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The US is seeking extradition of Liridon Masurica, who was arrested in Kosovo on suspicion of running an online marketplace that sold the personal data, passwords and bank details of US citizens to criminals.

EU mediator welcomes promise by Kosovo and Serbia to finally implement the 2023 declaration, intended to help find the remaining missing persons from the 1998-99 war, calling it "an important step towards bringing closure to families".

After reaching a plea bargain with the prosecution, three former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters admitted charges of witness intimidation and obstruction of justice, which means no trial is likely to take place.

BIRN reported in 2022 that institutional neglect and a lack of resources meant some children - mainly from Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian communities - are forced to beg for money, clean car windows or sell cigarettes. Despite some effort to improve their plight, there's no sign of significant change.

Ruling Vetevendosje party's decision to spurn televised election debates on three leading broadcasters, including TV debates hosted by BIRN, was described by media rights groups as an attack on media pluralism.

A paper factory in Lipjan/Lipljan grants people with disabilities job opportunities that are not easily available in Kosovo, despite the law's requirements.

After Kosovo ministers claimed that a large-scale police operation has closed the last remaining Belgrade-run 'parallel institutions' in the country, a top Serbian official denounced what he called an act of 'terror'.

If former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci is convicted of obstruction of justice and witness-tampering, it could become an “aggravated circumstance” if is he ever sentenced for war crimes.

Economic output is up and the poverty rate slightly down, but Kosovo's economy remains overly dependent on consumption and diaspora investment in real estate, neither of which are going to create many jobs or put the country on the path to real prosperity.

Kosovo's deputy premier says he hopes the new EU special envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue process, Peter Sorensen, will take a fair approach to both sides when mediating implementation of the stalled 2023 deal on normalisation.