Vetëvendosje

Kosovo Serbs gathered in front of municipal buildings in Serb-dominated northern Kosovo early on Monday, protesting against newly elected ethnic Albanian mayors, while Kosovo Police and NATO's peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, KFOR, upped their presence to secure the area.

Local and international media organisations expressed concern on Wednesday after Kosovo's parliament voted Luljeta Aliu-Krasniqi as member of the board of the Independent Media Commission, IMC.

Great Britain's Ambassador in Pristina, Nicholas Abbott, said that it is time for the so-called Kosovo to officially propose the draft statute of the Community of Serbian Municipalities - CSM.

Key Vote

A Turkish woman stands next to a Turkish flag in queu at the Turkish embassy to cast vote in the Turkish general elections, in Berlin, Germany, 27 April 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER

Kosovo authorities have been installing containers in four Serb-dominated northern municipalities to be used as polling stations on Sunday, when voters are called to cast ballots in disupted local elections that most locals are likely to boycott.

The arrest of the director of the Kosovo Energy Corporation, KEK, has drawn completely different reactions from the ruling and opposition parties.

Members of the former deemed it "revenge" by the acting Chief State Prosecutor while the opposition described it as proof of government abuse in the energy sector.

Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and his three co-defendants went on trial at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers on Monday morning, charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed between at least March 1998 and September 1999 in Kosovo and neighbouring Albania during and just after the war with Serbian forces.

The official vehicle of the U.S. Embassy in Pristina was photographed in front of the government building of temporary institutions in Pristina.
Because of the meeting with Hovenier, Kurti left the Parliamentary session where the agreement with Belgrade was discussed, among other things.

Media unions and opposition parties have accused Kosovo's ruling party, Vetevendosje, of the capture of the public broadcaster, RTK, after the board announced that Rilind Gervalla was appointed Director of Television on Tuesday.

The photos were shared on numerous accounts of Albanian social network users.
Similar graffiti had been written on the streets of North Mitrovica before, as well as in other municipalities in the north of Kosovo, but now the signature "North Brigade" appeared for the first time.
Graffiti can be seen on the main promenade and in bars around the city.