Kosovo Service
Radio Evropa e Lirë is a beacon of unbiased and impactful journalism in Kosovo dedicated to serving the public interest.
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About the Service
RFE/RL’s Kosovo Service, known locally as Radio Evropa e Lirë, provides a platform for diverse voices and fosters mutual understanding in a fragile media environment.
The Service is a trusted source, with a 2023 survey finding that 90% of Kosovars trust it as a reliable news source and 79% believe it increases their knowledge of the news.
The Service’s flagship television program, Exposé, which airs on Kosovo’s national public broadcaster, tackles pressing domestic, regional and international issues.
The Service is dedicated to impactful investigative reporting, uncovering high-level corruption, such as the million-dollar contract from Serbia for a company indicted in the armed attack in Banjska.
Journalists exposed systemic government inefficiencies in an award-winning video feature on the crisis of waste management in the Western Balkans.
Through the video series “Explained” and popular weekly newsletter “In 3 Minutes” the Service explains complex topics for its broad audience.
Beyond investigative work, the Kosovo Service remains a platform for victims of domestic violence, wartime rape survivors, and missing persons, ensuring their voices remain part of the public conversation.
The Service has received international recognition for its reporting on climate change and sustainable development, with an award-winning story exposing the waste crisis in the Western Balkans and the region’s inadequate waste management practices.
Reaching Audiences
Media Climate
Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index ranks Kosovo 99th out of 180 countries.
Awards
Swiss Caritas and Austrian Development Cooperation
In August 2025, Ibrahim Berisha and Erza Elezaj won first prize for their video story “4 Acres of Land, She Rebuilds Her Life.”
Nadie Ahmeti won first prize for her web story in agriculture journalism, “Local Vegetables Are Exported, The Market is Filled with Imports.”
Best Reporting on Climate Change and Sustainable Development
In December 2024, Doruntina Baliu and Ibrahim Berisha won the annual Award in Kosovo for Best Reporting on Climate Change and Sustainable Development given by the Association of Kosovo Journalists, OSCE, UN Women, USAID and other organizations for their regional video story “From Fields to Beaches: The Balkans Immersed in the Waste Crisis.”
Latest Updates
RFE/RL President Jamie Fly Visits Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia
RFE/RL President Jamie Fly met with North Macedonia President Stevo Pendarovski, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučic.
RFE/RL’s Balkan Service Marks 25 Years Of Speaking With One Voice
RFE/RL’s Balkan Service this week is marking 25 years of reporting in one of the world’s most contested regions.
Outspoken Serbian Journalist Beaten, Hospitalized
A Serbian journalist and RFE/RL contributor known for his strong stance against nationalism and sports hooliganism was attacked in Belgrade.
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