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Kosovo* power distributor KEDS cuts off businesses without supplier after market liberalization
Balkan Green Energy News
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August 18, 2025
KEDS’ spokesperson, Lulzim Krasniqi, stated that as of August 16, around 90% of some 1,400 designated business electricity meters had been disconnected from the grid, while the remaining companies would be cut off in the coming days unless they...
Kosovo sees rise in births after years of decline
Gazeta Tema
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August 18, 2025
PRISTINA, Aug 18 (TemA) – Kosovo recorded a steady increase in births in recent months, reversing a long downward trend linked to emigration and low fertility, official data show. According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics, there were 2,544...
Kosovo court publishes ruling on assembly speaker vote
Gazeta Tema
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August 18, 2025
PRISTINA, Aug 18 (TemA) – Kosovo’s Constitutional Court on Monday released the full text of its ruling on the election of the Assembly speaker, starting a new 30-day deadline for deputies to complete the constituent session. The court had ruled on...
Kosovo power cuts raise risk of company relocations
Gazeta Tema
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August 18, 2025
PRISTINA, Aug 18 (TemA) – Kosovo’s Business Alliance warned on Monday that major firms may move operations abroad after state distributor KEDS cut electricity to more than 450 large companies. The disconnections follow a June 1 government rule...
Delaware National Guard Surgeon Leads Multinational Medical Operations in Kosovo
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 18, 2025
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Delaware Army National Guard’s general surgeon Lt. Col. Gayle Ryan is at the heart of Kosovo Forces Regional Command-East (KFOR RC-E) medical operations. She oversees medical readiness initiatives and emergency care for...
Kosovo Receives Over 50 Armored Vehicles Purchased From the U.S.
Sarajevo Times
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August 18, 2025
Armored vehicles purchased in the United States (U.S.) for the needs of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) were delivered to Kosovo two days ago, confirmed the acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti. The handover ceremony was attended by the acting...
Killer clan on the run in Kosovo
Gazeta Tema
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August 18, 2025
PRISTINA, Aug 18 - A fugitive father and his two sons wanted over a triple murder in Gjilan are still at large after a week on the run. Police say Mefail Shkodra, 52, and his sons Engjull and Edonis vanished after three people were gunned down in...
Kosovo opposition warns power shift will hurt firms
Gazeta Tema
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August 17, 2025
PRISTINA, Aug 17 – Kosovo opposition leader Ramush Haradinaj on Saturday condemned a decision by the country’s energy regulator to move local businesses to the open electricity market, calling it a serious blow to the economy. Haradinaj, head of...
Wildfires expose Kosovo’s weak firefighting capacity
Gazeta Tema
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August 17, 2025
PRISTINA, Aug 17 – Kosovo is struggling to contain a surge of wildfires as high temperatures and dry weather overwhelm its ageing firefighting force and limited resources. Hundreds of blazes have swept farmland and forests in recent days. With...
8 Best Airbnb Stays in Prizren, Kosovo to Book in 2025
TripZilla
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August 17, 2025
The Airbnb Stays in Prizren are visually gorgeous and full of great amenities. Prizren is a charming and historic city in Kosovo that captivates tourists with its blend of Ottoman and Byzantine architecture, cobbled streets, and vibrant culture....
Belgium plans Kosovo prison transfer as cells run out
Gazeta Tema
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August 17, 2025
BRUSSELS, Aug 17 – Belgium plans to transfer undocumented foreigners convicted of crimes to a prison facility in Kosovo to ease severe overcrowding in its jails, officials said on Saturday. The initiative follows a defence cooperation agreement...
Kosovo receives U.S.-made armored vehicles
Gazeta Tema
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August 16, 2025
Kosovo strengthens U.S. defense ties with new armored vehicles, as army transformation continues. PRISTINA, Aug 16 – Kosovo’s Security Force has taken delivery of armored vehicles purchased from the United States, officials said on Friday. Acting...
Kosovo indicts 21 for wartime expulsions
Gazeta Tema
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August 15, 2025
Case targets commanders as Kosovo moves to enforce war-crimes accountability. PRISTINA, Aug 15 – Kosovo’s Special Prosecution on Friday filed war-crimes charges against 21 suspects over the forced removal of civilians in 1999, alleging command...
Kosovo: Parliament deadlock leaves 700 RTK staff unpaid
Gazeta Tema
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August 15, 2025
Unpaid wages and protest threat test Kosovo’s public broadcaster and government. PRISTINA, Aug 15 – Kosovo’s public broadcaster RTK has left more than 700 employees without July pay for over two weeks, citing a parliamentary deadlock that blocks...
Once again on Berisha’s ‘forced excursion’ to Kosovo
Gazeta Tema
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August 16, 2025
Sali Berisha is not known as a politician who does favors for businessmen. Even when he was prime minister and had enriched major businessmen, he always kept them at a distance. He received them in the anteroom of his office, but was never seen...
Kosovo: Women veterans struggle for recognition
Deutsche Welle
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August 15, 2025
Approximately 37,000 people in Kosovo receive veterans' benefits in recognition of their service during the 1998/99 Kosovo war. Just over 3,600 of these veterans are women. One of them is Albina Haradinaj, a 42-year-old former soldier from...
Kosovo local vote draws 104 contenders
Gazeta Tema
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August 15, 2025
PRISTINA, Aug 15 – Kosovo’s Central Election Commission said 104 political entities have applied to run in the Oct. 12 local elections across 38 municipalities. The field includes 33 parties, two coalitions, 35 independent candidates and 34 civic...
Kosovo Police seize 910 kg of smuggled mushrooms
Fresh Plaza
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August 14, 2025
Kosovo Police have reported the interception of a smuggling attempt involving approximately 910 kilograms of fresh champignon mushrooms in the border area of Karaqeva, within the municipality of Kamenica. © Kosovo Police According to the official...
Youth team edge Kosovo in world championship
Gulf Daily News Online
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HANDBALL – BAHRAIN’S under-19 handball national team wrapped up their participation in the 11th IHF Men’s Youth World Championship in Cairo, Egypt, last night with a 33-31 victory on penalties over Kosovo. The game was deadlocked at 29-all at the...
Kosovo holds suspect over 1999 village massacre
Gazeta Tema
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August 14, 2025
PRISTINA, Aug 14 – A Kosovo court has jailed a man for 30 days over alleged involvement in the 1999 slaughter of 34 ethnic Albanian civilians in the village of Burim/Jovic, one of the deadliest incidents of the war. Ramadan Morina, an ethnic...