Albin Kurti
Crisis Group: Kosovo’s rift with the West deepens amid Albin Kurti’s power centralization and crackdown on Serbs
A new report by the International Crisis Group (ICG) warns that Kosovo is straining its relations with the EU and the United States, as Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s push to...
Kosovo’s Constitutional Court blocks Albin Kurti, rules parliament not constituted
The Constitutional Court of Kosovo ruled Tuesday that the inaugural session of parliament, opened on April 15, remains incomplete. It ordered the process concluded within 12 days, citing the absence...
Albin Kurti in New York defends hard line despite U.S. Strategic Dialogue freeze
Kosovo’s caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti showed no sign of backing down from his stance on northern Kosovo during a talk in New York, even as U.S.–Kosovo relations remain strained...
Tensions over alleged drone flights over Northern Kosovo
Kosovo’s authorities reported suspected drone flights from Serbia over the north of the country, but NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) contradicted these claims stating it has not identified any airspace violations...
US criticism of Albin Kurti deepens
The United States has intensified its criticism of Kosovo’s caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti, signaling growing frustration over what Washington views as destabilizing actions. Why is this important: The latest...
US concerned about any effort to limit Serb participation in Kosovo local elections
The United States is “concerned about any effort” to restrict Serb parties from taking part in Kosovo’s 12 October local elections, the U.S. chargé d’affaires in Pristina, Anu Prattipati, told...
Germany urges implementation of Kosovo Constitutional Court decision on constitutive session
Michael Reiffenstuel, Germany’s Director for the Western Balkans at the Federal Foreign Office, has called on Kosovo’s political actors to respect and implement the Constitutional Court’s decision on the constitutive...
Kosovo deadlock deepens as Kurti rejects Constitutional Court deadline and calls for cooperation
Kosovo’s political crisis shows no sign of resolution, as Vetëvendosje leader Albin Kurti continues to resist pressure from the Constitutional Court and political opponents to help form a new legislature....
Albin Kurti fires deputy minister after comments on EU role in north Kosovo tensions
Kosovo’s acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti has dismissed a deputy minister from his cabinet after the official accused international diplomats—specifically the EU representative in Kosovo—of inciting unrest in the north...
Albin Kurti refuses to drop divisive speaker candidate despite continuing parliament deadlocked
Three months after Kosovo’s national elections, caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti reaffirmed Saturday that his party, Vetëvendosje, will not propose a new candidate for speaker of parliament, despite lacking the...