Kosovo

Kosovo bans main Serb party from running in general election

bne IntelliNews December 24, 2024

Decision to further hinder efforts by the international community to normalise relations between Kosovo and Serbia, and add to tensions in the volatile north of the country.

Kosovo's population down 12% since 2011

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje December 20, 2024

Falling population attributed to departure of many Kosovars to work abroad in search of a better life, a trend that persists across the Balkans.

BALKAN BLOG: What Grenell’s return means for US diplomacy in the Balkans

Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade December 19, 2024

The US is likely to take a more hands-on approach in negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo after diplomat Richard Grenell’s appointment as Trump’s ‘envoy for special missions’.

Kosovo’s president slams EU’s “unfair” treatment

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje December 18, 2024

Vjosa Osmani criticises the EU for maintaining punitive measures on Kosovo, and failing to consider membership application.

FDI in Emerging Europe hit by geopolitical uncertainty and German slowdown

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow December 18, 2024

wiiw report warns lower investment trend could continue as Central and Eastern Europe's role as a production hub for Western companies is waning.

EU Council says enlargement is a "geo-strategic investment in peace"

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje December 17, 2024

The enlargement process has been revitalised since the start of the war in Ukraine, but EU ministers say candidate countries must step up reform efforts.

North Macedonia’s ex-deputy PM Grubi reportedly flees to Kosovo to avoid detention in corruption case

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje December 17, 2024

Artan Grubi was recently blacklisted by the US State Department for alleged involvement in significant corruption.

Kosovo to set up its first ammunition factory with Turkish firm MKE

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje December 16, 2024

Kosovo is setting up a domestic arms industry amid heightened tensions with Serbia, which has been ramping up its defence procurement efforts.

Kosovo's PM Kurti misses special prosecution summons due to overseas visit

bne IntelliNews December 16, 2024

Kurti summoned to testify as a witness in an ongoing criminal investigation two months before February general election.

Bureks vs. Big Macs

bne IntelliNews December 15, 2024


International fast-food chains are expanding in the Western Balkans, but can they rival local offerings on taste or price?

Kosovan PM’s visit leads to new rift in Bosnia

Denitsa Koseva in Sofia December 8, 2024

Bosnian Serb ministers block government session in protest, derailing agreement to work towards reforms needed to advance EU accession progress.

Eight arrested over terrorist attack on water canal in Kosovo

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje December 2, 2024

Kosovan officials have accused Serbia of orchestrating the attack targeting the Iber-Lepenci canal that supplies water to Pristina and other towns.

Explosion on Zubin Potok canal escalates tensions between Kosovo and Serbia

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje November 30, 2024

Kosovan PM Albin Kurti claims the explosion was a terrorist attack aimed at destroying Kosovo's infrastructure.

Kosovo takes first steps towards establishing defence industry

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje November 27, 2024

PM Albin Kurti announces plans for ammunition factory and drone lab as tensions with Serbia rise.

EBRD warns of risks for emerging markets pursuing industrial policies

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow November 26, 2024

Industrial policy is back "with a vengeance” but can have a distorting effect, EBRD chief economist Beata Javorcik told bne IntelliNews

Watchdog warns Western Balkan banks are conduits for money laundering

bne IntelliNews November 19, 2024

Criminal networks are exploiting banks and other financial institutions across the Western Balkans to move illicit money across borders, says a report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

Congratulatory words for Trump mask fears of destabilisation in Western Balkans

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow November 6, 2024

Political leaders take to X to congratulate Trump, while speculation mounts about whether his second presidency will enable destabilisation of the situations in Bosnia and Kosovo.

Fears a Trump comeback could empower Balkan nationalists

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow November 5, 2024

New Trump administration poses risks to stability in volatile region, warns paper published by ECFR.

EBRD, EU to secure €400mn for Western Balkans’ green transition

bne IntelliNews October 31, 2024

Programme to provide €120mn of targeted SME financing in the Western Balkans region in its initial phase, scaling up to €400mn over the next few years.

EU enlargement progresses amid geopolitical tensions

bne IntelliNews October 31, 2024

Several aspiring EU members make significant progress in 2024, but more reforms needed, says European Commission’s latest enlargement package.

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