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  • Massimo Moratti

    Breaking: Serbian authorities have granted Massimo Moratti, our correspondent in Belgrade, a 15-day extension pending a decision on the appeal filed with the authorities

    18/09/2026, Redazione 

  • © Bobica10 / Shutterstock

    On 4 September, Serbian authorities denied our colleague Massimo Moratti temporary residence on grounds of “unacceptable security risks for the country”. We call on the Serbian authorities to immediately revoke the expulsion order and entry ban

    18/09/2026, Redazione 

  • Albania-Turkey relations are tested by Yazıcı's case (Adam Radosavljevic - Shutterstock)
    Human rights

    Jülide Yazıcı, 32, a Turkish philosophy teacher who has political refugee status in France, has been in an Albanian prison since August 4 because of an Interpol notice. Her situation raises an old question: when Turkey makes a request, does Albania comply?

    18/09/2026, Franco Rivera 

  • Hashim Thaçi at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in the Hague © Photo Kosovo Specialist Chambers & Specialist Prosecutor's Office
    Justice

    Former Kosovo President and Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leader Hashim Thaçi has been convicted of war crimes in a first-instance ruling by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, alongside three other KLA leaders: Kadri Veseli, Jakup Krasniqi, and Rexhep Selimi. The verdict has sparked anger and disappointment in Pristina

    17/09/2026, Arta Berisha  Prishtina

  • Vineyards around Motovun, Croatia ©Vinistra Association
    WINE

    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 

  • “Kosovo is waiting,” reads a sign in support of the UÇK defendants in Pristina © Koapan/Shutterstock
    Justice and war crimes

    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