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Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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View of Pristina, capital of Kosovo, from the heights of the city. In the distance, we can see the Å ar Mountains, a mountain range that rises to almost 2,800 meters. The city of Pristina has 150,000 inhabitants and is the largest city in Kosovo.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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While Kosovars recover from three days of New Year celebrations, the inhabitants, bearing in mind 60% of the population is under 30, walk through the centre of Pristina. In the background lies the Catholic Cathedral Mother Theresa, inaugurated in 2017
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Young mountain-bike enthusiasts train in front of the Kosovo National Library, inaugurated in 1982, it was famous throughout Yugoslavia for its peculiar architecture. It is the work of Croatian architect Andrija MutnjakoviÄ and it remains his main achievement.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Dit e Nat (Day and Night) is one of Kosovoās trendiest coffee shops. Coffee shops and bars play a central role in Kosovar popular culture. People used meet there to comment on the news between two Turkish cafes. Today, young people work there with their computers drinking macchiato.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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The women of the āHave Itā collective use art as a mean of expression to sensitize Kosovars to the status of women and respect for others. Hana, Vesa and Alketa have been working together since 2012 and they also strongly support the LGBT community
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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In the Innovation Centre Kosovo (ICK), Bardha Gashi (right) and Lile Zuka (left) launched their E-Librat application. The young female coders have found support within ICK without which they would not have been able to develop their business. Dozens of start-ups are hosted free of charge within ICK.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Vigjilent and his baseball team train every week. They have yet to find an official name, but the equipment provided by the Americans proudly bears the letter M. The very young Kosovar Baseball Federation plays a part in promoting Kosovar sport and has allowed the country to join the prestigious FIFA.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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The fledgling Kosovar Baseball Federation takes part in the Kosovar sport and has allowed the country to join the prestigious soccer federation, FIFA. During training, girls and boys mingle and try to maintain a level worthy of their reputation. They are the best-endowed team in Kosovo thanks to generous American donors.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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The Grand Hotel Prishtina has been for a long time the largest hotel in Kosovo. Today, often empty, the hotel no longer attracts crowds but is ideally located in the centre of the city. It still is a landmark. Kosovars are fond of fireworks, and many of them throw their own on New Year's Eve
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Kosovars are fond of fireworks, and many people throw their own on New Year's Eve.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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As the fireworks frenzy reaches an end, the people of Pristina gather around a Christmas tree, in front of the stage set up by the municipality to listen to several bands who sing in Albanian and English to entertain the festive crowd
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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View of Parku Varrezat e Deshmoreve. On the heights of Pristina, there are buried the heroes of the war of independence, as well as former president Rugova, Kosovoās national hero and first president.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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A Serbian woman walks her dog there every night. The Albanian man looks at us cautiously. Pristina, Kosovo in the Parku Varrezat e Deshmoreve. On the heights of Pristina, in this place are buried the heroes of the war of independence, as President Rugova, Kosovoās national hero and first president.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Within Kosovo, the Serbian community generally lives in enclaves with unclear legal status. Unlike Mitrovica, Gracanica is located only 15 minutes drive from Pristina. Few Albanians stop there and just as few Serbs go to Pristina, where many say they feel uncomfortable.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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The statue of Prince Lazar HrebeljanoviÄ, killed during the battle of Kosovo Polje, marks the entrance to the northern part of Mitrovica. Mitrovica still symbolises today the conflict between Serbs and Albanians. The city is still cut in half. In the north, the Serbian side, in the south, the Albanianās.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Residents of Mitrovica refuse all Kosovar political presence, so they often drive without Kosovar license plates or use Serbian plates instead. Mitrovica still symbolises today the conflict between Serbs and Albanians. The city is still cut in half. In the north, the Serbian side, in the south, the Albanianās.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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View of the town of Mitrovica from the Serbian side. On the right hand side lies the Albanian side. Mitrovica still symbolises today the conflict between Serbs and Albanians. The city is cut in half. In the north, the Serbian side, in the south, the Albanianās.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Mitrovicaās main pedestrian street with Serbian flags. In the back, we can see the bridge, which symbolises the separation between the two entities of the city. Mitrovica still represents today the conflict between Serbs and Albanians. The city is cut in half. In the north, the Serbian side, in the south, the Albanianās.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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The Mitrovica bridge separating the city. Mitrovica still symbolises today the conflict between Serbs and Albanians. The city is cut in half. In the north, the Serbian side, in the south, the Albanianās.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Kosovo counts officially six communities, each of them represented on the flag by a star. The flag was adopted at in 2008. Each of the stars stands for the Albanian, Serbian, Roma, Bosnian, Goranian and Turkish. The majority of Kosovars consider themselves Albanian (flag on the bottom left). UCK are the initials of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA)
