Albin Kurti

2 days ago - In July 1998, Kurti was the assistant of the political representative of the UÇK, Adem Demaçi. These actions made him a target of the Yugoslav police. In April 1999, during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, Kurti was arrested and severely beaten by Yugoslav forces.

Albin Kurti was arrested in 1999 in Prishtina by the Serbian police forces and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by the Serbian Court.

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was arrested by Serbian police on April 27, 1999. When Serbian forces withdrew from Kosova on June 10, Kurti and many

October 8, 2024 - Twenty-five years after its liberation, Kosovo has recovered from a devastating military conflict in 1999 to make significant progress as a fledgling democracy with a steadily growing economy, progressive social programs, and aspirations to join the European Union and NATO. “Our path is clear — standing firm in our values, working hard, innovating and prospering,” said Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti in remarks delivered September 30 at the Jackson School of Global Affairs.

May 13, 2025 - When the NATO bombing of Serbia and Kosova commenced in March 1999, Kurti remained in Prishtina, and was arrested by the Serbian police on April 27th, 1999, and then imprisoned. Albin Kurti holds a degree in Computer Science and Telecommunications from the University of Prishtina and has authored ...

When war began in Kosovo, in August ... in March 1999, Kurti remained in Prishtina, and was arrested by the Serbian police on April 27, 1999, and then imprisoned....

June 3, 2022 - When war began in Kosova, in August ... in March 1999, Kurti remained in Prishtina, and was arrested by the Serbian police on April 27th, 1999, and then imprisoned....

August 22, 2025 - In April of 1999, just the NATO intervention in Kosovo began, Albin was arrested by the Serbian government for "jeopardizing Yugoslavia's territorial integrity and conspiring to commit an enemy activity linked to terrorism" and he was sentenced ...

4 days ago - Ambassadors from the so-called Quint countries -- the United States, Britain, Germany, France, and Italy -- had warned Kurti over the political deadlock and urged the swift formation of a stable and functional government -- essential, they said, for unlocking frozen funds, addressing key domestic and international priorities, and advancing Kosovo’s path toward Euro-Atlantic integration. RFE/RL's Kosovo Service is one of the most credible media in Kosovo. Since 1999, it has played a prominent role in a multiethnic society by delivering the truth, covering under-reported issues in depth, and giving a voice to survivors of wartime rape, victims of domestic violence, marginalized minority groups, and future decision-makers.

5 days ago - Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti appeared set for another term in office after his party on Sunday convincingly won an early parliamentary election in the Balkan country, preliminary results showed. https://to.pbs.org/4scWvrv

5 days ago - The main opposition parties are the Democratic League of Kosovo and the Democratic party of Kosovo. They have accused Kurti of authoritarianism and of alienating Kosovo’s US and European Union allies since he came to power in 2021.

3 days ago - Sunday’s poll took place over the holiday period when Kosovo’s diaspora are typically at home in force, which may have aided Kurti, who was prime minister for four months in 2020 and has held the role continuously since March 2021.

Kurti was arrested by Serbian police on April 27, 1999, in Pristina amid the NATO bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which had begun on March 24 to halt Serbian operations in Kosovo.[5][1] Initially held in Pristina ...

4 days ago - With 90% of the votes counted, the party, whose name means "self determination", was on 50.8%, meaning a third term in power for its leader, Albin Kurti.

2 days ago - During the campaign, Kurti pledged an extra month of salary per year for public sector workers, one billion euros annually in capital investment and the creation of a new prosecution unit to combat organized crime.

February 11, 2021 - The movement that would first challenge this LDK-PDK duopoly, Vetëvendosje, was established by Albin Kurti in 2005 as a protest movement. Indeed, Kurti rose to prominence as a leader in the Kosovar student protests of 1997. Jailed during the Kosovo War, he was eventually released in 2001 after the fall of the Milosevic regime.

February 10, 2025 - Brussels – As expected, outgoing Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti again won the elections. But this time, it will be more difficult to govern because his party did not get an absolute majority and will have to form a coalition.

5 days ago - PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo 's Prime Minister Albin Kurti appeared set for another term in office after his party on Sunday convincingly won an early parliamentary election in the Balkan country, preliminary results showed.