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24 May 12 / 16:18:23

Foreign Soaps Push Out Kosovo Productions

Kosovo’s domestic soaps are falling victim to cheap imports from Turkey and Latin America.

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24 May 12 / 15:07:13

Football Wins Amid Political Row over Kosovo Status

Kosovo’s strategy of entering European football through FIFA-sanctioned friendly matches could create opportunities for talented players and point the way towards solving broader issues of its representation in international sport.

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21 May 12 / 11:09:21

Klecka Outcome Embitters Both Serbs and Albanians

Both communities in Kosovo blame politics for the trial of Fatmir Limaj - though from diametrically opposing points of view.

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27 Apr 12 / 06:16:47

Kosovo’s Travel-Happy MPs Fail to Tackle Election Fraud

Despite numerous foreign ‘study’ trips, all funded by the taxpayer, a parliamentary committee tasked with electoral reform has failed to come up with any changes. 

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26 Apr 12 / 10:30:10

Artists Cross Tense Serbia-Kosovo Border on Net

As attempts to build artistic and musical bridges between Kosovo and Serbia remain hostage to political tensions, new technology is offering a solution.

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12 Apr 12 / 10:01:01

Critics Say Revamp Takes Pristina Back to Square One

Plan to embellish Kosovo’s capital with a sequence of squares is getting a hostile reception from the art crowd, though locals are a lot less skeptical.

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29 Mar 12 / 09:23:49

Kosovo War Film Wins International Plaudits

With a Sundance Festival award under its belt, Blerta Zeqiri’s ‘The Return’ looks like ending the run of Kosovo war movies that passed into film oblivion.

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28 Mar 12 / 18:23:12

Kosovo Museum Under Investigation

Prosecutors are investigating whether 500,000 euro provided to Kosovo’s national museum has been misused, Balkan Insight has learnt.

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15 Mar 12 / 20:39:18

Serbia 'Playing Kosovo Card for Electoral Reasons'

While Serbia says it is extending local elections to Kosovo out of respect for its constitution, electoral considerations are shaping the policy.

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15 Mar 12 / 10:30:55

Spectre of Border Changes Still Haunts Balkans

New policy paper suggesting frontiers may yet have to be adjusted in the region has revived debate on a hoary topic that never quite goes away.

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29 Feb 12 / 14:44:47

Kosovo’s Buried Treasures Stay Underground

As ministry completes new guide to Kosovo’s archaeological sites, experts point out that most of the sites are totally inaccessible and lack funds for exploration.

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15 Feb 12 / 12:50:13

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.

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08 Feb 12 / 15:48:49

Wind Tunnels Promise Green Energy For Kosovo

New scientific research has reveals that the country has several potential sites for viable wind farms.

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04 Jan 12 / 10:29:44

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.

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23 Dec 11 / 12:26:39

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.