Kosovo's first National Observatory and Planetarium has opened to the public in the village of Rashinca; organisation Astronomy Outreach of Kosovo hopes that this will usher in a new era of scientific research

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

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