Prishtina Insight

4 weeks ago | prishtinainsight.com | Xhorxhina Bami

Parliament's inauguration was blocked again on Thursday after parties failed to agree to verify the mandates of new MPs – delaying the formation of important institutions stemming from the February 9 elections. In an unprecedented event since Kosovo declared independence in 2008, the inauguration of the country’s new parliament was blocked again on Thursday after the parties failed to agree to verify the new MPs’ mandates.

4 weeks ago | prishtinainsight.com | Xhorxhina Bami |Laurant Berisha

As the trial started for the September 2023 attack on the Kosovo village of Banjska, in which a police officer was killed, the prosecution said it would prove the assault was well planned by a trained group of armed Serbs.

1 month ago | prishtinainsight.com | Shqipron Xhema

The municipality of Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje spent thousands of euros in constructing and renovating non-functional sports halls that were never used. In 2020, the municipality of Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje signed a contract exceeding 149,000 euros to construct a sports hall in the village of Pomozotin. A 2023 internal audit report revealed that the hall was not used by students and suffered from non-functional heating, leaking ceilings, moldy walls, and poorly installed floor tiles.

1 month ago | prishtinainsight.com | Xhorxhina Bami

Ramadan Nishori became the first man in Kosovo to publicly testify about surviving sexual abuse during the Kosovo war – as other survivors called for the deadline to apply for victim status to be scrapped. Ramadan Nishori broke the silence about sexual abuse of male victims during the 1998-99 Kosovo war on Monday, calling on survivors not to be ashamed because “the shame is not ours, the shame is theirs [the perpetrators’]”.

1 month ago | prishtinainsight.com | Xhorxhina Bami

Energy regulator greenlights a 16-per-cent average increase in electricity tariffs despite widespread discontent and demonstrations. Kosovo’s Energy Regulatory Office, ERO, on Friday allowed the price of electricity to rise by 16 per cent on average.