Perparim Isufi

New report by the Youth Initiative for Human Rights concludes that memories of a war they dont actually remember have a significant impact on the attitudes of the young, reinforcing biased narratives and ethnic division.

Days before the exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Erdogan died in the US, a Kosovo theatre staged a play exploring the fate of six so-called Gulenists who sought safety in Kosovo, only to be handed back to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s regime.

New report by the Youth Initiative for Human Rights concludes that inherited memories of a war they don't actually remember have a significant impact on the attitudes of the young, reinforcing biased narratives and ethnic division.

London-based Arber Qerka-Gashi's online platform Balkanism serves as a collective arena for the diaspora community to share positive stories from the region and “reclaim what it means to be Balkan”.

Kosovo's Prime Minister urged the international community to react after Serbia's government approved a bill declaring Kosovo a 'special area of protection', calling it 'another hostile action'.

A 2023 EU-brokered deal will remain the blueprint for US policy on relations between Serbia and Kosovo whoever is next in the White House, but a new Trump administration may nevertheless bring some surprises, experts say.

Political analysts tell BIRN that with Trump back in the White House nationalist leaders in Serbia, Bosnia and elsewhere will feel emboldened to proceed with their agendas.

Actors from Kosovo and Serbia have been collaborating on a new version of ‘Women of Troy', the Greek tragedy that views war though the lens of women – and has clear relevance to recent Balkan history.

At a joint governmental session, the two countries agreed to make cross-border travel easier from January 2025, with ‘one-stop shop' arrangements at crossings.

UEFA ruled that Kosovo forfeited the Nations League match with Romania by abandoning the pitch after fans chanted pro-Serbian slogans - but also fined Romania for its fans' racist behaviour.