Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK)

News Summary:

On April 17, 2026, the Association of Kosovo Journalists (AGK), the FOL Movement, the Kosovo Institute for Justice, and activist Flutura Kusari declared the process of selecting RTK Board members compromised, requesting that the names not be forwarded to the Assembly. Previously, on November 15, 2025, President Vjosa Osmani wrote to Parliament Speaker Dimal Basha, pressing for the urgent formation of the Budget and Finance Committee to address payment delays for over 700 Radio Television of Kosovo employees, a situation resulting from the committee's failure to form in the new legislature. Earlier, on August 16, 2025, the OSCE advocated for a sustainable and transparent financing model, following the acting Government of Kosovo's approval of RTK's request for a loan to cover employee salaries amidst financial difficulties. This approval came after the acting government, on August 15, 2025, had approved in principle a loan of up to 2.5 million euros for the public broadcaster to ensure its liquidity. That same day, Finance Minister Hekuran Murati clarified that the RTK budget is allocated based on decisions from the Committee on Budget Works and Transfers, with the Treasury executing payments according to the parliamentary committee's directives, as RTK workers had been awaiting their July salaries for two weeks.