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Artan is 25 years old and part of the Ashkali community. In his town of FĆ¼she KosovĆ« on the outskirts of Pristina, he lobbies the authorities to improve access to education for young Roma, Egyptians and Ashkali. His NGO organizes evening classes and activities for local youth. Here with his young son and brother, who is unemployed.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Blendon (15) and his brother Eri (10) have just moved to Pristina. Born in a village not far from the border with Macedonia, their parents decided to move to find work. Blendonās mother covers extras in a restaurant, and his father works in a call centre for a German company.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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In a former factory, the youth of Pristina after having paid 15 euros (the average monthly income is 380 euros) dances to the rhythm of electro set of European DJs. Young people enjoy one of the three New Year's traditional parties. In Kosovo, the year-end celebrations begin on the 30th of December and end on the 1st of January.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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In an old factory, Taulant Isu and his friends dance to the rhythm of electro and European DJ set. Young people enjoy one of the three New Year's evenings. In Kosovo, the year-end celebrations begin on the 30th of December and end on the 1st of January.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Shengyli is a Kosovar actress, she played in the play āBordel Balkanā by Kosovar playwright Jeton Neziraj, which was performed at the Pristina National Theatre in the spring of 2017. Here, she participates in the New Year's evening of the Oda Theatre, an institution in the small Kosovar art world.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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lorent Mehmeti is the director of the Oda Theatre, where was performed for the first time in Kosovo āThe Vagina Monologuesā. Florent is also a director and screenwriter who prides himself on offering his audience original and innovative theatre pieces.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Baki Jashari born in 1960 is the director of the Pristina National Philharmonic Orchestra. He is also a teacher and composer and spent part of his life in Ljubljana in Slovenia before returning to the independent country. Kosovoās best conductor, he conducted the orchestra for the Independence ceremonies in 2008.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Partial rehearsal of the Kosovo Philharmonic Orchestra. The musicians meet every day in spite of less than ideal working conditions. However, they manage to interpret the greatest works of classical repertoire for an enthusiastic audience.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Ahmed is 18 years old, with his friend āElvisā, he spends his days hanging out, sometimes they smoke pot to pass the time. Unemployment affects a significant proportion of young people, even more so in the Ashkali and Roma communities, traditionally neglected in the Balkans by the ruling powers.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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The town of FĆ¼she KosovĆ«, on the outskirts of Pristina, has many inhabitants from the Ashkaly and Roma communities, who have traditionally been neglected in the Balkans by the ruling powers. Unfortunately, Kosovo is no exception to the rule and many people there are unemployed.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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The suburbs of Pristina, the capital of Kosovo from the heights of the city. Kosovo has a high unemployment rate, especially among young people. Many houses are built in the middle of nothing without a proper urban development plan.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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The Tranzit district in the suburbs of Prizren in the south of Kosovo, nearby Albania is mainly inhabited by Ashkali and Kosovar Roma. Prizren is the cultural capital of Kosovo and under the Ottoman Empire, it was the main city of the province administered from Istanbul.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Young Roma muslim children participate in the life of their school, largely financed by a Jesuit college nearby. The premises were loaned by families who will recover them once the work is completed. This is the first time that most of these young people have attended school.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Young Roma take part in an inter-faith prayer organised by a German Jesuit monk in the community of Tranzit district. Christian and Muslim prayers (the Roma are very devout muslims) are recited as well as songs before the class begins. Food is also distributed to all young participants.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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An Albanian Kosovar volunteer gives classes at a Jesuit school in Prizren in southern Kosovo to Ashkali and Roma students, who have traditionally been neglected by local authorities. Loyola School launched a program for these communities last year by a German monk, Moritz, the initiator of the project.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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A man walks through the Italian National Park in Pristina. The park is so because Italian cooperation financed its renovation. Unfortunately, the park is no longer well maintained.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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University of Pristina. As the country's main university, it has been affected in recent years by numerous scandals, as much linked to the quality of courses, selection or qualifications often usurped by professors. Many organisations denounce the issues of the Kosovar education system.