Albania’s economy is facing pressures as a result of the war in Ukraine, through the immediate rise in prices and further tightening of global financial conditions, the IMF report says, after concluding the visit of the team sent to Tirana. Yan Sun, who led the International Monetary Fund team, noted that the sharp rise in… Continue reading Albania is facing rising prices as a result of the war in Ukraine
The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, mentioned Kosovo while expressing strong support for the membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO. After meeting with the leaders of the two countries at the White House on Thursday, Biden said that Finnish and Swedish troops have served side by side with the US… Continue reading Biden mentions Kosovo, while supporting the membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) will begin placing warning notices in front of some misleading content regarding the conflict in Ukraine and limit the spread of claims debunked by humanitarian groups or other credible sources, the social media company said on Thursday. The step-up against misinformation around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a “special military operation,” is… Continue reading Twitter to tackle Ukraine conflict misinformation with warning labels
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, said that he will not accept an Association of Serb-majority municipalities in the form it is, as this version was rejected in many points by the Constitutional Court. He said that the agreement with Serbia should be focused on mutual recognition and not on the Association, and in… Continue reading Kurti: US officials are not requesting an Association of Serb majority municipalities
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan dug in over his rejection of Sweden and Finland joining NATO, casting a shadow over a White House visit on Thursday by the leaders of the Nordic nations who applied this week to join the U.S.-led alliance. Finland and Sweden say they have been spurred into joining NATO by Russia’s invasion… Continue reading Erdogan digs in over NATO expansion as Biden hosts Finnish, Swedish leaders
The European Parliament voted with 519 votes in favor, 52 against and 28 abstentions the resolution on Albania by rapporteur Isabel Santos on Albania’s progress in European integration reforms during 2021. In this report, the European Parliament urges the Council of the European Union to open Albania’s EU membership negotiations as soon as possible. According… Continue reading The European Parliament votes on the resolution for Albania
At the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina” was held a cyber security competition, in the framework of Kosovo’s cooperation with Iowa, USA, respectively of the Kosovo Security Force with the National Air Guard from Iowa. The FIEK student team with the competitive name “RUNNING TERROR” is ranked… Continue reading Students from Kosovo rank first in the cyber security competition in Iowa, USA
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that he will travel to the Western Balkan countries before the meeting of the Council of the European Union to be held next month, on June 23-24, respectively. Scholz told German lawmakers that the Western Balkan countries have aspirations for EU membership and that the EU must live up to… Continue reading Scholz is expected to visit the Western Balkans
The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, and the President of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic, will participate in a cultural event organized to mark the Days of the Montenegrin Community in Kosovo. This activity will be held today at the National Theater of Kosovo in Pristina starting at 16:30. Djukanovic traveled to Pristina on May 18.
The US Ambassador to Kosovo, Jeffrey Hovenier, reiterated the US position that an agreement on the normalization of relations should be reached in Brussels, which aims at mutual recognition. In an interview with the Serbian media, Ambassador Hovenier stressed that his country strongly supports this process and will work with his partners to improve it.… Continue reading US Ambassador believes final agreement will be reached within Kurti and Vucic’s mandate
