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Real GDP Growth Projection for 2026 - Europe (IMF): 🇦🇱 3.4% 🇽🇰 3.3% 🇵🇱 3.3% 🇲🇰 3.1% 🇨🇾 3% ------ Lowest growth: 🇦🇹 0.7% 🇧🇪 0.7% 🇷🇴 0.7% 🇸🇰 0.6% 🇮🇹 0.5%

🇦🇱🇮🇹 Albanian PM Edi Rama and Italian PM Georgia Meloni were seen being close at the EPC Summit.

🇽🇰 Kosovo PM Albin Kurti stuns at EPC Summit red carpet.

🇲🇰 Turkish lawmaker in North Macedonia, criticized the government for harming language rights for Turks and other minority communities. He called on the government to ratify the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and end what he called "30 years of silence for the Turkish language" in North Macedonia.

🇽🇰🇦🇲 Non-recognizers Kosovo and Armenia agreed to deepen cooperation. Kosovo PM Kurti and Armenian PM Pashinyan held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in Yerevan.

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🇽🇰 Kosovo government has signed a memorandum with the Islamic Community to build a mosque near the Iber Bridge. The mosque will be a reconstruction of the "Iber Mosque" which was burned down by Serbian forces during the 1999 war. Critics said acting PM Albin Kurti is using this as a campaign for votes ahead of next month’s elections.

🇺🇸🇩🇪 The US is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany after Chancellor Merz criticized the war with Iran.

🇽🇰 Election update: Calls for the diaspora not to vote in the next elections are increasing on social media. Commenters argue that people who do not live in Kosovo are out of touch with the realities citizens face.

🇦🇱 Update: A portable stadium with a capacity of 60,000 will be built in Tirana for the Kanye West concert.

🇺🇸🇽🇰 US Congressmen Keith Self, Ritchie Torres and Mike Lawler introduced a resolution in the United States House of Representatives expressing strong support for Kosovo’s integration into NATO. - Government of Kosovo thanked the US reps. for supporting Kosovo's NATO membership. - Vucic said Serbia will fight to prevent Kosovo from joining NATO.

🇽🇰 Anti-capitalist activists protested today in Prishtina calling for “end capitalism” and “freedom for Palestine.” Kosovo police arrested 4 protesters. The socialist protesters said they are protesting against imperialism, colonialism, oligarchy, patriarchy, fascism, zionism, homophobia, xenophobia, militarism, nationalism etc. and called for radical resistance.

Update: Albanian woman is going viral on X for her "work ethic."

🇽🇰 It’s official: Kosovo is heading to snap elections on June 7. Which party will you not VOTE?

🇦🇱 Kanye West (Ye) will perform in Albania this summer, PM Edi Rama announced. The concert is expected to attract about 60,000 spectators.

Source: BIRN x.com/i/status/20494…

🇷🇸🇮🇱 Serbia and Israel have signed an agreement on "exchange and protection of classified data," reportedly tied to shipment of military equipment from Israel to Serbia. Serbia has signed deals worth nearly $2 billion for drones and other military equipment from Israel.

🇦🇹 An Austrian Muslim citizen pleaded guilty of plotting a terrorist attack at Taylor Swift's 2024 Era's tour in Vienna. The suspect hoped to "kill as many people as possible" authorities said.

🇽🇰 Kosovo’s Social Democratic Party (PSD) has threatened to take part in the upcoming snap elections for the first time since 2019. The party aims to secure at least six seats. However, the 5% threshold is seen as difficult to reach. PSD split from Vetevendosje in 2017.

🇽🇰 Vjosa Osmani’s first statement following the collapse of the Kurti government: “Last night was a difficult one for Kosovo, but this people has risen even from much harder moments.” She continued her message toward Albin Kurti’s LVV and its supporters: “Enough with the propaganda, enough with the hatred, enough with the division and the spreading of fear. Enough. Where there is hatred, we must bring only love for one another and for our country.” She called on citizens to join her mission.