Who owns Pristina?
The ownership of the Grand is at the centre of controversy By Nils Blythe, reporting from Kosovo for BBC1’s Business Breakfast Arrive in Pristina, Kosovo’s capital, and the first thing you notice is dozens of street vendors selling fuel. It comes in jerry cans, plastic drums, even Coke bottles. Isa Krasniqi had a job making shoes but he hasn’t been paid for a year and a half. So he supports a family of 12 by driving to Macedonia each night and bringing back petrol to sell on the streets. For some, selling petrol on the road is the only source of incomeHe says he makes around 200-300 ($300-$450) a month, but it is the only way he and his family can survive. While everyone’s lives have been changed by the war, the centre of Pristina is little damaged, at least compared with some of Kosovo’s other towns. Many of the shops are open – although some of those formerly run by Serbs have simply been taken over by returning Albanians. Business opportunities Some people are treating the post-war
