Screenshot RFERL Kosovo Serb Politician Shot Dead “Thousands of people in Kosovo’s northern city of Mitrovica paid their respects on January 17 to Oliver Ivanovic, an ethnic Serb political leader in Kosovo who was shot dead a day earlier outside his Mitrovica office. Carrying flowers, mourners lined the streets on…
Image by Medija centar Beograd This morning, Oliver Ivanovic, the leader of Serbian Citizens Initiative, was shot dead in the Northern part of Mitrovica, Kosovo. The crime was committed by unknown assailants, who shot while driving. Kosovo police are determined to quickly find the perpetrators, declaring there are eye witnesses….
Image by David Liuzzo The initiative by a group of Kosovar MPs to abolish the Kosovo war crimes court, based in The Hague, has angered not only the US Embassy, which issued some tough statements on Friday 29 November, but also the US Department of State itself. President Hashim Thaci,…
Lately, there have been signals for a possible union of Albania and Kosovo. Such signals through various statements by Albanian officials and analysts from both sides, have shown that two independent countries, having the same origin, history, language, and culture have the right to decide by themselves to join each…
Image by EChannelKorca On the 105th anniversary of Albanian independence, which is always celebrated wherever Albanians live, in the Balkans and elsewhere, the two governments of Albania and Kosovo met in Korca city in eastern Albania. Both Prime Ministers, Rama and Haradinaj, declared the meeting marked an important achievement and…
Opposition Politicians Arrested Outside Kosovo’s Parliament.
Image by David Monniaux Kosovo is the only Western Balkan country that has been denied free movement in Europe. Kosovars continue to be hostage to European embassies, which makes their life difficult, especially for young people who continue to study abroad and to businessmen as well. Hashim Thaci, the President…
The Western Balkans has always represented a strategic region for world powers. History has shown that throughout time there have been wars and increased interest on the part of other countries to influence on the region. The Balkans has always aspired to be part of the developed world, after many…