you know what it's time your voice is. the 77 percent. from politics to flash from housing boom boom top this is where. welcome to the 77 percent. this weekend on the t w. europe's youngest nation at home to its youngest population. its majority ethnic albanian with the serbian minority a country that bears the scars of old conflicts and recent wars. a country and people still looking for justice. will leave these nobodies became

ghosts but the eighty's is a. busy. time for muslims or. was it was more comfortable youth day for. me to find you are all. i think it's. going to be fun to look up to so. that despite the profound grief our work help to heal the wounds we turned that pain into willpower. if.

these women work around the clock in 2 shifts. they belong to an agricultural cooperative in. a village in southern kosovo. their pickled vegetables are known across the country as is the traumatic past of these women they are all war widows. once part of yugoslavia and then 20 years ago a theater of war. the manager and founder of the collective. pops by with her son. he was just 3 months old when his father was killed in 1999 his mother was left with nothing except her 2 young children 3 years later she founded an association called the widows of. which would later become a women's cooperative. it

was really difficult convincing people in the village especially the women. the notion of working independently while also being a grieving widow in a rural community was unimaginable but i was persistent and managed to bring all the women together. on march 25th and 26th 1999 more than 100 muslim men from krisha were rounded up and shot dead by serbian militias the women and children fled or were driven out. of the graves of those murdered for some there are no graves their bodies were never found. it was massacres like this targeting albanian civilians that prompted nato to launch a campaign of air strikes against serbia. in june 1909 the multinational k. 4 force sent troops into kosovo the soldiers were welcomed as liberators by kosovar

albanians. to monitor the withdrawal of serbian forces from kosovo which sought independence from yugoslavia. 20 years on k. 4 still has staff on the ground its troop numbers now reduced to 3600. away from the forces headquarters and. only visibly present in the northern town of . a journalist from explains what ethnic serbs make the case for today. to be in favor of. all the time repeated neutrality calls the. nato force. to provide. an army as

a neutral army to provide peace and. later. will show us around her online news office and. 100 kilometers further south we're now at the cemetery in croatia. buffy hoti enter 20 year old son trayvon don't come here very often. in the villages but the call to my memories of march 26th 1909 are really difficult it's now been 20 years see every year on the date of that crime everyone from the village comes to the cemetery to the graves of their family members. but there's no grave for me and my children to visit so instead we come here to the memorial where the names of the missing are listed dari. personified. bus came hoti has been missing since the massacre 4 years his wife clung to the vain hope that he had survived. the men who carried out

the mass murder were never caught but the atrocity and crew shot did feature in the charges brought against high ranking serbian politicians and military commanders. the u.n. war crimes tribunal in the hague sends them to lengthy prison terms. question my life was a nightmare i was 38 with no husband and my back up against all the fuss that it was like being on the ground and having to get up on my own and learn to walk again like a toddler most of them but in spite of everything that life went on. her cooperative process is more than $600.00 tons of vegetables a year. 3 lawn works here alongside 58 women. and they want to expand. their pickled peppers pepperoni isn't gherkins made according to traditional recipes are sold at markets across the region although 70 percent of their product

is exported. i was a woman in my early thirty's when i set up a company with one euro it has since become a large scale enterprise and the only woman in kosovo running a company like this i did it with determination and hard work and with god's help i've managed to stay healthy. the fast growing capital of course is home to a growing number of cars and a construction boom. at the same time the country's unemployment rate is close to one 3rd of the working population. its economy is dependent on international aid organizations as well as cash transfers from cos of ours working abroad. begun the money has made a name for himself in kosovo as a painter photographer and musician. you know nicely done here and it's been 18 years since our reporter killed

a start last saw began the money when she filmed a report about him. at the time he had just unrolled at the art academy in pristina that's what i usually do i paint photographs and see a sound that from the human terrain i look quite younger 212-1200 the time of life to live a good life. to have. money to buy things to to to live good to have. a happy family to live in a good country with a. all could dissipate to its hold just to see what life future will be because. there's not certain places where i can get employed to finish my versity but no i have opportunity maybe to go. outside to start this so you

feel you would stay if you would come back because. 100 percent sure all come back to show. half of what i said is realize because i have become an autism being working is all it is through all the time. but i didn't i was trying to go to live abroad. once. i met someone my wife. and we just married and i continued living here. began as a regular visitor to the city's markets where he also observes the mood people must be you see people complaining every day and that's all for the nodes not only the economy conditions but also. this occasion in the way of nuts.

