The ability to feature a prestigious appellation on the label can make a difference in wine sales. In the dispute between Slovenia and Croatia over the exclusive right to use the term ‘Teran’, the denomination has become the subject of political conflict

15/09/2026, Ian Bancroft 

The verdict in the trial of Hashim Thaçi and other KLA leaders, accused of war crimes during the Kosovo conflict, is expected on September 16. Ahead of the court’s decision, thousands of people have taken to the streets in Pristina to call for the defendants’ acquittal

14/09/2026, Arta Berisha  Pristina

In Albania, what began as an inability to use the “collab” feature with a protest page turned within days into a series of post removals and restrictions on Instagram

11/09/2026, Erisa Kryeziu  Tirana

Despite the successful election of the Speaker of the Pristina parliament, the process of forming institutions in Kosovo has stalled once again, this time over the selection of deputy speakers. The Vetëvendosje movement and the opposition are blaming each other for the endless political deadlock

10/09/2026, Mehmet Krasniqi  Pristina

The co-legislators of Parliament and the Council are ready to negotiate the structure of the new common budget, with simpler rules and still separate programs within a revolutionized architecture. But the clash between two opposing fronts of member states over the amount of resources to be allocated threatens to stall the entire process

08/09/2026, Federico Baccini  Brussels

It is a divided Serbia that yesterday received Ratko Mladić’s coffin and is preparing to lay him to rest. The division is not only between those who believe him to be innocent and those who believe him to be guilty, but also between government supporters and its opponents, in light of the election campaign that has already effectively begun ahead of the general election scheduled for next October

04/09/2026, Alberto Lanzi