The paper has published  an opinion piece by Nicholas Kristof, published initially on the New York Times on July 2, 2016.

PEJA, Kosovo — FIRST, a three-part quiz:

Which Islamic country celebrates as a national hero a 15th-century Christian who battled Muslim invaders?

Which Islamic country is so pro-American it has a statue of Bill Clinton and a women’s clothing store named “Hillary” on Bill Klinton Boulevard?

United Nations agencies, funds and programmes are using a new communications strategy to the detriment of Kosovo. They are proclaiming the non-recognition of [Kosovo’s] statehood everywhere.

This is being done by including an asterisk to the names of UN offices and mechanisms in Kosovo. They are also adding the footnote which is not unique in its content. The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 is included in every content.

Kathryne Bomberger, general director of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) in an exclusive piece for the paper writes that even with all the work done, around 1665 people still remain missing from the conflict in Kosovo - and this is why the efforts to find them must be a priority. After the conflict, Bomberger writes, the rule of law is being substantially challenged. “Citizens question the credibility of the authorities that cannot or do not take steps to bring to justice those who are responsible for the missing persons.

The paper runs an editorial by Anders Åslund is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, and the author, most recently, of Ukraine: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It.

The United Kingdom’s Brexit vote is arguably the greatest disaster ever to hit the European Union. Now, the EU must act fast – not least by ending the post-referendum market turmoil – if it is to survive.

The paper runs an editorial by Jeffrey D. Sachs, Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. Sachs is also Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

The paper carries the below article, initially published  in The Wall Street Journal.

Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci hit back at criticism of his country’s record in containing Islamic extremism, saying his nation – Europe’s youngest – is fighting hard against radical “elements.”

Over the last five years, around 300 Kosovars, out of a majority-Muslim population of 1.8 million, have joined Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, according to the government.

Enver Robelli writes in his regular column for the paper that as talks are underway between Kosovo and EU authorities on the extension of EULEX mandate, there is general consent that Kosovo still needs a presence of some type of EU instrument with important competencies, especially in the fight against corruption. It is important to openly discuss what kind of EULEX Kosovo actually needs, says Robelli, and it is just as important to have competent judges and prosecutors genuinely keen to help Kosovo.

The paper reports on page fifteen that there is an increased number of Serb families that want to return to their properties in the municipalities of Istog and Peja/Peć. There are two factors that have influenced their decision: the good security situation for all communities living in these municipalities and a programme for returns and reintegration funded by the European Commission.

In his regular column, Lumir Abdixhiku writes for Koha Ditore that the entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) represents a new economic momentum for Kosovo, despite the views from few skeptics. The reforms set out in the agreement, not only regulate a new economic and trade relation between Kosovo and the EU, but they are also supposed to transform the structure of the Kosovo’s economic model.

Augustin Palokaj writes in his weekly column for the paper that while the news of visa liberalization for Kosovo is good, it should be received with caution as it is difficult to give an exact estimate of when the visa regime will actually be lifted. According to Palokaj, on one hand, there is no predictability and stability within the EU on anything and on the other hand, apart from the 90 criteria that Kosovo had to fulfill from the visa liberalization roadmap, two adEUditional ones were added to the list by the European Commission.