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2022 Enlargement package: EU assesses reforms in the Western Balkans and Türkiye and recommends candidate status for B&H
The European Commission adopted its 2022 Enlargement Package, providing a detailed assessment of the state of play and the progress made by the Western Balkans and Türkiye on their respective paths towards the European Union, with a particular focus on implementing...
MIA: Happy Online is a new public campaign for safety of the children
The Government of Kosovo and its partners are today launching a new campaign called Happy Online, for keeping children safe online. During the last years, the Government of the Republic of Kosovo has made many interventions with civil society partners to improve media...
EU provides homes for displaced and socially vulnerable families in Kosovo
The construction of the two new EU-funded apartment buildings for 34 families who lived in Padalište/Padallishte collective centre in Gračanica/Graçanicë municipality for more than 20 years has entered the second phase, and families are expected to move in September...
The EU contributes further EUR 5.25 million to Kosovo’s budget, to help it mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The European Commission transferred today to Kosovo’s budget a further EUR 5.25 million to help it mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and rapidly increasing energy and food prices. Today’s transfer brings the EU’s direct support to Kosovo’s budget under the...
Kosovo and EU held the 6 th SAA Sub-committee on Economic and Financial Issues, and Statistics
Officials from Kosovo and the European Union convened a digital meeting on 21 September 2022 to discuss developments over the past year, when the subcommittee last met, in the areas of economic and financial issues, and statistics. The discussion was held in the...
Kosovo and the EU sign the agreement for the first IPA III annual financing programme, worth EUR 63.96 million
Kosovo and the European Union signed today the first annual financing agreement under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance III (IPA III) worth EUR 63.96 million. Following the signing and entry into force of the Financial Framework Partnership Agreement between...
Ambassador of Israel, Ziv on behalf of the State of Israel donates 70 wheelchairs to Handikos
In the premises of HANDIKOS, it is held the ceremony of donating 70 wheelchairs for the persons with disabilities, donated by the State of Israel. In the presence of the Minister of Local Government Administration, Elbert Krasniqi and the director of HANDIKOS, Afrim...
PriFest with the new slogan-For Her, to the memory and honor of the late director Vjosa Berisha
Prishtina International Film Festival publishes new slogan of the 14th edition: FOR HER, dedicating the new edition of the festival to the memory and honor of the late director Vjosa Berisha. Also, the general motto of the festival that was kept from the second...
Kosovo Assembly ratifies the IPA III Financial Framework Partnership Agreement with the European Union
The Assembly of Kosovo ratified today the Financial Framework Partnership Agreement with the European Union related to the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) III. The ratification of the IPA III Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (FFPA) enables...
DokuFest announced the theme for the 21st edition of the festival
DokuFest today announced the theme for the 21st edition of the festival. DokuFest’s thematic take for this edition is "How to Survive...?", which centers around the notion of survival and which for the first time comes in the form of a question. How to survive heat,...
Western Balkans Youth Orchestra launches its 2022 regional tour in Pristina
The Western Balkans Youth Orchestra (WBYO), supported by the EU and the Embassy of the Czech Republic, will start its 2022 tour of the region in Pristina tonight with a concert at the Bogdani Polis hall. Founded in 2019 as a result of the work done through the annual...
Pristina Observatory re-opens after 35 years
“The sky is not the limit, and I encourage you all to dream big and allow your passion to drive your life path,” said the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh in her remarks at the historic grand opening of the...
Sexual education in schools: Some teach it, some neglect it…
Around 264,000 elementary school pupils in Kosovo have the option to learn sexual education in subjects such as biology or some other elective subjects. However, not all teachers teach the chapter about sexual education, although it is included in the curriculums designed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
Same sex couples are still not free of public prejudice
“When you grow up in a small country where the LGBTQ community is still taboo, you have to be very strong to tell society how you feel. You have to expect common negative comments,which can really hurt you. Now I have friends who belong to the community and I feel like my true self when I am surrounded by people like me. My family still doesn’t know. They have their doubts but I haven’t told them how I feel. This bothers me the most because they don’t know and I am always stressed about it. When you know your family and you know that they are homophobes, you know what you will be dealing with,” says Y.U.
Female car lovers break stereotypes that motor racing is exclusively for boys
“Racing with men does not affect me, because it is a tradition I have inherited from my grandfather, my aunt, my father and brother, all of whom auto race. I’ve inherited the culture of this sport and automobiles in general…It’s a family tradition that we have passed on from generation to generation,” she added.
Wives of four martyrs support their families wit with their work in a small kitchen
Mulaku, who had never worked before, in 2010 took the opportunity of attending a training organized by IADK (The Initiative for Agricultural Development of Kosovo) in partnership with the Red Cross and the municipality of Vushtrri. The result of this training, with the help of IADK, was the establishment of this association which aims self-employment – in this particular case, preparing food for students of several schools in this municipality.
Students` crossroad: Studies are expensive and there are no available jobs
Initially, it is very difficult for students in Kosovo to find a part-time job, but even if one gets a job, the salaries are insufficient to handle monthly expenses. There are cases when you can go to lectures from the job, but on the other hand, I had to coordinate things. I decided to attend lectures one week and work the next week, otherwise I would lose my job or I wouldn`t get paid enough to handle my monthly expenses,” she says.
