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  • During protests in Tirana, Albania - Foto E. Kryeziu
    Civil society

    Following several incidents of violence against protesters, the mobilisation to defend the protected area of ​​Pishë Poro-Nartë in Albania intensified and quickly escalated into a demand for a different Albania. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Edi Rama is pointing the finger at alleged external enemies, calling it a hybrid war

    09/06/2026, Erisa Kryeziu  Tirana

  • Elections in Kosovo © Andy.LIU/SHutterstock
    Early elections

    In the snap elections held on Sunday 7 June, the Vetëvendosje movement once again emerged as the clear winner, although its share of the vote fell. Opposition parties are gaining ground, whilst voter turnout has dropped significantly

    08/06/2026, Mehmet Krasniqi  Pristina

  • Empty frame © vvoe/Shutterstock
    the big looting

    Since 2014, Russian forces have looted hundreds of museums and galleries in occupied Ukraine, stealing at least 1.7 million works of art. Experts speak of a systematic criminal campaign against Ukraine’s artistic and cultural heritage

    05/06/2026, Anna Romandash 

  • General Affairs Council meeting of 26 May 2026 – Photo © Council of the EU
    The future of the cohesion policy

    Negotiations on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the 2028-2034 period are going through a phase of intense political tension, with cohesion policy at the centre of the deadlock between Member States and the European Commission

     

    05/06/2026, Alice Bandera 

  • Pristina © Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock
    Early elections

    Citizens of Kosovo will go to early elections next Sunday. Prime Minister Albin Kurti and his Vetëvendosje Movement (LVV) are seeking a victory to break the ongoing institutional deadlock. The race, however, remains highly volatile

    04/06/2026, Mehmet Krasniqi  Pristina

  • Nikol Pashinyan, Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa, may 2026 © EU
    EU integration

    Over the past three years, relations between Armenia and the EU have accelerated at an unprecedented pace. This rapprochement has affected the energy, economic, and security sectors

    03/06/2026, Marilisa Lorusso  Yerevan