Kosovo’s Jubilar Grape Festival Features Global Stars

Kosovo’s Hardh Fest returns for its 10th anniversary, offering three days of music, culture, and festivities where visitors can enjoy traditional grape-stomping, family-friendly activities, and the annual Wine Fair to celebrate the start of the grape harvest. Under the motto “Për kokërr të qejfit” (Just for fun), the 10th edition of Hardh Fest, the most…

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Kosovo Citizens Urged to Avoid Serbia Amid Road Blockades Threats

Kosovo’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora advised Kosovo citizens and the diaspora to avoid border crossings with Serbia amid reports of plans to block roads in Serbia surrounding the crossings. Kosovo authorities have urged citizens and diaspora to avoid going through Serbia amidst reports of plans to block roads that lead to border crossings…

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Kosovo Parents Struggle for Textbooks as New School Year Begins

As the new school year starts on Monday, the teachers’ union is criticising the government for again not supplying schools with textbooks directly, forcing parents to buy them from stores using money allocated online. Kosovo parents have been touring one bookstore after another recently – just as they did last year – to get textbooks…

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Kosovo’s New Media Law Sparks Concerns Over Press Freedom and Regulation

The Kosovo Parliament’s approval of a controversial law regulating the Independent Media Commission has sparked widespread criticism, raising concerns among local and international organisations and media freedom advocates about potential threats to press freedom. A new law regarding the Kosovo Independent Media Commission, IMC, was approved by the Kosovo Parliament on July 11, 2024, and…

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Serbia Accuses Kosovo of ‘Provoking Conflict’ by Closing Post Offices

Serbia, the US and the EU all condemned the closure by police of Serbian-run post offices in the north of Kosovo, with Serbia’s president appealing to Brussels to take action. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic accused Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti of attempting to spark conflict after Kosovo Police on Monday closed nine post offices run…

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Dokufest 2024: Embracing a New World Order

Under the theme ‘New Order,’ Kosovo’s International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Dokufest, will explore the reconfiguration of the global geopolitical landscape with an artistic order through its diverse film selections and thematic programs. The 23rd edition of the International Documentary and Short Film Festival, DokuFest, which starts on Friday, will showcase hundreds of films…

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Kosovo Miners’ Strike Over Unpaid Wages Enters Fourth Week

Miners at Kosovo’s once mighty Trepca complex are continuing their weeks-long strike over several months’ worth of unpaid wages. Miners at the giant Trepca complex in Kosovo entered the 23rd day of a strike on Thursday over unpaid salaries for June and July. On Thursday, the government said it was reviewing a work plan proposed…

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Ineffective and Inhumane: Denmark-Kosovo Prison Transfer Deal Continues Nordic Discrimination Towards Foreigners

Despite the outward positivity towards the Denmark-Kosovo prison transfer deal, a closer analysis reveals an ugly underbelly to the accord, raising numerous abuse and discrimination concerns. Mohamed Hassan Abdi moved to Denmark from Somalia when he was four years old and lived there throughout his life, never once returning to Somalia following his emigration. Throughout…

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As Sunny Hill 2024 Edition Ends, Festival-goers See Room for Improvements

The fourth edition of the Sunny Hill Festival in Kosovo, which was founded by global pop star Dua Lipa and her father Dukagjin, was well-received by music lovers, but there were criticisms regarding ticket prices and the need for improvement in infrastructure. The fourth edition of  Kosovo’s Sunny Hill festival, joined in the protest against…

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Kosovo Public Broadcaster’s Director Quits Over Controversial Article

Only weeks after she was appointed, Zana Spahiu has resigned as acting director of Kosovo’s public broadcaster – following criticism of the decision to publish an article that allegedly smeared two local media outlets. Kosovo’s public broadcaster, Radio Television of Kosovo, RTK, on Thursday said acting general director Zana Spahiu had resigned, effective from July…

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