Unmatched Realities: Kosovo’s Labor Market Needs to Meet a Generation’s Aspirations

In Kosovo, many storefronts display “Worker Wanted” signs across sectors like gastronomy, retail, and construction. Paradoxically, the country reports high unemployment rates, displaying a mismatch between the skills in demand and the training sought in educational institutions. Kosovo faces a paradox in its job market: while unemployment remains high, businesses in sectors such as gastronomy,…

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Kosovo’s First Observatory and Planetarium Inspires a New Generation of Stargazers

In a village around 30 kilometres from Kosovo’s capital, students and citizens flock daily to the country’s first observatory and planetarium. Until last year, a small plot in the heart of Rashince in the Shtime municipality that used to grow corn has transformed into a hub for astronomy enthusiasts, now home to the village’s first…

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Kosovo Authorities Urged to Act After Minor Allegedly Drugged and Sexually Assaulted

Following reports that a 14-year-old girl was allegedly drugged and raped by five individuals in Prishtina, the Kosovo Women’s Network, has called for immediate institutional action. The police and prosecutor’s office have initiated investigations into suspicions that on Sunday, a 14-year-old girl in Prishtina was drugged and sexually assaulted by five individuals in the capital….

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KLA Saw Outsiders as ‘Traitors’, Witness Tell Kosovo War Crime Trial

A former KLA unit commander told the Hashim Thaci trial that certain KLA members considered everyone who did not follow them or even met with ethnic Serbs, collaborators of Serbia’s regime, bolstering the prosecution case. If you were not part of the Kosovo Liberation Army’s (KLA) inner circle you were viewed as a traitor who…

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EU Highlights Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue Obligation Before Advancing Integration Path

In its 2024 report, the European Commission demanded both Kosovo and Serbia fulfil obligations from the 2023 agreement on normalisation of relations. The European Commission has released its annual Progress Report, evaluating Kosovo’s progress on EU integration requirements and underscoring that dialogue with Serbia remains crucial for advancing Kosovo’s European path. It also points to…

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