What are the chances of visa liberalisation prior to the new year?

Although we are divided a few days from the beginning of 2019, Haradinaj expresses his belief that the last days of 2018 may be lucky for Kosovars as far as visas are concerned.

“We now have two requirements for the EU and we have normalisation of dialogue and visa liberalisation, these two are in the process this does not connect to the tax that is split. I believe we will get liberalisation not far before the new year, but this does not connect to the” tax, Haradinaj said today after the government meeting.

On the other hand, International Law connoisseur and professor Africa Hoti has said Kosovo's report with the European Union is unique, given the fact that every possible scenario has been passed so far.

According to him, there is no room for optimism or pessimism.

“Nated by practice so far and Kosovo's very special nature, Kosovo's European Union report, I think we have no space either to be optimistic or to be pessimist because we have passed almost every possible scenario, that the European Union could take against Kosovo. It's the fact that in April we will have the next meeting of the Council of Ministers, and logically it is possible to negotiate, even make the decision.

Hoti says in early 2019, we have a dose of optimism on this issue.

No forecast can be made in the current context because Kosovo's road and Kosovo's report remains unique, however, from many of the topics including political, legal and humanitarian, I think we have a dose of optimism to deal with and to give proper answers to this issue.”, he added.

Hoti considers that all arguments that have so far given state leaders are sustainable, stressing the fact that unknown standards for Kosovo are being used.

“I think that all the actions the government and prime minister gave to and each other Kosovo authority are based on are sustainable, because it's a bad fact that Kosovo is being used standards that are so far unknown, that they have not been used for other cases despite expectations, and I think that this declaration will be taken more seriously and I have no dilemma that will be dealt with more seriously to treat Kosovo as countries and other peoples in the Balkans”, he has further assessed.

According to him, what is happening is of particular nature, because we already have no arguments either written or practical on which we can decide and provide answers to visa liberalisation.

We recall the fact that during yesterday's day, yesterday's meeting between Kosovo representatives and the EU has been followed by various tensions, that after having discussions about the tax and no visa liberalisation.