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Music Falls Silent in Kosovo’s Schools
Chronic shortages of cash and instruments have left Kosovo’s few dedicated music schools in a semi-ruined state, while music classes of any type at all in many ordinary schools are just a memory.
Latest Culture and Lifestyle News from Kosovo
22 Feb 12 / 12:22:50
Kosovo Culture to Premiere in Vienna
A play by Jeton Neziraj, “Yue Madeline Yue,” is among the long list of Kosovo cultural highlights to feature at a Vienna festival later this month dedicated to Kosovo.
10 Feb 12 / 16:02:48
Kosovo, Serbia Photographers in Focus
Five photographers from Kosovo and five from Serbia have been brought together for an exhibition exploring Europe values.
20 Jan 12 / 18:09:38
Postmodern theater, Albanians and Serbs
While the political relationship between Serbs and Albanians may be in rough waters, a recent theatre production shows that artistic cooperation between the two groups is flourishing.
09 Jan 12 / 10:37:55
Press Freedom Violations on the Rise, Watchdog Says
A media watchdog recorded more than 500 press freedom violations over the past year in southeast and central Europe, an increase over 2010 figures.
22 Sep 11 / 09:31:38
Bar Review: Peppermint Club
Peppermint Club is in a new location. This time the club has found a central spot near the car park behind the Youth and Sports Center in Pristina.
21 Sep 11 / 09:55:09
New Guide Puts Dragash on the Tourist Map
Dragash in Kosovo is one of the poorest regions in the country, but it also happens to be one of the most beautiful. A new guide will encourage hikers to these underexplored mountains and plant the seeds of a sustainable tourist industry.
17 Aug 11 / 11:55:15
Pristina Drops Street Dog Cull
Pristina municipality have stopped their campaign of shooting street dogs to control the population in favour of a more humane technique.
20 Jul 11 / 12:51:33
Kosovo's 'Brotherhood and Unity' Statues Replaced by Car Park
A half-century old monument to Yugoslav Brotherhood and Unity in Kosovo's capital is to be moved, at least temporarily, as Pristina municipality plans to build three underground garages for about 1,500 parking places.
14 Jul 11 / 17:53:35
Liceulice Competition Highlights Disadvantaged
The activism platform Liceulice (Face of the street) has announced a competition for short videos and films about the problems of marginalized people in Serbia, Macedonia, Kosovo and Bosnia and Hercegovina.
14 Jul 11 / 13:16:26
Little Cafes Facing Closure
Venues in Pristina’s popular drinking quarter – the little cafe neighbourhood – are struggling through another summer of road works.
12 Jul 11 / 09:19:42
PJ Harvey Confirms Dokufest Appearance
Singer-songwriter PJ Harvey and Irish photographer Seamus Murphy will be presenting their 12 short films at this year’s Dokufest.
12 Jul 11 / 08:12:34
Students Restore Jewish Cemetery in Pristina
Eleven students from Dartmouth College and ten students from the American University in Kosovo, AUK, have restored the rundown Jewish Cemetery in Pristina.
07 Jun 11 / 14:02:51
Pristina Flooded Again in Heavy Rain
Homes in Kosovo’s capital suffered almost 400,000 euro worth of damages after the city flooded again in downpour.
Culture Policy Focus
Artists Long to Escape Kosovo Ghetto
Artists hope that long-promised visa liberalisation with the EU will help end their enforced isolation from European culture.
Music Falls Silent in Kosovo’s Schools
Kosovo Turns Back the Clocks
Kosovo Turns Blind Eye to Illegal Mosques
Archivists Revive Fading Sounds of Old Kosovo
Politics and Society
Kosovo and Serbia Resume Brussels Talks
EU-led talks between Kosovo and Serbia continued on Tuesday after months of deadlock over the Kosovo's representation in regional meetings and over border management.
Two Kosovo Albanians Witnessed Jackals Crime
Kosovo Gives Way to Serbia on Representation
Jackals Trial Continues
US Nudges Kosovo Towards Deal With Serbia
Business
Kosovo Farmer Blames KFOR for Stressed Chickens
A poultry farmer whose business failed blames NATO helicopters for stressing out his chickens..
New Brezovica Must Aim at “Premium” Market
Kosova Petrol “Occupying” Croatian Property
Dropped PTK Advisor Leaves with Million-Euro Fee
Wind Tunnels Promise Green Energy For Kosovo
