{"id":193016,"date":"2026-08-20T12:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president-ksgov.net\/?p=193016"},"modified":"2026-08-21T09:03:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:03:50","slug":"acting-president-haxhiu-in-taranto-for-the-opening-ceremony-of-the-taranto-2026-mediterranean-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/president-ksgov.net\/en\/acting-president-haxhiu-in-taranto-for-the-opening-ceremony-of-the-taranto-2026-mediterranean-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Acting President Haxhiu in Taranto for the opening ceremony of the \u201cTaranto 2026\u201d Mediterranean Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Acting President of the Republic of Kosovo, Albulena Haxhiu, travelled to Italy today, where she will attend the opening ceremony of the \u201cTaranto 2026\u201d Mediterranean Games.<\/p>\n<p>Acting President Haxhiu will also attend a reception hosted by the President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, for the heads of state and high-level representatives of the countries participating in the Games.<\/p>\n<p>At these Games, Kosovo is competing in 17 individual sports and four team sports, with a total of 163 athletes, the largest number with which Kosovo has been represented at the Mediterranean Games to date.<\/p>\n<p>The Taranto edition is of particular significance for Kosovo also for the fact that the next edition of the Mediterranean Games will be held in Prishtina in 2030.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Acting President of the Republic of Kosovo, Albulena Haxhiu, travelled to Italy today, where she will attend the opening ceremony of the \u201cTaranto 2026\u201d Mediterranean Games. Acting President Haxhiu will also attend a reception hosted by the President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, for the heads of state and high-level representatives of the countries participating in the Games. At these Games, Kosovo is competing in 17 individual sports and four team sports, with a total of 163 athletes, the largest number with which Kosovo has been represented at the Mediterranean Games to date. The Taranto edition is of particular significance for Kosovo also for the fact that the next edition of the Mediterranean Games will be held in Prishtina in 2030. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":153756,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[113,111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-193016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-visits","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Acting President Haxhiu in Taranto for the opening ceremony of the \u201cTaranto 2026\u201d Mediterranean Games - President of the Republic of Kosovo - DR. 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