality that used to grow corn has transformed into a hub for astronomy enthusiasts, now home to the village’s first…
A Kosovo lawyer has been sentenced to 150 days in prison for sending a message to journalist Vehbi Kajtazi, owner of news website Paparaci, threatening to douse him with gasoline. The Prishtina Basic Court on Monday sentenced lawyer Driton Dobruna to 150 days in prison after he admitted sending a death threat to a Kosovo…
A former KLA unit commander told the Hashim Thaci trial that certain KLA members considered everyone who did not follow them or even met with ethnic Serbs, collaborators of Serbia’s regime, bolstering the prosecution case. If you were not part of the Kosovo Liberation Army’s (KLA) inner circle you were viewed as a traitor who…
Kosovo’s announcement in mid-October that it will abolish visas for Bosnian citizens from January 1, 2025 is a dream come true for Morina and others like him, who currently have to pay to travel outside Bosnia to queue at an embassy with a pile of papers in the hope of getting a stamp in their…
Justice might not come for women and girls from the Balkans, who have been slut-shamed and stalked through Telegram groups, mainly with so-called ‘deep fake’ photos of them being shared at unprecedented speed. Early this year, a Telegram group called “AlbKings” that shared explicit photos and videos of women and girls without their consent was…
Kosovo’s government has announced a public sector salary increase, set to take effect just ahead of the parliamentary February 2025 elections. Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced in a press conference on Tuesday that from January to July 2025, public sector employees will receive a 55 euros increase in their monthly salaries with an additional…
Kosovo’s Siparantum Choir has achieved major success at the 2024 “Sing for Gold – The World Choral Cup” in Barcelona, earning a Gold Medal and a Special Award for Best Contemporary Program and Stage Performance. Competing against choirs from around the world in the prestigious ‘Adult Choir’ category, Kosovo’s Siparantum Choir has made a triumphant…
An exhibition opened in Ferizaj aims to raise awareness among local women in the fight against breast cancer. “I’m Jeta (Life in Albanian), the definition of what I’ve been fighting for. When they told me the diagnosis, I felt a cold wind through my whole body…,” Jeta said. Jeta was one of the seven students…
A new BRIN’s report reveals that when it comes to open data and digitalization, Western Balkan countries lack infrastructure and resources. The report ‘Open Data and Digitalization in the Western Balkans: The State of Play,’ presented in a conference on Friday in Prishtina, concluded that advancement of open data and digitalization in the Western Balkan…