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Trial for war crimes in Kosovo

12.September 2026 AI

"The KLA unites us": General mobilization in Kosovo before the verdict in The Hague

Four days before the first-instance verdict against Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veselji, Redžep Seljimi and Jakup Krasnići, the "March for Freedom" on Saturday in Pristina on Skanderbeg Square is the finale of a mobilization that has long gone beyond the scope of veteran associations and political parties.

War crimes

11.September 2026 MLJ

A march is being prepared in Pristina: Kosovo is already celebrating the "innocent" Hashim Thaci

"In the name of the people, declare them innocent" - this banner was published in Pristina at the EULEX facility, before the first-instance verdict against Hashim Thaci and others in The Hague. The campaign is led by the daughter of a fallen member of the KLA, but the government in Pristina is also financially supported

09.September 2026 Milica Srejić

By digging through the rule of law and dialogue

On the basis of which decision is the demolition in Gazivode carried out? How did this happen in the first place and how far-reaching will the consequences be?

Kosovo Parliament

09.September 2026 A. P.

The Assembly of Kosovo got a president

Aljbuljena Hadžiju was elected as the President of the Assembly of Kosovo with 62 votes, which was the first step towards breaking out of the institutional blockade that lasted for several weeks. The election of the President of the Assembly paves the way for the completion of the constitution of the Parliament and the formation of new Kosovo institutions

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26.August 2026 Sonja Ciric

Why advanced Serbia forgave Jean-Claude van Damme for Kosovo

Jean-Claude van Damme, a great friend of Kosovo and Albanians, became an honored guest of Niš by the decision of the city government, and he was given the honor of opening the first International Film Festival. Something is strange here

Kosovo

24.August 2026 Zilke Hane/ARD/DW

Kosovo in political impasse: The worst crisis since the end of the war

Politicians in Kosovo cannot come to an agreement. As many as three elections were held in a row, but the parliament did not elect a president

Kosovo and Metohija

19.August 2026 MS

Waiting for the demolition workers: Families took things out of eleven buildings in Gazivode

The deadline after which the demolition of 11 more buildings on the shores of Lake Gazivode can begin expired at midnight. At least two families requested judicial protection, but their request for a temporary measure was rejected

Red Star

18.August 2026 Aleksa Petrovski

Nikola Kalinic: "Traitor" and retired hero

Nikola Kalinic has had a stormy journey in his relationship with the fans and Crvena Zvezda. A year before the end of his contract, he ends his playing career and remains at the club as an assistant coach, but the question remains who actually made the decision that it was time to end

KFOR on the bridge in Kosovska Mitrovica

Kosovo

15.August 2026 Iva Manojlović (DW)

What awaits Kosovska Mitrovica after the withdrawal of KFOR from the bridge over the Ibar

Is there really an "improved security situation" in Kosovska Mitrovica, which is why KFOR is withdrawing from the main bridge in that city

War crimes

14.August 2026 MLJ

Arrests again for war crimes in Kosovo - while waiting for Thaci's verdict

Little by little, Serbia arrested someone for war crimes in Kosovo this summer. Exactly the same summer when the big verdict of Hashim Thaci is waiting in The Hague

KiM

13.August 2026 B. B.

The owners of buildings in Gazivode have received new requests

On Lake Gazivode, 17 buildings have been demolished so far by order of the "Ibar-Lepenac" company.

Members of KFOR on the bridge over the Ibar in Kosovska Mitrovica

KiM

12.August 2026 B. B.

NATO: Due to the improved security situation, the KFOR presence has been adjusted

"NATO is working to ensure that our peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, KFOR, is optimized for the current circumstances," NATO spokeswoman Alison Hart announced.

KiM

10.August 2026 B. B.

Kfor: The security situation in Kosovo has improved, following the withdrawal from the main bridge in Kosovska Mitrovica

Since the end of the war, the Ibro bridge has been under the control of KFOR because it was known for ethnic conflicts.

