

Dokufest: Call for solidarity with the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria
DokuFest joins the fundraising campaign to help the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, by opening the doors of DokuKino to the public, starting tomorrow. Over three days staring this week(February 14-16), a selection of films will be screened at...
EU in Kosovo is helping fight corruption; supports public information efforts of the Corruption Prevention Agency
The Agency for Prevention of Corruption, supported by the European Union in Kosovo, launched today a public information campaign promoting its role in controlling the declaration of assets by officials, preventing a conflict of interest, and investigating...
EU and Kosovo Government offer 45 full scholarships for Master’s Degree Programs at EU universities
The European Union and the Government of Kosovo recently launched the 13th call for applications for the Young Cell Scheme EU post-graduate scholarship program. The call will be open until 27 December 2022 and all graduate and post-graduate students and civil servants...
The EU welcomes the ongoing electoral reform and encourages the legislators to draft amendments to the relevant laws in an inclusive manner
The EU Election Follow-up Mission (EFM), deployed to Kosovo since 14 November 2022 presented today its preliminary findings on the progress in the implementation of the EU’s Election Observation Mission’s recommendations achieved thus far. “We welcome the progress in...


EU and UNDP Continue to Promote the Role of Women in Peace and Security
In support of the first Forum on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) organised in Pristina this weekend at the initiative...
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...
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...


The Community College Initiative (CCI) Program is Accepting Applications for the 2023-2024 Academic Year
Are you a high school graduate, undergraduate student, or a young professional from Kosovo’s municipalities of Gjakova, Junik, Deçan, Peja, Istog, and Zubin Potok? Are you...


EU in Kosovo, Switzerland, and UNDP, join the Ministry of Justice in the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign
Helping to raise awareness about the need to prevent and report any form of gender-based violence, the EU in Kosovo, Switzerland, and UNDP, joined forces with the Kosovo Ministry of Justice and NGO Integra in implementing this year’s 16 Days of Activism against...
European Union and Government advance Kosovo on the EU integration path through education
The European Union and the Government of Kosovo launched today the 13th round of the EU Masters Scholarship Programme which aims to improve the work of public administration and the services it provides to all people living in Kosovo by providing higher education to...
Facing ongoing shocks, Western Balkans need policies that potect most vulnerable, reforms that boost growth
Economic performance in all six economies of the Western Balkans continues to be impacted by the ongoing war in Ukraine and resultant sharp increase in energy prices and slowdown in global growth, says the latest Western Balkans Regular Economic Report (#22 in the...


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...
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...
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...


Do not let the pandemic stop you from determining Kosovo’s future
The Embassy of the United States of America calls through a Facebook post for citizens to come out and vote to...


EU: We will follow the election process closely, visiting polling stations
The Head of the EU Office/EU Special Representative and the Heads of the EU Member States Missions in Kosovo have been...


German support to vocational education and training in Kosovo
On behalf of the German Government and in the presence of Ambassador Jörn Rohde, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für...



Kosovo-EU, digital meeting on Innovation, information society and social policies
Officials from Kosovo and the European Union convened a digital meeting to discuss developments over the past year in...


The British Embassy will monitor the counting of diaspora votes
The British Embassy in Kosovo in a Facebook post says that over 100,000 applications for new voter registration in the...



Kosovo and European Union held the 5th Stabilisation and Association Agreement Sub-committee
Kosovo and European Union held the 5th Stabilisation and Association Agreement Sub-committee on Internal Market,...


GAP Institute: Early retirement of civil servants
GAP Institute published today the report on early retirement of civil servants. The report explains the rules and...


U.S. Embassy Supports “Future is in Our Hands” Campaign
The United States Embassy is proud to support the “Future in Our Hands” multimedia public service announcement (PSA)...
WORKSHOPS & EVENTS


Live video (with animation elements) producer in Kosovo
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Issue Date: June 2, 2021 Proposal Due Date: June 23, 2021 Anticipated Award Date: July 2021...


International Day for Climate Action
“International Day for Climate Action” at KosovaLive 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...



“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. They practiced the lessons learned by filming each other in interviews, and then...



“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. They practiced the lessons learned by filming each other in interviews, and then...


“Internship & Mentorship Program” training – Day I
We held the first day of training for the “Internship & Mentorship Program” at KosovaLive. The selected applicants today received training in fake news as well as writing articles. In the coming days these youngsters will be trained in filming and...
IN-DEPTH
Youth are leaving Kamenica due to lack of perspective
“Every day, the intention of the Kamenica`s youth to flee is evident. A great number of my friends have already gone. Even those who are still here have the same intention. Me too, I`m just waiting to see if there will be any change in my city`s leadership. If not, I will move to Prishtina since there I will have more opportunities,” he hopes.
Lipjan`s youth see migration as a solution for lack of employment
There are around 57,600 inhabitants in Lipjan, of them 8,073 are employed in all sectors, according to the latest statistics of the public organization for initiatives and local support (POLIS). Whereas, according to the statistics of the municipality done by the Institute for Advanced Studies GAP in 2016, the overall number of the employees in the public sector was 1,506, whereas the number of people recorded as unemployed was 9,668.
With ideas and creativity, through self-employment, towards dreams
“We could not find bags that we liked, thus we came up with the idea of creating one of our own. We made that bag with the help of some seamstresses that were members of our family and we liked our first product. We received positive comments from our friends and relatives. Thus we came up with the idea of creating our brand,” says this couple from Prishtina.


Even the correctional center needs some “corrections”
Majlindë Lulaj, head of the Media and Public Relations Office at Obudsperson Kosovo, says that the conditions in the correctional center have changed. She says that in the last visit to this center on May 2, 2017, the hygiene level was satisfactory in all of the buildings where the minors stayed. However, the window mechanisms were still damaged.


Kosovo women are not free from stigma associated with divorce
“My relatives told me that I was doing the right thing by getting a divorce. I wasn’t the one who started the divorce procedures, it was my wife. Marriage has its obligations and everyone who knew her told her that she should have sacrificed more to keep the family together since she was the mother of two children,” he adds.


Lack of moral and financial support is pushing people to abandon their children
“I can’t understand how these mothers don’t show love to their children, how they decide to abandon them so easily. The woman, with whom I shared the room, hadn’t brought any clothes for her newborn, not even a towel to wrap the baby. She didn’t even want to hold the baby,” says Fitore.
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