Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
Skip to main content

Kosovo War Court Prosecutor Promises ‘Fearless’ Probes (Balkan Insight)

The chief prosecutor at the new special court set up to try former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters for crimes during and after the war promised he would conduct his investigations fearlessly and independently. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-war-court-prosecutor-promises-fearless-probes-09-15-2016

Tags

Paper License Plates Leave Kosovo Drivers Frustrated (Balkan Insight)

Owing to a bureaucratic bungle, drivers from Kosovo can now only obtain vehicle license plates made of paper, which only Albania will accept - although Wednesday's agreement with Serbia on reciprocal use of licence plates should improve matters. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-on-the-lack-of-vehicles-plates-09-15-2016

Tags

Montenegro Mulls Sending More Police to Kosovo Border (Balkan Insight)

Montenegro does not expect clashes as Kosovo prepares to vote on a controversial border demarcation agreement between the two countries, but police are ready to tighten up security if needed.
Montenegrin police told BIRN that the security situation is stable and denied it is has sent additional forces to its border with Kosovo ahead of a ratification vote in Pristina on Thursday on the controversial border demarcation agreement.
- See more at: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/montenegro-mulls-sending-more-police-to-kosovo-b

Tags

Kosovo Wiretap Revelations Increase Mistrust in Officials (Balkan Insight)

Leaked telephone conversations between ruling party MP Adem Grabovci and various officials suggest that Grabovci has been influencing employment processes in the Kosovo police through the general director of the force, Shpend Maxhuni. In wiretaps released on Tuesday, Grabovci is heard talking with a man called Gani Nikci about an interview Nikci has for a job with the Kosovo police. “I believe that it is a done deal, I've been told that, because I talked directly with Shpend,” Grabovci is heard saying. http://www.bal

Tags

Kosovo’s Thaci Seeks New ‘Peacemaker’ Image (Balkan Insight)

Hashim Thaci has been under fire in his own capital Pristina after he recently paid tribute at memorials to Serbs who were killed during the 1990s war.

His pledges to solve their murders were seen as no more than rhetoric by Serbs, while Albanians believe that Thaci effectively admitted that his own people were responsible for the crimes.

Tags

Subscribe to Balkan Insight