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14 May 13

PTK Buyer Spies Gold in Call Centres

Telecom could become lead player in small but burgeoning industry in Kosovo, which is tapping the low-wage, multilingual workforce.

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09 May 13

Kosovo Prepares to Legalize Organ Transplants

Bill offers hope for patients who must go abroad for new organs – but concerns remain about granting licenses to private medical centres in the light of the Medicus case.

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07 May 13

Captive Brown Bears Gain Fresh Start in Kosovo

NGO wants to relocate animals living at restaurants and small zoos, but some owners aren’t sold on the idea.

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03 May 13

Bad Loans Soar as Kosovo Economy Stumbles

A 30-per-cent spike in non-performing loans points to a decline in the country’s overall economic health.

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01 May 13

Turks Bewitch The Balkans With Their Addictive Soaps

Turkish soaps have replaced Latin American shows as must-sees for many TV viewers in the Balkans - tapping into nostalgia for a system of family values that people in the region have lost, and lament. 

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30 Apr 13

Serbs Face Phased Transition to Kosovo Rule

Kosovo's authority will be introduced to Serb-run northern Kosovo in three stages, BIRN can reveal, as Kosovo Serb leaders warn the EU-backed plan may prompt them to emigrate.

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24 Apr 13

Kosovo Officials Under Pressure to Stop Moonlighting

Anti-Corruption Agency wants to outlaw the widespread practice of officials taking outside employment.

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04 Apr 13

Serbian Deputy PM Blamed for Kosovo Stalemate

While Alexander Vucic is in the spotlight over the failed talks with Kosovo, broader disunity on the Kosovo issue within Serbia’s ruling coalition has also been blamed.

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01 Apr 13

PDK Keeps Donations a Secret

If Hashim Thaci’s party flagrantly flouts the country’s law on financing, it is far from alone in doing so.

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21 Mar 13

Deadly Toll of Yugoslav Brigade’s Kosovo Attacks Revealed

A Yugoslav Army brigade’s military assaults on eight Kosovo villages that killed 885 people in 1999 have now been fully documented, but Serbia may never prosecute its commander.

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13 Mar 13

Kosovo Mulls Power and Phone Concessions in North

Chief negotiator says government supports having a Serb company administer power bills, and may legalise rogue phone operators.

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01 Mar 13

Hardline Kosovo Muslims Battle for Party Status

A hardline Islamic movement aims to become a political party, though some human rights groups say its aims are unconstitutional.

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14 Feb 13

Kosovo MPs’ Medals Plan Comes Under Fire

Plans to hand out a new medal, the Order of Independence, on the fifth anniversary of Kosovo’s independence, have raised a number of tricky questions.

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13 Feb 13

Kosovo Party Keeps Elections Finances Secret

Kosovo’s ruling party is refusing to disclose all the funds it spent on internal polls, which observers say is par for the course.

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06 Feb 13

EU ‘Watching’ Kosovo’s Handling of Gay-Bashing

Diplomats in Kosovo are warning that the country’s reactions - or lack of them - to cases of homophobic violence are being monitored, and could impact on Kosovo’s hopes of European integration.