On 1 October 2026, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, travelled to Pristina, Kosovo*, the second stop on her sixth annual tour of the Western Balkans.

On this occasion, Ursula von der Leyen namely visited the new premises of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Pristina, which were funded by the EU.

This video shows extracts of her visit in presence of Albin Kurtin, Kosovan Prime Minister*, and Arben Hajrullahu, Rector of the University of Pristina.

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the International Court of Justice Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence