The joint session of the Albanian and Kosovo governments in Tirana has generated a predictable firestorm over the pan-Albanian remarks made by some of the participants. Once again the spectre of Greater Albania is stalking the Balkans, Serbia in particular. Belgrade “won’t sit quietly while Greater Albania is created,” the Serbian Justice Minister growls. The Serbs are not alone in their complaints. Some in Albania criticise their own politicians for, as they see it, summoning up the ghost of Greater Albania for their own murky purposes.

The United States Embassy in Kosovo has announced through a statement that President Barack Obama has nominated Mr. Greg Delawie as the next Ambassador of the USA in Kosovo.

"The US Constitution requires the President to take the advice and consent of the US Senate before appointing ambassadors. Despite recent media reports in Kosovo, the Senate has not held a hearing or vote on his nomination", reads the announcement of the US Embassy in Pristina.

Kosovo has become the 50th member of Tennis Europe, the regional association of the sport’s governing body the International Tennis Federation. Tennis therefore joins the growing list of sports to formally approve Kosovo’s membership following last December’s decision of the International Olympic Committee to grant full recognition to the Kosovo Olympic Committee, in accordance with Rule 3.7 of the Olympic Charter. A secret ballot at the Tennis Europe Annual General Meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday saw the application achieve the required two-thirds

The front page editorial of this daily claims that a system of anti-values has been ruling in Kosovo for several years now. The laws and regulations do not implement while the government continues with lack of transparency in all of its segments. “Unfortunately, governing politicians have privatized this space as well, and they do not allow anything to leak outside without their approval.

A regional ministerial conference opened in Kosovo on Wednesday, bringing together the Foreign and Infrastructure ministers of Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.

Along with regional decision makers, Johannes Hahn, the EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations, will also participate in the conference as well as Violeta Bulc, the European Commissioner for Transport, who will join via video link.