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Kosovo reports livestock disease outbreak
PRISTINA, July 3 — Kosovo’s Food and Veterinary Agency (FVA) has confirmed an outbreak of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a highly contagious viral disease affecting sheep and goats, in the village of Landovicë near Prizren. Veterinary teams...
Kosovo Force to Transform into Deterrent Presence
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 01.04.2010 Courtesy Story Kosovo Force will transition from about 14,000 to 10,000 NATO forces by Jan. 31, due to improvements in security, said the commander of Multinational Task Force - East. Brig. Gen. Al Dohrmann...

Indictment Raised Against Minister in Kosovo, Accused of Abuse of Office
The Special Prosecution of Kosovo has filed an indictment for abuse of official position against the acting Minister for Regional Development, Fikrim Damka, and the acting Secretary of this Ministry, Besim Kamberaj. Prosecutors accuse Damka and...

How many economic losses from climate-related events has Europe suffered since 1980?
Published on 04/07/2025 - 14:56 GMT+2 Europe has experienced over €790 billion in economic losses due to extreme weather and climate-related events from 1980 to 2023, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report. Germany suffered...

Albania and Kosovo commit to 24/7 border operations
PRISTINA/TIRANA, July 4 — Finance Ministers Petrit Malaj of Albania and Hekuran Murati of Kosovo have announced that the Morinë–Vërmicë border crossing will operate continuously—24 hours a day, seven days a week—to improve services and reduce...
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House GOP struggles to win over holdouts on Trump's tax bill in late-night session WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans strained through a day of starts and stops trying to advance President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package. A...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

Weapons Raids and Political Targeting: What Kosovo’s Election Tension...
Kosovo’s 2025 parliamentary elections took place in a climate marked by deep political, ethnic, and socioeconomic tensions. While the process was largely peaceful, the underlying issues of minority rights, state legitimacy, and economic hardship...

Kosovo sees mass emigration amid fading prospects
Kosovo is seeing a sharp rise in emigration as citizens leave in search of better socio-economic conditions and stability. Official data show that between 2020 and 2024, over 151,700 people departed for more developed countries. In 2024 alone,...

Jordanians Exempt as Syria Implements New Entry Fee Policy
A decision to revise entry and transit visa fees for Arab and foreign nationals entering Syria came into effect Sunday, as part of what the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described as a new security and economic entry policy.اضافة اعلان Under...

Weapons, warrants, and whistle protests: the tensions shaping Kosovo’s election season
A high-profile police raid on properties linked to a rising Kosovo Serb political figure has stirred fresh controversy weeks ahead of local elections, with authorities citing a cache of heavy weapons and the targeted party denouncing the move as...

The state will increase funds for Bulgarians in North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine and Moldova
Georg Georgiev Photo: BTA In 2025, 1.3 million euros are planned for the implementation of the program for support of organizations of Bulgarian communities from Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine and Moldova and of citizens of North Macedonia with...

Erosion Buzë Mustaqe Showroom / Phi+Architects
© Dea Zogiani+ 25 Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1031771/erosion-buze-mustaqe-showroom-phi-plus-architects Area Area of this architecture project Area: 310 m² Year Completion year of this...

Kosovo’s Capital Plans Museum Highlighting Long Struggle for Peace
Mayor says new museum will strike a different note – by accenting efforts to achieve peace and freedom rather than focusing solely on wartime atrocities. From Balkan Insight (BIRN). With a Genocide Museum already proposed for Pristina and...

Kosovo business group warns of capital flight
The Kosovo Business Alliance (AKB) has raised concern over a continued trend of businesses and capital moving out of Kosovo to regional and EU markets, citing a lack of domestic support and legal stability. AKB President Agim Shahini said around...

Kosovo as a political tool: Trump’s return to the Balkans
While the world follows complex global crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, US President Donald Trump has, at least momentarily, brought the issue of Kosovo back into the spotlight by recently declaring that it was he who, during his first term,...
Kosovo Film Day 2025 a resounding cultural success at NSU
The Embassy of the Republic of Kosovo in Dhaka, in collaboration with North South University (NSU), recently hosted Kosovo Film Day 2025, a landmark cultural and academic event that drew wide acclaim and an impressive turnout. Held to commemorate...

Kosovo approves €4 million diaspora border insurance fund
Kosovo’s government has approved a €4 million budget allocation to cover border-insurance costs for returning diaspora members during the summer holiday season. Approved at Friday’s cabinet meeting, the subsidy will cover insurance starting July 1...

Kosovo, Albania report mixed results in peace index
Kosovo and Albania saw slight drops in the 2025 Global Peace Index, ranking 63rd and 52nd respectively, the latest report from the Institute for Economics and Peace shows. Kosovo fell three spots, Albania six, as regional peace trends shifted...

Kosovo’s top court asks lawmakers to end their political stalemate and elect a speaker in 30 days
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s Constitutional Court on Thursday asked the country’s newly elected lawmakers in Parliament to end three months of political stalemate and elect a new speaker within 30 days. The court’s move came at the request of...