6 hours agoFrance, Germany reluctant to back visa liberalisation
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The next three weeks are determining whether Kosovo will be able to enter this year in the Council of Ministers' agenda for visa liberalisation. While so far over 10 European Union states are reluctant to support the removal of the Kosovo visa regime. These include such important countries as Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, [...]
The next three weeks are determining whether Kosovo will be able to enter this year in the Council of Ministers' agenda for visa liberalisation. While so far over 10 European Union states are reluctant to support the removal of the Kosovo visa regime. These include important states such as Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, Austria, Scandinavian countries, as well as countries that have not yet recognised Kosovo's independence.
In the first part of December is the last meeting of the European Union Council of Ministers for this year. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has said days ago he hopes visa liberalisation for Kosovo will manage to enter the agenda this year. On the other hand, the connoisseur of integration processes says there are over 10 states that still have hesitations on whether to abolish visas for Kosovars or not. Even among these countries, analysts say, are countries with great power within the EU, such as Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Scandinavian countries and states that have not yet recognised Kosovo's independence, at the helm with Spain. It is estimated that the likelihood of Kosovo receiving visa liberalisation this year is minimal, writes the newspaper “Voice”.
Meanwhile, discussions between three EU bodies, the Commission, Parliament and the Council of the EU are continuing, and after the end of these discussions and voting in the working Group for Visa (COWEB), if there is consent, whether the proposal is passed to the COROPER level, where ambassadors of the EU member states sit to discuss the issue and finally the issue is passed to the Council of Ministers for the vote.
