The humanitarian organisation SOS Balkanroute is working to ensure that migrants are better treated.

Since the end of 2016, Italy has authorised the cultivation of light cannabis. In other words, hemp for industrial use with less than 0.2% THC content.

In Kosovo, Albanians and Serbs do not often mix. However, in the small town of Kamenica, co-existence is peaceful with both ethnic groups going to the same cafés and markets. This is the work of the town’s young mayor, Qendron Kastrati.

Three quarters of Kosovans are under 35, a great advantage for an otherwise disadvantaged country. Hana Qerimi has founded a school that teaches children to be programmers, preparing them for the world of today and tomorrow.

From its beginnings with 6 members to today’s 28, peace has been central to the European project with the Franco-German partnership proving crucial in building the European Union.

Adelina Tershani is 21 and one of the leaders of the feminist movement in Kosovo. She challenges patriarchal views with slam poetry.  

Nearly 100,000 Kosovans have left the country since 2014. Filmmaker Ilir Hasanaj went in the opposite direction. Having let Kosovo with his family in the 1990s for Switzerland, he has now come back to Pristina to help rebuild cultural life in the city.

Uta Ibrahmi was the first Kosovan to climb Mount Everest where she took the Albanian and Kosovan flag. She sees herself as an ambassador for her country and wants to inspire others to believe that anything is possible.

Spring 1999 was the beginning of freedom for Albanian communities in Kosovo and a sad period for Serbian communities. In Pristina we meet Egzon Mustafa, a rock musician playing in a band which brings together the communities.

28-year-old Marko Rakic runs an NGO in the Serbian area of Mitrovica. It helps young people to access training and supports social and cultural projects. He sees Serbians in Kosovo as second-class citizens, neglected by both Pristina and Belgrade.