Live update

As announced in our Calendar, the summer court recess at the KSC begins on Monday, 27 July and ends on 14 August 2026. During this period, no hearings are held and some non-essential services are reduced to a minimum. However, the court remains fully functional during this period and work continues across all sections of the KSC. Filings are possible during the recess and, unless otherwise ordered by the judges, judicial deadlines continue running.

Please be informed that registration to attend the pronouncement of the Trial Judgment in the Thaçi et al. case at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers on 16 September 2026 has now closed. No further requests to attend the hearing are being accepted.

Those who submitted a registration request before the deadline will receive an email in due course confirming whether attendance in the public gallery will be possible. The hearing will also be streamed live on the KSC website in Albanian, English and Serbian.

The transcript of the KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 23/07/2026 is now available.

As reflected in the Court Calendar, hearings in the Thaçi et al. case concerning charges of administration of justice are currently scheduled for 17–19 August 2026. The hearing dates have been set on a tentative basis. Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

The transcript of the KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 16/07/2026 is now available.

In its latest detention review decisions of 15 July 2026, Trial Panel II ordered the continued detention of Kadri Veseli and Jakup Krasniqi and denied their requests for provisional release. The Panel found that the risks that the accused may obstruct the progress of the proceedings or commit further offences continue to exist.
More details are available in the decisions in the KSC Public Court Records.

The transcript of the KSC Weekly Press Briefing on 09/07/2026 is now available.

On 8 July 2026, Single Trial Judge Christopher Gosnell issued a new order on the further conduct of proceedings in the case against Thaçi, Smakaj, Kilaj, Fazliu and Kuçi.

Following the admission of the expert evidence of Witness 8 (Koen Herlaar), pursuant to the earlier decision of the Court of Appeals Panel, Judge Gosnell instructed the Defence to notify the Court by 15 July 2026 whether it intends to present any additional evidence responsive to Witness 8's testimony.

Should the Defence not seek to present any additional evidence, the Single Trial Judge indicated that he intends to close the evidentiary proceedings on 16 July 2026 and invite the Parties to file their final trial briefs and reply briefs by 22 July and 5 August 2026, respectively.

More details are available in the Single Trial Judge's order.
 

Following the assignment of a Constitutional Court Panel last week, on 3 July 2026 the Panel partially granted  Pjetër Shala’s request for an extension of time to file a referral. The Panel extended the time limit for filing the referral until 15 September 2026.

On 2 July 2026, President Trendafilova assigned a Constitutional Court Panel to consider the Defence request by Pjetër Shala for an extension of time, until 2 October 2026, to file a referral, following the Supreme Court decision of 25 June 2026. Judges Vidar Stensland, Roumen Nenkov and Piotr Hofmański will decide on this request and any related filings in this matter. 

Please note that another referral by Pjetër Shala is currently pending before the same Constitutional Court Panel, as announced previously.