Apostolova government: Think twice before applying for EU candidate status

In an interview for public television, Apostolova said he expects the new generation's dreams that want to travel to Europe as soon as possible.

It's not up to us or the European Commission. Depends on member states. We're in the final phase of the assessment. A few days ago in Kosovo was a delegation that collected data. EU member states make the decision, following recommendation from the European Commission. I hope that the dreams of the generation that want to travel to Europe” will be fulfilled, Apostolova said.

On the other hand, she said Western Balkan countries, including Kosovo, are already considered part of the European family, but there are still technical procedures that must be completed for the membership process.

She also had an order for the Government of Kosovo.

According to her, the government should think twice before applying for EU candidate status.

You've seen how dysfunctional your district was over the past year. And we know how long it took political subjects to form Government. We need to see the reality that is in Kosovo. At the moment, the government must think for sure where it will run for EU candidate status. As commissionor Hahn said, you should think twice before applying for EU candidate status”, Apostolova said.

On the other hand, she cited the normalisation of reports between Kosovo and Serbia as necessary.

The implementation of relations between the two countries is a condition for EU membership, both for Kosovo and Serbia, so we expect agreement as soon as possible. There are agreements that have been signed that must be implemented. The EU does not specify how fast negotiations go, nor when the final agreement is reached. Kosovo's main tasks are clearly defined in the SAA agreement. Education reform needs to be made, to be careful with public finance management, and many other issues”, Apostolova said further./Periscopi