Protests held after Tasic sentenced halved
Demonstrations were held outside the Palace of Justice in Prishtina on Thursday, in protest at the Court of Appeals’ decision to cut the prison sentence of Darko Tasic from 22 Read More
Category: Prishtina Insight
Rasic raises questions over distribution of COVID-19 funds in Gracanica
Former labour minister Nenad Rasic, the head of the Progressive Democratic Party, PDP, has questioned the granting of subsidies by the Municipality of Gracanica to several non-governmental organizations, highlighting numerous Read More
Schools close in defiance of government decision
On November 27, the Kosovo Government announced that Monday, November 30, will be a regular working day, calling on all state and educational institutions to work on a regular basis. Read More
Vetevendosje wins mayoral election in Podujeva
The Central Election Commission, CEC, has announced the result of the extraordinary mayoral election in Podujeva, with Vetevendosje’s Shpejtim Bulliqi winning the contest in the first round of voting. Securing Read More
Air pollution issues extend to Peja
Lying in the shadow of the Accursed Mountains and sitting at the mouth of the Rugova Gorge, Peja has a reputation as a green city. However, despite its lack of Read More
Besian Mustafa: Our family’s last hope lies with the Special Court
On BIRN’s televised programme Jeta ne Kosove on Thursday, agriculture minister Besian Mustafa expressed his discontent at the failure of numerous justice systems in Kosovo to shed light on the Read More
State Aid Commission deems solar energy scheme illegal
The State Aid Commission, SAC has found that a scheme approved by the Energy Regulatory Office, ERO, that provided feed-in-tariffs to incentivise the production of up to 20 MW of Read More
Former EULEX judge wants to reveal ‘wrongdoings’ to Kosovo Assembly
A former chief judge for the EU rule-of-law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, Malcolm Simmons, has asked to tell the Kosovo Assembly about the alleged wrongdoings he said he witnessed in Read More
Kosovo Deputy PM’s missing persons comments spark reactions
Igballe Rogova, a veteran rights activist who is the director of the Kosovo Women’s Network, staged a symbolic solo protest outside the government building in Prishtina on Tuesday, accusing deputy Read More
Albin Kurti slams Special Court’s ‘attack on KLA’
Albin Kurti, the leader of Vetevendosje, who was ousted as Kosovo’s prime minister in March has also experienced a turbulent autumn. This time the trigger was the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office Read More
