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….
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,…
A witness who was compelled to testify in the war crimes trial of former President Hashim Thaci and three co-defendants in The Hague said the four wartime Kosovo Liberation Army officials couldn’t have ordered the crimes. Shukri Buja, who was a commander with the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA in the guerrilla force’s Nerodime Operational Zone,…
Human rights groups have reacted in outrage after Kosovo’s version of the ‘Big Brother’ reality TV series arranged for a contestant to confront her ex-husband, who has been charged with domestic violence, on the set of the show. Activists are calling for legal action after ‘Big Brother VIP Kosovo’, a reality TV show aired by…
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…
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….
A Kosovo lawyer has been sentenced to 150 days in prison for sending a message to journalist Vehbi Kajtazi, owner of news website Paparaci, threatening to douse him with gasoline. The Prishtina Basic Court on Monday sentenced lawyer Driton Dobruna to 150 days in prison after he admitted sending a death threat to a Kosovo…
Nuredin Ibishi told the Hague court that collaborators with Serbia’s regime had to be detained, as the information that flowed from them had ‘severe consequences’ for the KLA Nuredin Ibishi, a former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, has told the war crimes and crimes against humanity trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci…
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…
Kosovo’s announcement in mid-October that it will abolish visas for Bosnian citizens from January 1, 2025 is a dream come true for Morina and others like him, who currently have to pay to travel outside Bosnia to queue at an embassy with a pile of papers in the hope of getting a stamp in their…
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…