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A man in a dark suit and tie (Albin Kurti) sits on a pale sofa and smiles into the camera. His elbows are resting on his knees and his hands are joined
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Albin Kurti

Albin Kurti is prime minister of Kosovo and leader of the leftist Vetevendosje, the largest political party in Kosovo.

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Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti smiles as he folds in his ballot paper before putting it in to a plastic ballot box.

Kosovo ruling party set to come first in election

The party of Prime Minister Albin Kurti appears set to secure the most Assembly seats, according to preliminary results.
PoliticsFebruary 10, 2025
People dressed in winter coats walk along a street in Pristina. Two women are pushing prams. Behind them is a large election poster featuring a photo of Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti

Serbia and domestic issues top voter concerns in Kosovo

Though the conflict with Serbia makes headlines at home and abroad, voters want politicians to focus on other issues.
PoliticsFebruary 8, 2025
Presidential candidates Donald Trump (left) and Kamala Harris (right) can be seen on a large screen at a debate watch party at Penn Social, Washington D.C., USA, September 10, 2024. People can be seen in front of the screen

How US election outcome could affect the Western Balkans

Serbia hopes — and Kosovo fears — that Donald Trump will win the US election on November 5.
PoliticsOctober 5, 2024
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and EU Special Representative of Europe Miroslav Lajcak attend EU-sponsored talks in Brussels.

Serbia and Kosovo accept EU proposal to normalize ties

The EU published its peace plan for Serbia and Kosovo on Monday after tense mediation talks in Brussels.
ConflictsFebruary 28, 2023
Members of the KFOR peacekeeping force patrol the area near the border crossing between Kosovo and Serbia in Jarinje, Kosovo

What's behind the tensions between Kosovo and ethnic Serbs?

Tensions between ethnic Serbs and Kosovar authorities are at a dangerous level, with Serbia threatening to send troops.
PoliticsDecember 27, 2022
Kosovo parliament speaker Glauk Konjufca (left), President Vjosa Osmani (center) and Prime Minister Albin Kurti

Kosovo formally applies for EU membership

Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti submitted his country's application for European Union membership.
PoliticsDecember 15, 2022
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti

Kosovo PM ready for dialogue with Serbian president

Amid ongoing tension between the two countries, Kosovo's Albin Kurti has said he is ready to talk with Aleksandar Vucic.
PoliticsNovember 11, 2022
Serb police officers took off their uniforms in the town of Zvecan, Kosovo

Kosovo Serbs to quit state jobs over license plate row

Kosovo wants the Serb minority to swap Serbian-issued plates for locally registered ones, part of an ongoing dispute.
ConflictsNovember 6, 2022
Ethnic Serbs walk through barricades near the northern Kosovo border crossing of Jarinje on the ninth day of protest on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021

EU talks do not resolve Serbia-Kosovo rift

Serbian President Aleksander Vucic and Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti did not reach a deal.
ConflictsAugust 18, 2022
A view of an empty street after Kosovo on August 1, 2022

Kosovo delays border measures amid Serbia tensions

The EU invited both sides to Brussels for talks after Pristina wanted to introduce new rules for its border crossing.
PoliticsAugust 1, 2022
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti shake hands after a news conference in Pristina

Kosovo to apply for EU membership by the end of 2022

Kosovo's membership bid would face major hurdles, as five EU countries do not recognize it as an independent state.
PoliticsJune 10, 2022
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (r) and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic (l) during a press conference in Berlin

Germany's Scholz: 'Western Balkans belong in Europe'

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss prospects for joining the EU.
PoliticsMay 5, 2022
Kosovo's Avdullah Hoti

Kosovo parliament taps Avdullah Hoti as new premier

Avdullah Hoti has emerged as Kovoso's new center-right prime minister, promising a "final deal" with Serbia.
PoliticsJune 3, 2020
Kosovo Premierminister Albin Kurti PK in Pristina

Kosovo government falls over coronavirus response

Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti has fallen after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament.
PoliticsMarch 25, 2020
Kosovo Parlament Tränengas Polizei Pristina

Opposition lawmakers arrested in Kosovo

The ruling coalition in Kosovo barred opposition from attending a parliamentary session after a tear gas attack.
November 30, 2015
Kosovo Gewalt bei Oppositionsdemo in Prishtina

Kosovo political crisis deepens

Police and opposition supporters clash over a deal with the ethnic Serb minority. Opposition boycotts parliament.
November 18, 2015