• Kurti and Konjufca want opposition to propose a candidate for President (RFE)
• Abdixhiku: The president must be a consensual figure, not a party candidate (Klan)
• Citaku: The PDK has done its part of the job (Albanian Post)
• People in Pristina: Konjufca a good candidate, Osmani the best (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian List complains to UNMIK chief about law on foreigners (Sinjali)
• SANU calls for reaction “due to threat of relocated University” (Beta)
• Kosovo to relaunch power market liberalization for large firms in April (SeeNews)
• EU Ambassador inaugurates new EU-funded sports hall in Zvecan (Lajmi)
• Croatia-Albania-Kosovo military cooperation prompts reactions in Serbia (EWB)

Kurti and Konjufca want opposition to propose a candidate for President (RFE)

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said today that he hopes there will be a second candidate for Kosovo President on the last day of the constitutional deadline for the election of the President. “This afternoon we will continue our efforts to elect the president. We hope and we believe there will be another candidacy so that we can meet the constitutional requirement for the process,” he said.

Currently, the only candidate for president is Glauk Konjufca from the ruling Vetevendosje Movement. Konjufca, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, said after the government meeting that it would be good if the opposition parties announce their candidate for the post of president. “The political parties, the PDK and the LDK, need to decide that if they don’t want to vote for Glauk Konjufca, who will they vote for? If they propose a candidate, perhaps I too will vote for that candidate,” he said, adding that the opposition can even propose current president Vjosa Osmani.

Abdixhiku: The president must be a consensual figure, not a party candidate (Klan)

Leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) Lumir Abdixhiku, commenting on Glauk Konjufca’s nomination as Kosovo President, said that the LDK has called for a consensual candidate and not a party candidate. “This is not the process we have agreed upon. We said that there should be no impositions and that there should be no party candidates. We said there needs to be a consensual candidate, but this does not seem like a consensus. The race will not give us a solution, and it will only take us to elections. The President is not a party race or a matter of 61 votes, but rather a matter of national unity within the Republic of Kosovo,” Abdixhiku said.

Citaku: The PDK has done its part of the job (Albanian Post)

Deputy leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Vlora Citaku said that this party has done its part of the job when it positively responded to the request of Prime Minister Albin Kurti to discuss the election of the president. “We have tried to offer a solution. But what was asked of us was to submit to Kurti’s political will. He has won over 50 percent of votes, and this is why he is governing alone, and leads the Assembly. But the President of the Republic must be a woman or a man that represents civic unity, and above all, be a guardian of the Constitution of Kosovo,” she said.

Citaku also said that the PDK cannot propose a candidate only to make the quorum Kurti. “We have been clear: we want the next president to be a product of a political process, dialogue and agreements, and not impositions,” she argued.

People in Pristina: Konjufca a good candidate, Osmani the best (Kosovo Online)

After the Vetevendosje Movement announced that it would propose Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Glauk Konjufca as a presidential candidate, people in Pristina interviewed by the Kosovo Online portal assessed that he is a good choice, although there are also those who believe that Vjosa Osmani should continue to serve as president.

Faik Blaku believes that Konjufca should be elected President of Kosovo. “That is great, excellent for Glauk, I would say that he should be president,” Blaku said.

On the other hand, Ismet Hasani believes that Vjosa Osmani should continue performing that function. “I support Vjosa Osmani, she has always been good. The people love her. And he, Glauk Konjufca, is not bad either, but I support Vjosa Osmani,” Hasani said.

Another citizen agreed with Hasani. “If it is Konjufca, he is good, a good man, but Vjosa Osmani is the best,” he said.

Arsim Veliu points out that Konjufca is good at politics. “He is good, capable, and has experience,” he stated.

Serbian List complains to UNMIK chief about law on foreigners (Sinjali)

The Serbian List has complained to the new UNMIK chief in Kosovo, Peter Due, in what they called deteriorating security situation and position of Serbs in Kosovo. A delegation of the SL, led by Zlatan Elek, met with Due and discussed “challenges faced by the Serb community”.

The SL said in a Facebook post that they informed the UNMIK chief about the problems faced by Serbs on a daily basis. The meeting also raised the issue of the law on foreigners and vehicles, for which SL representatives said they should be “an alarm for all representatives of the international community”. “If this approach continues, there is a real threat of further jeopardizing the survival of the Serb people in Kosovo, to expel thousands of our compatriots and to threaten vital institutions,” SL representatives said.

