Kosovo expels 26 foreign nationals for working as escorts

Police investigators from the Directorate for the Investigation of Human Trafficking in Kosovo during 2024, have handled 22 cases with the phenomenon known as ‘Eskorta’, where after monitoring websites and social networks, a total of 50 suspects have been …

Kosovo Detects First Mpox Case as Virus Continues to Pose Global Threat

The Kosovo Institute of Public Health announced that the first case of the Mpox virus, or monkeypox, has been confirmed in Kosovo. The statement states that upon returning from West Africa, on December 24, a 30-year-old man was hospitalized at the Clinic …

Kosovo Government approves new Sanctions Package against Russia

The Kosovo government has adopted a new package of sanctions against Russia in line with the decisions of the European Council. According to Kosovo media, Kosovo’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Liza Gashi stated that the new package of …

Turkish gains official status in Kosovo’s Lipjan Municipality

ANKARA Lipjan Municipality, located in central Kosovo, has recognized Turkish as an “official language in use.” The decision was unanimously approved during a municipal assembly session following the initiative of Enis Kervan, a member of the Kosovo …

Kosovo charges five over war crimes in 1999 conflict

Pristina, December 28, 2024 – Kosovo’s Special Prosecution has indicted five individuals for war crimes against civilians during the 1999 conflict, accusing them of killings, torture, and forced expulsions in the Gjilan region, east of Pristina. …

Love it or hate it, Balkan country Kosovo’s most iconic public building is hard to miss

Smack in the middle of Kosovo’s capital, Pristina, the national library is all but impossible to miss. To some it is an architectural wonder, with its bubble domes and shimmering steel lattice. “It’s the cherry on the cake of Pristina, and of Kosovo,” …

Prosecutor’s Office of Kosovo filed an indictment against 5 defendants

The Special Prosecutor’s Office of Kosovo filed today an indictment in the Basic Court in Pristina, the Special Department against the defendants with the initials D.C., D.N., M.SH., N.S. and S.J., under the suspicion that during the war in Kosovo they …

Kosovo distributes 100 euro bonus for children under 16 and pensioners

The Government of Kosovo has approved the distribution of a bonus of 100 euros for children under the age of 16 and pensioners, a measure that will be executed on Friday, in parallel with salaries in the public sector. The news was announced by the …

US ambassador Jeff Hovenier bids farewell to Kosovo after three years of service

December 27, 2024 – After three years of service, US Ambassador Jeff Hovenier has wrapped up his mission in Kosovo, leaving behind a legacy of strengthened ties between the two nations. In his final official act, Ambassador Hovenier, alongside Kosovo …

Kosovo reports first case of Mpox in traveler from West Africa