AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoInfrastructure & Economy: The Saudi Fund for Development opened a revamped 9.87-km section of the Prishtina–Mitrovica highway, funded via a $16 million concessional loan with the OPEC Fund, aiming to cut travel times and improve access to jobs, healthcare and markets for around 600,000 people. Culture & Arts: Kosovo-born, Austria-based painter Gazmend Freitag was named “Painter of the Year 2025” in Gjirokastër, with his work praised for turning memory and displacement into a cultural bridge. Film & Community: PriFest in Prishtina honored Berea resident Cheryl Johnson with a Lifetime Achievement Award, highlighting her long involvement in Kosovo’s post-war film and humanitarian work. Health: Kosovo recorded 180 measles cases since April, with over 95% among unvaccinated people, as catch-up MMR vaccinations continue. Politics & Justice: Kosovo MPs adopted a statement of “deep concern” over Hague war-crimes convictions of four former KLA leaders, urging action to protect what they call the “truth and purity” of the liberation war. War Crimes Investigation: Authorities arrested nine people in Zubin Potok in the “Dossier 23” case tied to mass graves and the 1998–99 disappearance of 23 ethnic Albanian intellectuals. Lifestyle Spotlight: Dua Lipa brought Albanian wedding vibes to Prishtina, dancing with her father at a cousin’s celebration.
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