Gruevsky was granted asylum in Hungary in November 2018 due to claims he was persecuted by the government of then-prime minister Zoran Zaev. buff.ly/3UabAZS

Ex-president and prime minister and de facto leader of the oppositon Sali Berisha is under investigation by Albanian special corruption structures (SPAK) buff.ly/3RNI4au

It was not bad, as such, but this was a speech that promised much – and delivered relatively little. buff.ly/3RNEcXc

The Movement for the University called the response “insulting”. buff.ly/3RNEeOO

Albanian scholar and author Lea Ypi has been named one of the world’s top thinkers for 2022 by Prospect Magazine. buff.ly/3QQKGTM

Olur’s Albanian lawyer, Arben Llangozi, said he was deported without undergoing the correct legal process buff.ly/3BpMU6U

Of the 626 dams assessed in the study, 410, equivalent to 65%, had significant technical issues and required immediate intervention, warning that matters would only worsen. buff.ly/3xWQ3KL

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy announced that out of 17 companies that showed interest in establishing wind power plants in Albania, six have progressed to the second phase buff.ly/3f6OPFO

Ethnic Albanians living in the Presheva Valley in southern Serbia have asked that the issue of their removal from the area by the Belgrade government be included in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue. buff.ly/3SceBGY

Also impacting the situation is the high number of farmers that have emigrated, with few youths wanting to remain behind to replace them. buff.ly/3eT6Lnm

Iranian hackers have started publishing sensitive information from the border control authorities, including documents on alleged plots to kill Albanian and Kosovo politician buff.ly/3LqY8wy

NATO is ready to up its presence in Kosovo and can put an end to any kind of tension as the deadline for all citizens to register their number plates with Pristina looms on 1 October. buff.ly/3xFhkBd

While many systems have been restored across the country following the July attack that brought every digital service offline for several days, others are still not in order buff.ly/3qWuHce

Serbia was added on Thursday to the CIVICUS Monitor’s International Human Rights Watch List with the rating of ‘obstructed’ buff.ly/3C0z8ZS

The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, has requested an urgent conclusion of the visa liberalization issue while meeting with the EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell. buff.ly/3DKOmn2

The government should not threaten prosecution for publication of public interest data, but journalists must report ethically buff.ly/3dFlsdB

According to the latest Eurostat data, almost half of the Albanian population is at risk of being poor. buff.ly/3SlZYRZ

Between 2017 and 2020, out of 160 drugs approved in the EU for rare diseases and cancer, just five were approved in Albania buff.ly/3re8CGd

“Serbia cannot strengthen ties with Russia because the country has increased the number of crimes, aggression and clashes in Ukraine,” Stano added. buff.ly/3rwmGvb

The report for the Council of Europe accused former high-ranking Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) members of war crimes in collaboration with Albanians with little evidence. buff.ly/3E4L0M9