Kosovo

Kosovo MPs failed for the 52nd time on Friday to constitute the country’s parliament, with a Constitutional Court deadline to do so expiring on Saturday – and the possibility of new elections looming.

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani on Tuesday said she had asked the country’s Constitutional Court to review the consequences of MPs’ failure to constitute parliament within a 30-day deadline set by the court.

Kosovo Serbs gathered on Monday in front of the office of the Belgrade-backed Srpska Lista party in North Mitrovica to sign a petition against the construction of two new bridges over the Iber/Ibar river. … The two bridges will connect the northern Serb-majority part of Mitrovica with the southern Albanian-majority part.

Outgoing Prime Minister Albin Kurti called a meeting of political party leaders after the Constitutional Court ordered MPs to end their long-running deadlock and inaugurate a new parliament within 30 days. 

As MPs failed for a 20th time to elect a speaker and inaugurate a new parliament, over 50 civil society organisations issued a joint warning that that 'the functioning of the entire democratic system' was at risk.

On visits to Belgrade and Pristina, High Representative Kaja Kallas warned the two countries that normalising relations 'is the only path to a safe and prosperous future' – and the EU needs to see 'actions', not just words. 

President Vjosa Osmani held a meeting with Kosovo’s four main political parties on Thursday after MPs failed to inaugurate a new parliament for the 16th time in a row, but no progress was made towards finding a solution.

Ambassador Gerard McGurk, a career member of the British Diplomatic Service, has been appointed as the new Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and has officially assumed his duties today.

Ambassador Gerard McGurk, a career member of the British Diplomatic Service, assumed his duties as the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo as of 5 May 2025.  

Kosovo’s legislature on Saturday swore in the 120 lawmakers who will sit in the newly elected Assembly, or Parliament, after procedural disputes between the political parties but failed twice to elect a new speaker, a process which may take the country into a prolonged legislative crisis.