while at the market he also made some useful finds. since i was collecting these books from seventy's and sixty's books from new yugoslavia. i used to look at them was lost and then came the idea to paint. it's actually a van to the funeral ceremony of tito in 1980 they don't remember what you say. when you. put it. this is a political motive yes but i don't know. the death of tito led to the disintegration of the multinational country nationalist politicians on various sides called for ethnically pure states resulting in

a series of wars and the mass displacement of ethnic groups. in the north of kosovo is a defacto divided city. the southern part of town is home to cause of our albanians . they still see the us as protector the north is majority serve in between the 2 sides italian k for troops. this is the same place 20 years ago in 1999 it's all violent clashes between kosovar albanians and serbs who are blocking the roads to northern. cape or soldiers deployed tear gas to keep the 2 ethnic groups apart. today a new bridge across the river connects the ethnic albanian part of nature of it so

with the serb north the tensions continue to flare up in may cause of our police officers launched anti smuggling raids in serbia jordi towns in the north of the country making 20 arrests in response serbian president aleksander put his military on alert for urge both sides to exercise restraint. i don't think that we have moved. reading much forwards through all of the balkans in comparison to ninety's. i see a huge comeback of ninety's again especially for the past 2 years here a sibyl. in comparison to the political rhetoric from belgrade. and he also said the same political leaders. really they haven't changed. we accompany totty on a lots or a bitch on

a tour of the serbian northern part of me. without our albanian camera crew who had safety concerns. the journalist has been accused of treason due to her reporting. the serbian president has even called critical media outlets spies controlled by the west the ethnic serbs look to russia for support especially vladimir putin. and her team published the online newsletter corsa. funded by the un and has won a range of awards as has its editor. and would. want to know what he said. to the newsletters writers want to provide kosovo serbs with objective information to provide balance against a one sided media propaganda. and at the heart of that serbian propaganda is the

side of the battle of costs of 0 and 1389 in which christian orthodox serbs faced an invading ottoman force. in belgrade size because of a field is to this day the cradle of serbian identity. the statue celebrates another serbian hero from the battle. years ago. production has risen from an initial 1000 to 2000 liters per month. is happy about that except for problems resulting from political tension between possible and its neighbor not least attacks on imports from serbia.

i suffered from that decision over 100 percent bags because even though the beginning we imported. based malts from serbia there is malta we serve no useful reporting base malt from there. it was cheaper for transportation cost and it's cheaper also. prize after that we saw the importer also based malt from belgium. high end ales for discriminating tastes and in varying strengths. the bottles are labeled in cyrillic script for the brands predominantly serbian clientele and in english for the small number of albanian customers. homes from the border are still fresh because they are not close to ship them knowledge that they

were trying step in hearing more and. more to justify eat as you know jobs defames to come true or just be friends of the people . bucks to say you know those for me to do crimes have to give a sponsor. and then me i kind of stuff. we leave here along always peace peace is the only way. greg johnny monastery for centuries a sacred site for the serbian orthodox church. it's also a unesco world cultural heritage site and as such the tracks both tourists and wedding parties. the serbian black seems to be an indispensable element of any wedding here. whether it's serb or albanian descent almost everybody in kosovo

marries within their own ethnic group. and that is good news for those who want to see ethnically homogenous communities and territories among them leading politicians in both kosovo and serbia. have talked openly about land swaps and border adjustments. to concerns about the future. in 21st century to any normal person it's beyond any kind of logic to think about hate just because you want a long lasting peace even to be believing that even if this will settle down it's against any kind of. democracy or european principle to tell people hey goal leave your homes and go back to the other side. kosovo and serbia are currently not talking to each other not officially at least. close to the

parliament in pristina is the national museum which also features weaponry used by the liberation army in the war of independence. but some kalay fighters have a far from heroic or glorious past. commanders now hold senior positions in government but some stand accused of being involved in war crimes against ethnic serbs including ramos hari deny who stepped down as prime minister in july he has since appeared before a special court in the hague. 11 years after independence kosovo has now been recognized by more than 100 countries although not by serbia russia or china. riginal euphoria after the war has dissipated people were very optimistic i was to . go to mr goh was saying that he will build a country which is. worth to be

independent which we are independent in the way but not completely. begun in money has his personal independence at least in addition to establishing himself as an artist he runs his own restaurant. began work here as a student 18 years ago back then it was a cafe and bar run by his father. the cafe is now a restaurant managed by began together with his wife nuki. actually my wife's idea because she was visiting area and when she came to live here she. couldn't find places to eat she was my sister and i want to open the place for visitations. people who are interested. surprisingly.