SANU calls for reaction “due to threat of relocated University” (Beta)

The news website reports that the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU) announced that it "expresses the greatest concern over the danger that the announced change in the legal status of the University of Pristina, with its temporary headquarters in Mitrovica, will essentially jeopardize the working conditions of employees at this independent higher education institution, thereby calling into question the continuation of the studies of more than nine thousand students" and called on the Government to react.

"Expressing full solidarity with the students and teachers of the UPKM, we call on the relevant ministries of the Government of the Republic of Serbia - the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation - to take the necessary steps as soon as possible in the direction of ensuring the conditions for the smooth continuation of educational and scientific activities of all higher education institutions within the UPKM and guaranteeing their students the right to continue their studies and obtain valid diplomas,” the academic board of SANU said.

Kosovo to relaunch power market liberalization for large firms in April (SeeNews)

Kosovo's government will launch the process of energy market liberalization for large businesses next month, a year after the initial planned rollout, which received legal pushback after companies called for a transition period, Kosovo's power supplier, KESCO, said on Wednesday. 

Businesses with more than 50 employees or an annual turnout above 10 million euro ($11.64 million) must sign a contract with a licensed electricity supplier by April 1, as KESCO will no longer supply electricity to them, KESCO said in a press release. If businesses are unable to sign such a contract, state owned energy corporation KEK will fill in as supplier of last resort for 60 days. Large businesses must initiate the procedure of changing suppliers 21 workdays before the deadline.

In June 2025, Kosovo's commercial court suspended a decision of Kosovo's energy regulator ERO made three months earlier to launch power market liberalization in April that year, following strong opposition by chambers of trade and industry to what they considered a rushed process. KESCO was founded by a consortium of Turkish companies Limak and Calik Holdings in January 2015 as part of Kosovo’s energy sector reform to unbundle supply functions and liberalize the electricity market.

EU Ambassador inaugurates new EU-funded sports hall in Zvecan (Lajmi)

EU Ambassador Aivo Orav inaugurated a new EU-funded sports hall in Zvecan on Wednesday — a €2.5 million investment in youth, inclusion and community development. Designed to host basketball, handball, volleyball and many other activities, the hall is more than a modern facility — it is a space where young people from all communities can come together, build friendships and strengthen teamwork. “The European Union will continue to stand by Kosovo and all its communities, supporting reforms and investing in projects that bring tangible improvements to people’s lives and help advance Kosovo on its EU path,” he said. 

Croatia-Albania-Kosovo military cooperation prompts reactions in Serbia (EWB)

While in Serbia it is interpreted as “an alliance directed against Serbia”, security experts from Zagreb and Pristina believe that there is no reason for concern in Belgrade.

Arben Kingji, Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces, announced last week that his country, Croatia and Kosovo would hold joint military exercises this year – two in Zagreb, and one in Tirana.  According to Kingji, the cooperation plan “implies not only joint exercises, but also exchange of experiences and deeper operational coordination”.

This step is based on the agreement (Memorandum) on defense cooperation, which the three sides signed in March 2025, causing harsh reactions from the Serbian authorities.

Belgrade claims that the memorandum violated the 1996 subregional arms control agreement, as well as UN Security Council Resolution 1244, according to which KFOR is the only armed force in Kosovo.

Last weekend, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic reacted to the announcement from Tirana regarding joint military exercises, while commenting on the US armed action against Iran and the escalation of tensions in the Middle East for Informer TV.

Asked by a journalist how he saw the plans of the Albania-Pristina-Croatia alliance, Vucic repeated the claims that “it is directed against Serbia”.

“I noticed in the Croatian press that they write that I will go mad because they will have military exercises in Zagreb and Tirana. As if it was directed against me. No, it is directed against Serbia, I am completely rational, absolutely calm… Speaking about Croatia – it is a country that does not deliver to us those responsible for the most serious violent acts, such as terrorism… Croats demonstrate in the most brutal way that they are hostile towards us”, Vucic remarked.

Elaborating on Vucic’s claims, Ramadan Ilazi, Head of Research at Kosovar Centre for Security Studies (KCSS) in Pristina, states for Savremena politika, that he understands that this cooperation agreement is viewed with concern in Belgrade, “but I do not see objective grounds for such concern when one considers that, in terms of military and hard security, the primary actor in Kosovo remains NATO through its KFOR mission”. “The sensationalization of this defence cooperation agreement appears largely driven by domestic political calculations, particularly at a time when President Vucic is facing a crisis of credibility,” Ilazi notes.

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