Tens of thousands euro unpaid for retirement contributions of cleaning workers
Fatmir Sfishta, the director of the Students` Center, also says that they had problems with the “Omi Impex” company since the company did not pay the retirement contributions for the employees, but he added that this company paid all the obligations for all the employees prior to finishing the three-year contract. However, the documents that KosovaLive was provided with speak differently – the obligations have not been fulfilled.
A project which gives young people a better critical thinking perspective
“The aim of this program is to develop critical thinking, considering that media are the largest source of information and therefore an essential part of our program, and taking into account that we get most of information from media, critical thinking is very necessary in analyzing and clarifying that information”, says Hana, who is also a supervisor in this program.
Olympic shooters from Kosovo form their own shooting club
They started their career in the shooting club “Shënjestra” in 2002 in Vitia, at very young age, 16-17 years old. After the death of the club’s founder and coach, the members changed the name to “Jeton Rama” in 2006, to honor his long contribution in the club. The coach discovered a lot of talented young individuals. Among them were Urata, Lumturie and Drilon.
Between quality and price of meat, Kosovar citizens choose the latter and later they complain…
We find some suspicious prices at markets. Take a look at the products that markets offer. At most markets, meat products are covered in ice and that says a lot about their quality and expiration. Some have started to turn blue. Look if the fridges are working properly, under neon lights meat looks fresher than in reality. Some chicken legs have excess bones that should be removed according to standards,” he says.
Violence against children is mainly kept unreported, between family walls
“It has been a long time since my father last beat me. But when he did it, he was not to blame because I deserved it. I used to be a spoiled child but I am not anymore, that’s why my parents have a better attitude toward me,” he says.
Sexism and discrimination continue being a challenge for the society
“The most recent case was in the TV program “Komiteti” (in Dukagjini TV) where a journalist makes “men`s chambers” evaluations in front of the audience. In another situation, a well-known journalist (a role model for courageous journalism until now), said she based her decision to join a political party because she had her husband`s support,” Islami said.
Foreign individual investments increase employment and improve Kosovo’s image
A lawyer by profession, Francisko today has one of the most well-known restaurants in Prishtina. He says that the society influenced his decision to participate in the cooking competition “MasterChef Albania.
“Internship & Mentorship Program” – training III
The third training in the framework of the “Internship & Mentorship” program was held at KosovaLive. On this training that lasted for two days, participants had the opportunity to learn about social media trends in Kosovo, finding valuable content online and utilizing various social media platforms to increase the audience in the stories that they have produced.
Local Verification Information Training
The workshop aimed to prepare journalism students and young journalists to familiarize themselves with the latest online tools that can be used to identifying bias and disinformation.
Womair: Inform women, men and all concerned to improve air quality
On November 19th, from 10:00 to 12:00 at KosovaLive an interactive event was held “Womair” to inform boys, girls, women, men, couples and all concerned, regardless of the most effective ways to improve indoor air quality indoors and outdoors.
The closing ceremony of the “Womedia” project
At KosovaLive was held the closing ceremony of the “Womedia” project.
“iEngage & iWrite II” – Day III
The third part of the training was delivered by Agron Bajrami about the creation of attractive content for the audience in traditional and modern media (televisions and portals), within the framework of the program “iEngage & iWrite”.
“Internship & Mentorship Program” training II
The second training in the framework of the “Internship & Mentorship” program was held at KosovaLive. For three days the participants had the opportunity to learn about video editing techniques.
“Internship & Mentorship Program” training – field work
After the training held last week as part of the Internship & Mentorship program at KosovaLive, the trainees are almost ready to create their own stories.
International Day for Climate Action
In honor of the International Day for Climate Action, KosovaLive is holding an event to learn more about the environment, the importance of water and air, and the damage caused by climate change. At the end we will go together organized, in a cleaning action near the river Prishtevka.
“Internship & Mentorship Program” training – day II & III
On the second and third day of the training as part of the “Internship & Mentorship” program at KosovaLive, participants learned about the camera, its use and shooting techniques.
“Internship & Mentorship Program” training – Day I
We held the first day of training for the “Internship & Mentorship Program” at KosovaLive.
“Mediatnik” – Certification
The participants of the “Mediatnik” project were certified.
Cirkonomia: Circular Economy Conference in Kosovo
On Wednesday, the 25th of September, from 10:00-14:00 KosovaLive hosted the first national circular economy conference in Kosovo, Cirkonomia.
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Kosovo’s economy shows resilience despite slowing growth
The economies of Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia haves surpassed pre-pandemic levels of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), despite...
Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue: Establishment of Joint Monitoring Committee in line with Ohrid commitments
The EU, as the Facilitator of the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue, together with Kosovo and Serbia, as parties to the Dialogue on normalisation of their relations, have today...
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Cost-of-Living Crisis Dim Growth Prospects in Emerging Europe and Central Asia
Economic activity in the Europe and Central Asia region is likely to remain subdued this year due to the ongoing fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, persistent high...