given sheaves she wanted to exist. this is a different face of kosovo to sharm out and snatching a park in the southeast of the country. where there are hopes of a softer kind of tourism in the future. tech aim to achieve works for the park authorities as a tour guide today he has a group from germany. the park wants to attract outdoor enthusiasts with cross border hiking trails and accommodation with local people in mountain villages. the broader aim is to make use of the park more sustainable. we don't want to build more infrastructure. to use this. as. sort of.

so we can use this the people who are living of the. benefits. after arriving at their destination the visitors savors some regional specialties. just. as a german visitors enjoy some famous sharry cheese. this new mountain lodge is run by lay our family there hoping to see a rise in hikers and other visitors looking to stay the night. but. this is a. was. so. one potential. danger remains for hikers in kosovo as in other parts of former

yugoslavia land mines visitors are advised to stick to official paved trails and take along an experienced local guide. and hugh. i get a very relaxed feeling here people are very hospitable and i have the impression that they're delighted to see tourists coming to explore the country. it's been 20 years since the conflict and sponsorship but i don't have the feeling that it's dangerous he has having this discussion with us here it wouldn't be this. official spanish. meanwhile it's business as usual at the women's agricultural co-operative in croatia which receives financial support from the e.u. . today some of the widows own daughters have also started working here many of them were too young to remember their murdered fathers. the co-operatives logo is

a farmer's wife bearing a white head scarf originally as a symbol of mourning but now the women say it's a symbol of peace. 70 percent of the production is exported to germany austria italy and switzerland and the cooperative has recently signed contracts with buyers in sweden and the us. you. know. i never gave up because i love my life and kosovo. and i never wanted to leave and bring up my children abroad. i wanted them to grow up in the homeland of their father to inherit his property and to preserve his memory and respect for the family. many of those hoping for a brighter future and prishtina end up at the job center. to. situation is particularly worrying for the new generation youth unemployment is currently at

almost 60 percent. mohammad has an appointment with a career counselor he's 24 and studying business. after graduating he wants to work in administration. though. the conversation with his advisor is a sobering one. but he remains confident. in his demand abroad for labor in the construction sector that improves my chances of finding a job. would he leave the country to find work shaw for most i wouldn't hesitate if i were to find a good and secure job. next door a counsellor is arranging an internship or a 34 year old woman. it's better than nothing. it's

getting more and more difficult. for cost if i was simply doesn't have enough factories to employ more people. shop to get all the jobs in the administrative and service sector a failed source. if we had more factories the situation will be fun. to kitchen should work. for young people looking for opportunities in the i.t. sector the innovation center kosovo and prishtina is an incubator for new ideas. the engineers at this startup specialize in 3 d. printers. and their products are in big demand both in kosovo and further afield. the company is now looking to seal a distribution deal with a german partner to sell their printers across the e.u. in addition to being cheaper than the competition they have another marketing plus . yeah all these big book made from normal everyday plastics this is

a biodegradable type of plastic which is called peel away or a little lactic acid is kind of the standard in the 3 d. printing industry but it's great to be used indoors since it doesn't release any talk since it's a very safe for indoor environments and we have limited our product to do this kind of blast. the company recently won a german design award and these young programmers are developing a smartphone app for driving schools and initially aimed at the german market you. could assist. me your companies can use it to plan shared chilling for driving instructors and students who are instructors can track the progress of dance students so. they can also check when the appointments are for the theory and practical tends. to get bookkeeper. when we 1st met began

the money 18 years ago he was the same age as the young programmers being a student he didn't need a special visa to go abroad at the time. but eventually he decided to come back and make a new start with kosovo. he now also promotes cultural projects. and help to secure a future for this old cinema in the center of pressure. for film festivals and music events. my creative painting of the music of the. world on the. site is fine but still the bars like the. whole society those things i don't know what to expect with wish. people who live. more a way to. political ins change. a new generation will

come and. the will be more smarter. or more for countries. i still think it will be. good so. to miss the. big on the money has been able to make the best of his opportunities but 20 years on the war's legacy is still palpable conflicts with serbia political and economic instability a snap election following the prime minister's resignation. there are signs of hope for kosovo however innovative ideas and other success stories hopes now rest on the younger generation their biggest challenge will be to forge a common shared future for all ethnic groups who call kosovo home.

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