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Kosovo MPs Unanimously Ratify Membership of Trump’s Board of Peace

Balkan Insight 25 Apr 2026
Kosovo MPs supported a bill to ratify the country’s membership of President Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’, with lawmakers saying it helps the Balkan state get closer to the US ....
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Kosovo Heading Towards Snap Elections as Talks About Presidency Fail

Balkan Insight 21 Apr 2026
A meeting between Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and opposition leader Lumir Abdixhiku to agree on who should become the next head of state ended without results, raising concerns about snap elections ....
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Shockwaves or Spillovers: How Will the Iran War Affect the Western Balkans?

Balkan Insight 15 Apr 2026
Western Balkan leaders are taking diplomatic sides in the US-Israeli war on Iran and the region faces escalating energy prices – with the economic impact likely to be more serious than any potential security risks ....
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Week in Review: High Ambitions and Missed Opportunities

Balkan Insight 11 Apr 2026
Our selection of Premium stories this week takes a look at future goals as well as lost opportunities from the past ....
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Kosovo’s Outgoing President Osmani Looks to Her Political Future

Balkan Insight 03 Apr 2026
As Vjosa Osmani gets ready to vacate the presidential office this weekend, her political ambitions are clear - but whether she can realise them is less certain ....
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Ahead of Historic Match, Photo Illustrates Kosovo Football’s Astonishing Journey

Balkan Insight 31 Mar 2026
Ahead of a play-off that could send Kosovo to the World Cup, journalist Gani Kosumi recalls how in the 1990s – barred from stadiums – ethnic Albanian football teams had to play on makeshift pitches ....
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Kosovo MPs Get More Time to Elect President, But No Clear Way to Do It

Balkan Insight 27 Mar 2026
With Kosovo trapped in political limbo, the Constitutional Court has given MPs another month to elect a head of state – but experts doubt that extending the deadline will deliver a solution that avoids snap polls ....
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Letter from Washington: Balkan Leaders Find Shared Values with Trump’s America

Balkan Insight 26 Mar 2026
In her latest despatch from the US, Jovana Djurovic looks at the support shown by Balkan leaders for Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran and the ties that are starting to bind the American right and Serbs enamoured of MAGA ....
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Kosovo Court Gives MPs Another Month to Elect New President

Balkan Insight 26 Mar 2026
Kosovo’s Constitutional Court said it has overturned President Vjosa Osmani’s verdict to dissolve parliament and gave MPs 34 more days to try to choose a head of state and avoid new snap elections ....
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All Eyes on Kosovo Court as Yet Another Election Looms

Balkan Insight 20 Mar 2026
Having just exited one political crisis, Kosovo finds itself in another ....
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Presidency Dispute Leaves Kosovo at a Crossroads Between Progress and Confrontation

Balkan Insight 09 Mar 2026
The battle over the election of a new president has laid bare a political culture in which procedural rules are being weaponised to bring constitutional processes to a halt ....
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Kosovo’s Kurti Challenges Dissolution of Parliament Over Failure to Elect President

Balkan Insight 07 Mar 2026
Albin Kurti's ruling Vetevendosje party pledges to appeal to the Constitutional Court against President Vjosa Osmani's dissolution of parliament, which was triggered by MPs failing to vote for her successor ....
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Kosovo MPs Fail to Elect President, Sparking New Political Crisis

Balkan Insight 06 Mar 2026
Kosovo has entered uncharted legal territory after parliament failed to elect a new president on the official deadline day, as a boycott by opposition MPs prevented the vote due to the lack of a quorum ....
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Week in Review: Friends, Foes and Chocolate Thieves

Balkan Insight 06 Mar 2026
From European Union accession hopes to ongoing corruption investigations, our selection of Premium stories this week takes a look at the political wheeling and dealing going on behind the scenes in the region ....
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Time Runs Short for Kosovo to Agree on New President

Balkan Insight 03 Mar 2026
The deadline for MPs to elect a new head of state expires soon, and a fresh election looms if they do not compromise on a name – or grant Vjosa Osmani a second term ....

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