There is a happy sound of loud chatter coming from a women-only ice cream parlour in Bremen, Germany. It is busy and bustling, even though it has only just opened. As well as ice cream you can get drinks, cakes, waffles and other tasty snacks. What Café Baresha lacks is men, as it is solely … Read more
“This is the single most serious attack on the country’s critical infrastructure since the end of the conflict in the country,” Kosovo’s Interior Minister Xhelal Sveçla told reporters Saturday evening. According to the police, around 20 kilograms of explosives in a black bag were placed on a section of the aqueduct in Zubin Potok and … Read more
Lasconi said Georgescu, who has campaigned on reducing imports and increasing Romanian domestic food and energy production, wanted to unhitch Romania from the European and international financial mainstream and NATO, leaving the country at Russia’s mercy. Accusing Georgescu of wanting Romania to be isolated like before the 1989 revolution, she summoned up images etched into … Read more
Blushi was referring to images published by local media showing masked police stopping a car, removing Meta, who appeared to resist, and escorting him to a police special forces van. “This government will pay the price in every street and in every square,” Blushi said when asked if there would be protests following the arrest. … Read more
The tit-for-tat followed the Serbian leader’s calls this week for new municipal elections in northern Kosovo to ease tensions that flared in 2023 when the Serbian community largely boycotted the ballot. The local Serbs wanted to express dissatisfaction with Pristina, but the move backfired when ethnic Albanian candidates, representing just over 3 percent of the … Read more
Turkey arrested a Kosovan national accused of managing the financial network of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency in the country, the Turkish intelligence organization said on Tuesday. Liridon Rexhepi was detained in Istanbul on August 30, suspected of transferring funds to Mossad personnel operating in Turkey, the Turkish intelligence agency MIT said. Turkey, which has … Read more
“The president did not [hand over her phone] because it would be a serious violation,” Vitia said. “Despite the explanation of the rules that the president’s team made known to the airport official, he tried to physically push the president,” at which point Osmani’s security detail intervened, Vitia said. Osmani’s spokesperson Bekim Kupina slammed the … Read more
In December 2021, Denmark signed an agreement with Kosovo to rent a prison in a small town south of the capital Priština. Over a span of 10 years — and in exchange for €210 million — 300 inmates sentenced to deportation are to be relocated. The plans are still on hold, however, since the treaty has not been … Read more
“It’s hard to say who was more disgusting, the Slovenians or someone else,” Vučić said earlier this week. The remarks triggered a swift rebuke from Ljubljana. Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon called them “an insult to our entire nation,” summoned the Serbian chargé d’affaires and demanded an apology. “The message is not suitable for a country … Read more
‘Kosovo Myth’ Though the prospects of his latest foray into Kosovo’s energy sector aren’t clear, there is no question that the country’s power infrastructure is in sore need of modernization. For reasons never fully explained, Kosovo decided in 2012 to sell its power transmission infrastructure to a Turkish consortium for €26 million. In return for … Read more