Director General of Telekom Srbija Vladimir Lučić

Kosovo

07.August 2026 NR

The director of Serbian Telekom was banned from entering Kosovo

Vladimir Lučić allegedly "threatened" the sovereignty of Kosovo by announcing new branches of Telekom Serbia

On the spot

03.August 2026 Bojana Selaković

A dream about Gazivoda on the Berim cliffs: I was walking in the sky above Kosovo

The demolition of buildings in Gazivode is a defeat of the idea that development can be stronger than fear, tourism more sustainable than conflict. That people can stay because they see a future, not because they have nowhere to go. That others, like me, can come here for their own life lessons

Chronicle

02.August 2026 NR

An Albanian suspected of war crimes was arrested in Horgoš

The Serbian MUP states that the man is suspected of war crimes against civilians in 1999, when he was only 18 years old.

Serbs and Albanians

01.August 2026 Jelena Jorgacevic

Let's hate each other a little more: From making sudžuk from Serbs to Kosovo cleansed of Albanians

Serbian and Albanian society is poisoned by hatred. Serbs and Albanians would kill each other a little, do a little ethnic cleansing if only the foreigners would let them settle their accounts in peace. Which is why there is no reconciliation or at least easing of tensions

Earlier demolition of cottages in Gazivode

Kosovo

30.July 2026 N. Rujević

Bulldozers around Gazivode: The company is demolishing, the police are guarding

Serbs around Gazivode have about 150 cottages, many of which are targeted by bulldozers because they are allegedly illegal. Hotel "Jezero" also fell. But experts say that the only thing that is certain is that it is illegal - demolition

Kosovo

30.July 2026 MLJ

The demolished hotel "Jezero" in Gazivode

According to the order of the "Ibar-Lepenac" company, the "Jezero" hotel was demolished today, reports Zubin Potok info

Portrait of a contemporary: Snezana Paunović

22.July 2026 Marija L. Jankovic

Kosovo in the heart, money in the pocket

"Although she comes from Peja, Snežana Paunović has never dealt with issues of importance for the Serbian community in Kosovo or the dialogue process," Dragiša Mijačić, coordinator of the Working Group of the National Convention on the European Union, told Vreme. But when you look at her career, you can see that she always found ways to make money from her residence in Kosovo

Kosovo

22.July 2026 MLJ

Minister Paunović's fantasies over the backs of Kosovo Serbs

Belgrade's poison darts will come super to Pristina, and the guild will pay for the Serbs in Kosovo, who are already the target of repression, writes "Vreme" in the new issue

KiM

18.July 2026 B. B.

The Kosovo government asks the EU for a stronger condemnation of Snežana Paunović's statement

The Government of Kosovo, regarding Minister Snezana Paunović's statement on ethnic cleansing, asks the EU "to make it clear to the Serbian authorities that such rhetoric is unacceptable."

Overview of the week

17.July 2026 Philip Schwarm

The unbearable lightness of callous stupidity

Why hasn't Minister Snezana Paunović been replaced yet? What does that say about her, the regime and Serbia

Reactions to Minister Snezana Paunović's statement

16.July 2026 CI

British Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Snezana Paunović's statements are extremely disgusting

The British Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Snezana Paunović's statement about the ethnic cleansing of Kosovo as "absolutely disgusting". At the same time, it welcomed the fact that the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, distanced himself from them

Aleksandar Vučić

15.July 2026 B. B.

Vučić regarding Snežana Paunović's statement: 250.000 Serbs, not Albanians, were ethnically cleansed

"Snežana herself is a victim of ethnic cleansing, but it must be crystal clear that our policy is peace and stability," said Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.

Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government Snežana Paunović

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15.July 2026 Ivica Petrović (DW)

Minister Paunović's hate speech: She publicly says what the majority in power thinks

Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government Snezana Paunović regrets that Slobodan Milošević did not carry out ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. Instead of condemning, the Prime Minister and the President of the State remain silent, and Ivica Dacic, her party leader, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, defends her heartily.

Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government of Serbia Snežana Paunović with two Serbian flags

KiM

15.July 2026 AI

Minister Paunović, who regrets the missed ethnic cleansing, is permanently banned from entering Kosovo

The Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government of Serbia, Snežana Paunović, has been permanently banned from entering the territory of Kosovo. The reason? Her regret for the missed opportunity for ethnic hissing