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...
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 interested in studying Digital Media and Communications for one academic year at a U.S....
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...
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...
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...
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 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 of the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, the European Union and UNDP co-organised today a panel discussion on the need for the integration of...
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...
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...
The Story of KosovaLive: a 20 year monograph
Our dearest readers, friends and supporters, On the occasion of #KosovaLive's 20th anniversary, we are happy to share...
ICRC signs a memorandum of understanding with the Governmental Commission of Missing Persons of Kosovo
As part of its efforts to help shed light on the fate and whereabouts of the missing persons in Kosovo, the...
Quint Ambassadors: CEC must ensure the electoral process is transparent and free from political interference
On January 25, the Quint Ambassadors met with the Chairwoman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) to express our...
EU Office in Kosovo and Ministry of Trade and Industry launch EU funded project supporting service sector reform in Kosovo
EU Office in Kosovo and Ministry of Trade and Industry launch EU funded project supporting service sector reform in...
Ambassador Szunyog launches €7m EU project on reforming Kosovo justice system
The Head of the EU Office in Kosovo/EU Special Representative, Ambassador Tomáš Szunyog, together with Kosovo Minister...
€7m EU project on reforming Kosovo justice system
The Head of the EU Office in Kosovo/EU Special Representative, Ambassador Tomáš Szunyog, together with Kosovo Minister...
Szunyog signs €11.8m worth projects providing social protection for vulnerable groups during COVID-19 pandemic
The Head of the EU Office in Kosovo/EU Special Representative, Tomáš Szunyog, signed today three projects worth 11.8...
Germany and WHO deliver critical medical supplies to Kosovo to strengthen COVID-19 response and save lives
Thanks to the WHO and the German Government, Kosovar health services received medical supplies worth 2.17 million EUR...
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Call for Applications: “Balkans Voices” Digital Media Program
Do you consider yourself a blogger, podcaster, influencer? Do you produce your own original content on subjects that...
“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...
“Mediatnik” – Certification
The participants of the “Mediatnik” project were certified. Ten young journalists, over the course of six months, have each written an investigative article. They have previously been trained by well-known and experienced journalists, to learn how to do in-depth...
“Mediatnik” – Certification
The participants of the “Mediatnik” project were certified. Ten young journalists, over the course of six months, have each written an investigative article. They have previously been trained by well-known and experienced journalists, to learn how to do in-depth...
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. The aim of this conference is to inform and raise awareness about the concept of circular economy, and the collective and...
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Teaching requires and is required by “the world” of women
Time Maraj, who has been working as a teacher for 42 years in “Hysni Zajmi” primary school in Vrellë, a village of Istog, says that she chose this profession by her own will.
There is an increased awareness for the consumption of local products
Arjeta Selimi from Obiliq says that she regularly consumes local products.
“To be honest, we consume several different products and we often do not know their origin. Personally, I prefer local products, since I have more trust in their quality and freshness. If I do not find a local product, I am forced to get another product,” Selimi says.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Loud shouts in deaf ears
“My father beat me several times before I got married. As many other girls I saw violence as something normal, so he was my parent and could beat me if I made any mistake. But, violence continued by my husband also… The unstable economic conditions were the main cause of violence. Our children were young and they did not understand anything, but now they are grown up and they protect me any time I have conflicts with my husband, but now he has started to change as well. Now that both of us work, we have better conditions and less conflicts,” she explains.
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.
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