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Kosova Petrol “Occupying” Croatian Property
Lobbying by Croatian leaders and legal action have failed to prise more than 20 petrol stations away from Kosova Petrol, owned by a former advisor to PM Hashim Thaci, and back to its pre-war Croatian owners, INA.
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.
Dropped PTK Advisor Leaves with Million-Euro Fee
Telco AG may have been dropped from its role advising the Ministry of Economic Development on the now delayed sale of PTK – but the Liechtenstein based firm has still walked away with its 1.1 million euro fee.
A Flourishing Albanian ‘Neighborhood’ Benefits the Balkans
US policy-makers remain wary of the concept of ethnic solidarity - but harnessing natural links between Albanian communities in the Balkans will actually reduce tensions, strengthening state structures and helping to stabilize the region.
Natasa Kandic: Serbia’s Bloodstained Army Boss Must Go
The denunciations of the Humanitarian Law Centre’s report on the head of the Serbian army reveal the strength of Milosevic’s ideology in Serbia today and the politicisation of the war crimes office.
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Wind Tunnels Promise Green Energy For Kosovo
New scientific research has reveals that the country has several potential sites for viable wind farms.
Energy Lesson For Kosovo from South Africa
The failure of the World Bank to develop a large coal-powered thermal power plant in South Africa is one more argument as to why the initiative for a similar project in Kosovo should not be supported.
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.
Landmark Kosovo Hotel Sits on ‘Usurped’ Land
Businessmen Bedri Selmani and MP Shaip Muja, both former advisors to Hashim Thaci, are accused of usurping prime real estate in Pristina.
Kosovo Turns Back the Clocks
Clock towers, a central feature of Kosovo’s Ottoman cities, are making a comeback, with three built in the last three years, but these latter-day replicas are not to everyone’s taste.
Kosovo Turns Blind Eye to Illegal Mosques
Kosovo’s municipal authorities continue to ignore the growing number of illegally built mosques, which now total more than a hundred.
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Kosovo: Yet More Barricades in Sight
Continuing Serb barricades, new opposition border blockades, corruption issues and the question of visa liberalization are just some of the issues facing the country in the coming year.
Drive For Balkan Extradition Deal Nears End
Serbia’s initiative to establish a pan-Balkan extradition treaty may see lift-off next year - but Kosovo’s exclusion from the scheme looks like another politically driven error.
Kosovo: Rumblings in the North
New government, conflict over the presidency and escalating troubles in the Serb-run north dominated the year.
Health is Divisive Matter in Tense North Kosovo
In the ethnically mixed Serb-Albanian villages around Mitrovica, life runs on parallel lines - and that includes going to the doctor.
