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…
New report by the Youth Initiative for Human Rights concludes that memories of a war they dont actually remember have a significant impact on the attitudes of the young, reinforcing biased narratives and ethnic division. A survey published on Tuesday by the NGO Youth Initiative for Human Rights, YIHR, in Prishtine/Pristina concluded that although the…
Self-harm cases in elementary and secondary schools in Kosovo are increasing as school psychologists can only be hired if a school has over 1,000 students, based on an administrative instruction by the Kosovo Ministry of Education. On October 11, a school director in a village in Kamenica reported to the police that eight pupils tried…
A report from Internews Kosova highlights ongoing challenges in the fight against discrimination in Kosovo’s public institutions. While some steps have been taken to improve physical access to facilities, systemic discrimination in employment and lack of gender diversity in leadership positions remain significant issues. On Tuesday Internews Kosova released its second report on Systematic Discrimination…
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced on Monday that starting January 1, 2025, Kosovo will unilaterally permit free movement for all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina holding identification cards. Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, announced on Monday that as of January 1, Kosovo will unilaterally allow free movement for holders of identification cards from Bosnia…
A highly organised marijuana plantation, maintained by citizens from Albania, was discovered in Kosovo’s mountains of Peja. Seven suspects, one detained and six escaped, are believed to have been living in the plantation since early September. On the morning of September 27, under the direction of the Peja Prosecutor’s Office, the Kosovo Police conducted a…
A few months ahead of the parliamentary elections, Kosovo PM Albin Kurti announced a 20 percent increase in pensions for various categories of retired people, a move the opposition has called an attempt to “buy votes.” Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced on Monday that the government will increase pensions by 20 percent, a move…
For nearly 12 years, the establishment of the Association of Serb Majority Municipalities has been a hurdle between Kosovo and Serbia. By following Kosovo’s Constitution, this seemingly complicated issue is actually straightforward and resolvable. Kosovo and Serbia have been locked in a frozen conflict since the former declared independence in 2008. While the two countries…