Kosovo 

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

Kosovo signed a defence agreement with Croatia and Albania, calling for joint responses to common security challenges; the pact has drawn a furious response from Serbia, which called it a threatening move

Prime Minister Kurti affirmed that more than 1 billion euros will be allocated for the Kosovo Security Force in a possible new term of government

The country has joined the global donors of the International Development Association, an arm of the World Bank that supports the world's poorest nations

Outgoing PM Albin Kurti won the elections but not an absolute majority and to govern will have to form a coalition; for whom comes to power in Pristina, one of the main issues for the next few years will be relationships with neighboring Serbia

In the parliamentary elections, the ruling party Vetevendosje!, 'Movement for Self-Determination!', led by outgoing Prime Minister Albin Kurti, won a relative majority of seats

Extremism in Kosovo remains limited, but conditions for its spread persist, according to a report by the Pristina-based think tank Sbunker