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Balkans 17.04.23 | 12:49

Kosovo and Serbia call on each other to implement their obligations from the Ohrid treaty

Kosovan Prime Minister Artan Grubi urged Serbia to begin implementing its sharee of obligations from the agreement that was recently reached in Ohrid. This is in response to calls from his Serbian counterpart Ana Brnabic that Kosovo must begin implementing its own big obligation from the treaty –...
Balkans 14.10.21 | 12:55

Kosovo PM Kurti dismisses the idea of joining the Open Balkan/Mini Schengen initiative

Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti again dismissed the idea of having his country join the so-called Open Balkan/Mini Schengen initiative with Macedonia, Serbia and Albania. At the Economist conference in Skopje today, Kurti said that all such initiatives need to be part of the EU integration, and not...
Macedonia 17.03.21 | 20:06

Albin Kurti also calls on Albanians to massively register in the Macedonian census

Albin Kurti, the Prime Minister designate of Kosovo, also called on the ethnic Albanians who are Macedonian citizens and live in the diaspora to register in the coming census. Under pressure from the Albanian parties, the Zaev regime opened the census to emigrants and there is a strong push to register...
Balkans 14.02.21 | 20:52

VV wins big in early Kosovo elections

The populist VV party scored a major victory in the Kosovo general elections, exit polls show. Albin Kurti’s party is on track to win over 40 percent of the vote, dwarfing Hashim Thaci’s PDK party and the liberal LDK party, both of which stand to gain about 15 percent. Kurti formed a Government...
Macedonia 24.08.20 | 12:28

Ziadin Sela meets with representatives from Kosovo’s VV party

Ziadin Sela, leader of the Alliance of Albanians, met with a delegation from the Kosovan populist VV movement. The two parties have a long standing cooperation agreement. The Vetevendosje delegation included Bekim Qoku, Glauk Konjufca and Mefail Bajqinovci. VV has announced that it will open its branch...
Macedonia 17.07.20 | 09:23

Albanians will determine who won the elections in Macedonia, Albin Kurti’s party says

Albin Kurti’s VV party from Kosovo congratulated to the ethnic Albanians in Macedonia on the outcome of the early elections, pointing that Albanian parties won up to 34 seats – the best result yet, as VV said. While we are still waiting for the final results, there is good news, a record...
Macedonia 12.06.20 | 22:22

Albin Kurti announces he will set up a Macedonian branch of his VV party

Kosovan politician Albin Kurti announced that he will set up a Macedonian branch of his VV party which recently won the elections in Kosovo but was removed from office under US pressure. VV won over the hearts of all Albanians throughout the region. We already have a branch in Albania and now we are...
Balkans 28.03.20 | 22:25

Albanian supporter in D.C. accuses the Trump administration of toppling the Albin Kurti Government

US Democratic congressman Eliot Engel accused the Trump administration of organizing the removal of the Albin Kurti Government in Kosovo. Engel, who is a long standing supporter of the Albanian nationalist cause in D.C. said that he has been “increasingly concerned with the heavy-handed tactics...
Balkans 26.03.20 | 09:41

Under international pressure, Kosovo Parliament ends Albin Kurti’s short-lived Government

The Parliament of Kosovo voted out the short-lived Albin Kurti Government. The populist leaders was undermined by open hostility from US diplomats, which pushed his coalition partner LDK to jump ship. A last minute intervention from a number of European Union countries, led by France and Germany, on...
Macedonia 15.11.19 | 10:19

Blerim Reka considered for the position of Foreign Minister of Kosovo

Blerim Reka, who was the ethnic Albanian opposition candidate in the recent presidential elections in Macedonia, is one of the candidates to become the next Kosovan Foreign Minister. Reka, and the two parties who nominated him – BESA and the Alliance of Albanians – are closely affiliated...
Macedonia 16.09.19 | 21:51

Taravari calls on Albanians in Kosovo to support Albin Kurti in the coming elections

Gostivar Mayor Arben Taravari welcomed the visit by Kosovan Albanian nationalist Albin Kurti as he promoted the pre-election support the two parties – Alliance of Albanians and Self-Determination, have in place. Kurti is competing in the coming elections in Kosovo, and the Alliance wants to emulate...
Macedonia 15.09.19 | 19:26

Albanian nationalist politician promises help for Albanians in Macedonia

Albanian nationalist politician from Kosovo Albin Kurti threatened that there will be no stability in the region unless Albanians are treated equally. In comments given in Skopje, Kurti lamented how Albanians from Macedonia did not end up unified with those in Albania or Kosovo. Due to our tragic fate,...
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