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.
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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 a high level meeting in Berlin.
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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 was held in Prishtina last Thursday, bringing together Kosovo’s youth, government ministers and civil society organizations to discuss the role of young people in the country’s economic development.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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/
Shpend Kursani’s take on why citizens should join Saturday's protest organized by Vetevendosje against Thaci’s new ideas for border correction.
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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.