Nadije Ahmeti is a correspondent based in the Pristina bureau of RFE/RL's Kosovo Service.
Kosovo has secured its own international barcode prefix, allowing products to be identified globally as “Made in Kosovo” for the first time. Producers say the move strengthens export visibility, though broader economic challenges remain.
After surviving an accident at the age of 11, Grevist Bytyqi found the strength to become a successful runner and is now making history by becoming Kosovo's first parathlete to participate in the Paralympic Games. Bytyqi raced in Paris and was among more than 4,400 competitors from 184 countries.
Milihate Cokli’s 20-year-old daughter, Erona, was killed by her ex-husband in April after a custody battle over their infant son. One of two killings of women within a five-day period, it shocked Kosovars and prompted calls for stronger action against gender-based violence.
After decades looking the other way, the Kosovar Central Bank announced a two-week deadline for tens of thousands of Serbs to abandon the dinar -- and their reliance on backdoor funding from Belgrade.
Hundreds of people marched in Kosovo’s capital, Pristina, on December 5 to demand justice for Liridona Murseli, a 30-year-old woman whose killing was allegedly arranged by her husband. The mother of two was shot in the family car on November 29 in what police first thought was a robbery gone wrong.
The Trepca mines in Kosovo, a large complex that dates back to the Roman era, are currently at a standstill. The miners, some of whom are foregoing food, are on strike for better working conditions and timely payments of their salaries.
