{"id":78881,"date":"2025-05-27T19:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=78881"},"modified":"2025-05-27T21:10:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T19:10:42","slug":"kosovo-takes-control-of-another-public-facility-in-leposavic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo-takes-control-of-another-public-facility-in-leposavic\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovo Takes Control of Another Public Facility in Leposavi\u0107"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"935d3aa4-261b-4e97-8461-8ea6de23f552\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"233\">Local authorities in Leposavi\u0107, with the support of the Kosovo Police, have taken control of the town\u2019s sports hall, which had been operating under the Serbian system.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"454\">The Deputy Mayor of Leposavi\u0107, Marina Bogojevi\u0107, told Radio Free Europe that the purpose of the sports hall will remain unchanged and that it will continue to be accessible to everyone for the same activities as before.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"671\">This move is part of a broader series of actions aimed at taking control of facilities or shutting down Serbian-run institutions in Kosovo, which the government in Pristina considers illegal and parallel structures.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"891\">Earlier in May, local authorities in North Mitrovica also took control of the city\u2019s sports hall, announcing it would remain operational, with users required to coordinate with the designated management for scheduling.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"893\" data-end=\"1189\">Kosovo began shutting down Serbian institutions at the beginning of 2024. The first closures included provisional municipal bodies, the Serbian Postal Savings Bank, Serbia\u2019s postal services, the pension and health insurance fund, social work centers, public enterprises, and similar institutions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1442\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In the latest wave of closures, other facilities such as city libraries, the city museum in North Mitrovica, the Institute for Culture, Youth, Sports and Specialized Services, and the cultural-artistic society \u201cKosovski Bo\u017eur\u201d have also been included.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\">\n<div class=\"touch:-me-2 touch:-ms-3.5 -ms-2.5 -me-1 flex items-center p-1 select-none -mt-1 duration-[1.5s] focus-within:transition-none hover:transition-none pointer-events-none [mask-image:linear-gradient(to_right,black_33%,transparent_66%)] [mask-size:300%_100%] [mask-position:100%_0%] motion-safe:transition-[mask-position] group-hover\/turn-messages:pointer-events-auto group-hover\/turn-messages:[mask-position:0_0] group-focus-within\/turn-messages:pointer-events-auto group-focus-within\/turn-messages:[mask-position:0_0] has-data-[state=open]:pointer-events-auto has-data-[state=open]:[mask-position:0_0]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local authorities in Leposavi\u0107, with the support of the Kosovo Police, have taken control of the town\u2019s sports hall, which had been operating under the Serbian system. 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