Kosovo

‘Amazon of the Balkans’ Ananas announces regional expansion plans

bne IntelliNews February 1, 2024

Ananas to expand into Bosnia and Montenegro this year, with plans to target Albania and Kosovo in future.

Serbia’s Komercijalna Banka quits Kosovo after switch to euro

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje January 31, 2024

The euro became Kosovo's exclusive currency from February 1, ending the longstanding practice of dinar transactions in majority-Serb parts of the country.

Euro becomes a political tool in Kosovo sparking international backlash

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow January 31, 2024

Kosovo is under mounting pressure to scrap a decision to make the euro the only legal currency for daily transactions.

Serbia to produce kamikaze drones as it ramps up military capacity

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje January 30, 2024

President Vucic says Serbia must be “fully prepared” to defend itself amid “madness” of modern world.

wiiw projects brighter 2024 for Emerging Europe

bne IntelliNews January 30, 2024

Vienna-based think-tank expects growth to get back on track this year, but warns of risks from a Trump victory in the US and escalation of fighting in Ukraine or Gaza.

MEPs call for EU to be reformed ahead of enlargement

bne IntelliNews January 23, 2024

Expanded EU with 35 members cannot function with the current rules, says report backed by European Parliament committees.

Europe’s most coal-dependent country Kosovo turns to renewables

Clare Nuttall in Pristina January 23, 2024

Two highly polluting coal power stations supply almost all of Kosovo's electricity, but with a government push for renewables and new private sector investments this is starting to change.

OUTLOOK 2024 SE Europe

bne IntelliNews January 23, 2024

Following a challenging 2023 marked by energy and inflation crises triggered by the conflict in Ukraine, the economies across Southeast Europe are poised for a modest rebound in 2024.

Western Balkans leaders embrace EU Growth Plan at regional summit

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje January 22, 2024

North Macedonia's Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski says €6bn plan will foster regional cooperation and integration into the common European market.

INTERVIEW: Renewables company Notus expands in Southeast Europe

Clare Nuttall in Pristina January 22, 2024

Notus Energy is expanding in Southeast Europe after successfully building Kosovo’s largest wind farm.

Kosovo to exclusively use euro as its currency sparking new row with Serbia

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje January 18, 2024

Belgrade says Kosovo’s Serb minority will suffer as until now the Serbian dinar has been widely used in parts of Kosovo.

Explosion in Kosovo’s North Mitrovica on anniversary of Serb leader's murder sparks security concerns

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje January 16, 2024

Explosion believed to be caused by a hand grenade six years after the assassination of Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic.

Over a quarter of Kosovan adults consider emigrating after gaining visa-free travel to the EU

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje January 14, 2024

Construction, hospitality, retail and manufacturing sectors set to lose workers post EU visa liberalisation, GAP Institute study finds.

Albanian and Kosovan officials spent thousands at Washington hotel to win favour with Trump

bne IntelliNews January 7, 2024

US House of Representatives report reveals foreign officials from around the world spent a total of $8.7mn at various Trump-owned businesses during his presidency.

CENUSA: The Hungarian-Russian factor and the Ukrainian dimension of the EU's eastern enlargement

Denis Cenusa in Giessen January 2, 2024

The Hungarian-Russian factor, combined and separately, entails risks to the sustainability of the enlargement process of the European project.

BALKAN BLOG: Does Kosovo risk losing its greatest asset to the EU?

Clare Nuttall in Pristina December 29, 2023

Businesspeople in Kosovo say the country’s greatest asset is its youthful, educated workforce, but employers fear losing their workers when the visa-free regime with the EU starts in January 2024.

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