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Rron Gjinovci is well known as an activist and within student circles of Kosovo. Already at the university, he protested against the presence of professors who allegedly had usurped their titles and references. With his organization ORCA he recently decided to publish the list of deserving teachers. He is involved in a large number of actions aimed at making the Kosovar education system more efficient and honest.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Kushtrim Mehmeti is not yet 30 years old, he is one of the founding members of the āBeyond the Wallā collective which, through artistic actions and happenings, tries to sensitize the Kosovar society to corruption and the current abuses of the political class.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Liridon, 24, takes us to the headquarters of the CEL - Centre for Equality and Liberty - which fights for LGBT rights in Kosovo. For security reasons, the address of the place is kept secret. Although, from a legislative point of view, Kosovo is well ahead on issues of protection of sexual minorities, the country is nonetheless conservative.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Although the Kosovar population is mostly young, there is a significant proportion of pensioners who live with small pensions of less than 60 euros per month. Ibrahim, the Pedagogue, spends his days in this cafƩ drinking tea and playing chess.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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A couple waits to be served in one of the many Qebabtore - meat restaurant - in the capital. Older people represent a minority in this country, where nearly 60% of the population is under 30.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Zorica Vorgucic is a journalist, brewer and barkeeper. Zorica is of Serbian origin and with her husband and family she lives in a predominantly Serbian town in isolation among Kosovar Albanians. Sometimes Albanian Kosovars come to her bar, famous for craft beer and rock music.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Customers, mostly Serbs, in the bar of Zorica Vorgucic, famous for craft beer and rock music. These young people attend Serbian schools with teachers paid by Serbia and very few speak Albanian. Communities in Kosovo live side by side without mixing.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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View of the city of Gracanica at night. This city is predominantly Serbian and is located less than 15 minutesā drive from the Kosovar capital. Communities in Kosovo live side by side without mixing.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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The city of Rahovec is located on the Kosovar wine road. At its peak in 1989, Kosovo had 9,000 hectares of vineyards. Today, Rahovec - the country's main production region - has 3,000 hectares of vineyards.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Albanian and Serbian are the two official languages of the country. All road signs are in both languages. Extremists and Albanian nationalists sometimes strike out the Serbian names of localities to show their opposition to the presence of Serbs.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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The city of Rahovec is located on the Kosovar wine road. A Serbian minority lives on the heights of the city, but the majority of the population is Albanian. There were almost 4,000 Serbs in 1991, compared to less than 200 in 2011.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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A largely decommissioned factory near the town of Gracanica. Kosovo has almost two million inhabitants and few industries are able to provide jobs for the population. Remains of Yugoslav industry lie here and there, but most of these factories are empty or have only a few employees.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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On Pristina's main avenue, passers-by can buy books in one of the many kiosk bookstores. One will find many different books in Albanian of course but also in English or French. But nothing in Serbian.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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The ALBI shopping mall is reputed to be the most modern in Kosovo, it is also the only one. Here, Kosovars can go to a large food court, go to the cinema or shop at prices that are often prohibitive for the majority of the population.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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On the outskirts of Pristina, there are still buildings from the Yugoslav era. These towers were for a long time the largest in Kosovo. Today, their inhabitants live alongside the owners of more recent real estate projects that have proliferated over the last decade.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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For a long time, this tower was the most famous in Kosovo. But since independence, many new buildings have been built and the tower is now a reflection of a bygone era.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Monument to Fraternity and Unity in Pristina, symbolizing the unity and brotherhood of Albanians, Serbs and Montenegrins. Built during the Yugoslav era, at a time when Kosovo officially recognized only three communities against six today. The monument is nowadays controversial, due to the exclusion of three communities.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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Pristina International Airport was named after Adem Jashari, founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Adem Jashari, hero of Kosovar independence, was killed in 1998 with 58 members of his family during the Serbian army's assault on his home.
Kosovo celebrated a decade of democracy and autonomy on 17 February 2018. The country was born from the will of the Albanian majority to free itself from Serbian control. What is the situation today?
Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium
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In 2013, artist Monsieur Chat was officially invited by the municipality of Pristina. He was able to give free rein to his art, and half a dozen of his famous cats can be found throughout the city.