Two states that have recognised Kosovo but risk visa waivers

The Republic of Kosovo has already carried out all criteria for visa liberalisation, so at least yesterday European Commissioner Dimitros Avramopoulos confirmed after publishing the positive report on Kosovo. But now Kosovo is looking forward to a difficult road to the European Parliament's final decision to abolish visas.

Knowers of European integrations estimate that setting deadlines is impossible, as the final decision always depends on the position of the member states of the European Union.

Integration issue recogniser Avni Mazrek has said the country's government should now make an active-looping policy in countries that are currently sceptical of the decision on Kosovo.

It has further shown the entire way of this important process for Kosovo.

Kosovo now needs to work with individual states, so with 28 European Union member states because the last word or final decision depends on the position of these EU member states. As stated by the European Parliament's rapporteur for the Western Balkans, Mr Soltes that the main issue will depend on the Council of the European Union, where states are represented and the decision depends on the position of States”, Mazrek said.

Furthermore, in terms of the danger Kosovo may face, Mazrek says it is among 5 EU states that have not recognised Kosovo.

According to him, if one state that has recognised our independence, such as Poland and Cekia joins them, then the system of blocking minorities can be established during the decision process.

Kosovo must support 55 %s of EU member states that represent 65 % of the European Union's population. In the case of Kosovo, knowing that there are five states that have not recognised Kosovo these 5 states can eventually use the blocking minority, but these 5 states do not represent 35 %s of the EU population. But the danger for Kosovo is that even any of the state that has recognised Kosovo to join the group of these five states and then could become effective in the blocking minority, eventually using the blocking minority also blocks the positive decision on Kosovo”, has ended up in Indexline.

Otherwise, EU Commissioner for Migration, Internal Affairs and States Dimitris Avramoopoulos has released his final report yesterday regarding the criteria Kosovo has made for citizens to travel freely to the Schengen area.

According to Avraopoulos, liberalisation belongs to the European Parliament and the European Council, since Kosovo has met all criteria.

We remember, that the heads of institutions in Kosovo are continuing to express optimism that visa removal will take place in December, but this is not going to turn out to be as safe as the decision is expected to depend on the position of EU states.

Meanwhile, EU countries that have not recognised Kosovo are Spain, Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Cyprus. While those who have recognised Kosovo but are sceptical in their stance on Kosovo's decision to abolish visas, it is Poland and Chechia.