Kosovo’s foreign policy ‘needs a software update’ (Prishtina Insight)
Reports that the Central African Republic is the latest country to withdraw its recognition of Kosovo were met with silence from the Kosovo Government this week, with experts labelling this another setback in a disastrous recent era for Kosovo foreign policy. See at:https://bit.ly/2KcCi24
Read More →What to expect when you are not expecting (Prishtina Insight)
The Berlin Summit reflected a major division among the Western partners on the Kosovo Serbia issue, while lack of coordination between Kosovo’s political elite triggered fear as to what awaits us in Paris. The situation must be becoming (more) serious in the Western Balkans if the German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes the effort to host […]
Read More →Kosovo youth debate their future in the labor market (Prishtina Insight)
The gap between the needs of the economy and the skills of Kosovo’s youth is getting bigger, and the government needs to step up, said participants in BIRN’s televised #debatpernime, ‘debate for real,’ airing on RTK at 20:15 this Thursday. The most recent discussion in the #debatpernime, ‘debate for real,’ series organized by BIRN Kosovo […]
Read More →Prizren debates interethnic and religious tolerance (Prishtina Insight)
A public forum in one of Kosovo’s most religiously diverse cities, Prizren, was held as part of the #debatpernime series, bringing together religious officials, experts, politicians and the public to discuss interethnic and religious tolerance. See at: https://bit.ly/2VQO99i
Read More →A debate on women’s role in decision-making positions (Prishtina Insight, KoSSev)
A panel discussion organized marking the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security for Kosovo’s Global Open Day was held in March in Prishtina, discussing the gender-responsive and inclusive political processes in Kosovo. The debate, which covered a range of local, regional and global issues, invited around 200 participants, […]
Read More →Kosovo ranks its political parties and external allies (Prishtina Insight)
A survey measuring the opinions of Kosovo citizens on the country’s internal politics and geopolitical position was published on Tuesday, among numerous findings rating German Chancellor Angela Merkel as Kosovo’s favorite leader. See at: https://bit.ly/2WEWOLZ
Read More →Coins and risks: The harsh reality of Roma beggars in Kosovo streets (Prishtina Insight)
Roma children from Albania are forced to beg on the streets of Kosovo with neither their parents nor the authorities prepared to take responsibility for their right to safety, to a life with education or to a secure future. See at: https://bit.ly/2B39pAB
Read More →The shaping and reshaping of Kosovo identity (Prishtina Insight)
Kosovo’s leaders should focus on understanding the role ethnic identity plays within Kosovo’s borders, and bring down the walls that divide Kosovo’s ethnic groups. Kosovo’s heavily politicized context is again seeing a surge of ethnic and national debates in light of the issue of “border adjustment” with Serbia. See at: https://prishtinainsight.com/the-shaping-and-reshaping-of-kosovo-identity/
Read More →The necessity of Saturday’s protest (Prishtina Insight)
Shpend Kursani’s take on why citizens should join Saturday’s protest organized by Vetevendosje against Thaci’s new ideas for border correction. See at: https://prishtinainsight.com/the-necessity-of-saturdays-protest/
Read More →An open letter to Haradinaj on the degradation of nature in the Decan canyon (Prishtina Insight)
Following the most recent episode of “Jeta ne Kosove,” which broadcast an investigation titled “Does Kosovo have enough water for hydropower plants?” Shpresa Loshaj, a diaspora activist working with the Canadian government, addressed an open letter to Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj. See at: https://prishtinainsight.com/an-open-letter-to-haradinaj-on-the-degradation-of-nature-in-the-decan-canyon/
Read More →Daniel Serwer: This deal will be a slideback for Kosovo (Prishtina Insight)
In an exclusive interview for Jeta ne Kosove, Balkan affairs analyst and former advisor of current president Hashim Thaci, Daniel Serwer, comments on the current border corrections debate The Kosovo-Serbia border correction scenario is a dangerous plan resulting in a step backwards for Kosovo in its statehood ambitions, said Daniel Serwer during his interview with […]
Read More →A game of fear (Prishtina Insight)
Northern Kosovo is awash with conspiracy theories and scenarios of ending up in a new war. But who benefits from all this fear-mongering? Once you spend just a bit of time outside of Kosovo, you begin to wonder if anything you hear in the news is true. For better or worse, the beginning of last […]
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