Archive · Region
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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- RegionFive days before Serbia's election: NSPM poll puts students ahead, US senators call for a fair voteThe “Students Win” list polls at 44.5% against 42.7% for Vuçiq's list. Vuçiq says he will congratulate the winner if he loses, while seven US senators voice concern about irregularities.
- KosovoSecurity Council on Kosovo: US calls for UNMIK to close, Konjufca urges UN membershipAt Tuesday's session in New York, Deputy Prime Minister Konjufca criticized the UNMIK report, while Serbian minister Gjuriq spoke of pressure on Serbs. The EU said Kallas is ready for a high-level meeting.
- MontenegroMontenegro renames Kotor swimming pool and legalizes Morinj plaque; Plenkoviq says other demands remainPodgorica has met two of Croatia's eight demands in the EU accession process. The Croatian prime minister welcomed the step but said Zagreb expects progress on the other issues as well.
- North MacedoniaMickoski on the bar exam: written part in the language of study, oral part in MacedonianNorth Macedonia's prime minister defends the principle of a common language for the justice system, while Albanian students demand that the entire exam be taken in Albanian.
- KosovoU.N. Security Council meets on Kosovo tonight, with Konjufca representing PristinaThe session reviews the Secretary-General's report for March–September 2026; the report is presented by UNMIK chief Peter Due.
- KosovoState Department trafficking report: Kosovo stays at Tier 2, criticism over victim protectionAuthorities convicted more traffickers, but most sentences were below the legal minimum, and children forced to beg still go unidentified.
- DiasporaSeven categories of Kosovars abroad no longer pay for passports and ID cardsThe fee exemption, introduced by the Foreign Ministry, took effect on Oct. 14 and applies at Kosovo's embassies and consulates.
- North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia's prosecutors ask Constitutional Court for urgent ruling on their pay cutsThe petitions have been pending for eight months; prosecutors warn of departures from the system and a negative assessment in the European Commission's report.
- MontenegroMontenegro amends its Constitution: integrity checks for prime minister-designate and ministers before appointmentThe amendments passed with 56 votes on Monday evening; the DPS did not take part in the vote. The step is seen as key for Chapter 23 with the EU.
- Presevo ValleyAlbanian Coalition rally in Samolica: Presevo Valley parties united ahead of Oct. 25 electionLawmaker Shaip Kamberi calls the alliance a political response to Vučić's rule and reminds voters that the list is number 17.
- KosovoKosovo at risk of losing another 90 million euros from EU Growth Plan, with 23 reforms outstandingAfter losing 40 million in June, Pristina has about two months to pass 16 laws and meet the conditions.
