Justice minister expects positive assessment from EU in fighting corruption

Justice Minister Abelard Tahiri has expressed confidence that Kosovo will receive positive assessment from the European Union's delegation for fighting organised crime and corruption, which is the last criterion for visa liberalisation.

Minister Tahiri in an interview for the newspaper “Voice” has said the EU technical delegation, coming this week to Kosovo, will provide positive assessment, as according to him, Kosovo institutions are doing good work in implementing the recommendation to fight corruption and organised crime.

Tahiri has said that following the transition of demarcation to the Kosovo Assembly, the latest criterion for assessment is “track record” in the fight against corruption and organised crime.

This technical team from the European Commission will therefore assess the progress made in order to assess Kosovo whether it meets the criteria for receiving the recommendation for visa liberalisation. Since it is a technical team, their assessment, as well as the European Commission, will have recommendation approaches, then it remains to member states one by one to determit giving or non-visiting visa liberalisation”, Tahiri has indicated.