Kosovo 

Seven years since Kosovo banned the use of smartphones in schools, they remain omnipresent; experts say schools would be better off teaching media literacy than sticking with a blanket ban that failed

Enver Petrovci, one of Kosovo’s most renowned actors and directors, has died at 71; known for his roles at home and abroad, as well as for his contributions as an educator, Petrovci leaves behind an impressive legacy in the world of theatre and film

Jelena Djukanovic, an employee of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, denied charges of using her position in the Organisation to supply Serbia's intelligence agency, the BIA, with sensitive information

Constitutional Court banned MPs from forming a government until 30/9 after Belgrade-backed Srpska Lista filed a complaint; CC is reviewing the legality of two parliament’s sessions as didn't elect a speaker for the Serb community, a constitutional right

Liberation Army veterans, citizens and other organizations held a protest in Pristina against the Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers, accusing it of bias, namely of 'doing an injustice to the people [of Kosovo] who were persecuted by Serbia'

Radio Television of Kosovo, RTK, a public broadcaster, hasn't received budget for the secondo part of 2025 due to persisting failure of forming a government after elections; its employees are at risk of not receiving their July salaries

The majority of those visiting Kosovo are day-trip tourists or spend an average of two nights, and only diaspora visitors stay longer: latest official data show that the country could better exploit its tourist potential as most wish they spent more time

Former Prime Minister Agim Ceku was found guilty of falsifying war veterans’ lists to enable people to claim welfare benefits; him and and nine other people have been sentenced to a year in prison each

The construction of new river bridges in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica is deemed by Kosovo Serb party as a political stunt aimed at putting ‘fresh pressure’ on the Serb community

For the 23rd time, Kosovo MPs failed to constitute a new parliament as the country’s post-election political deadlock continued; experts say important repercussions must be expected, President will consult the Constitutional Court

Former Kosovo Liberation Army guerrilla Pjeter Shala appealed against the ICC Hague Trial verdict jailing him for 18 years for war crimes; the prosecution and victims’ representative insisted the sentencing was fair

An awaited new parliament still hasn't been inaugurated since the elections held on 9 February; the winning party attempted to initiate a secret vote for the parliamentary speaker’s role but the proposal only got 54 votes out of 120 and did not pass

The Pristina Basic Court has issued an arrest warrant for Milan Radoicic and 19 others, suspected of war crimes during the Kosovo war in May 1999, in Gjakova/Djakovica; the suspects don't have addresses in Kosovo and aren't accessible to authorities