38 minutes agoSʹka date for liberalisation, 5 SCE countries that have recognised Kosovo could block the process
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The German MP Peter Beyer's statement yesterday in Pristina that visa liberalisation could come as a surprise at Christmas increased enthusiasm on the political scene in Kosovo. Before the media, together with the prime minister in his resignation, Ramush Haradinaj, Beyer reaffirmed Germany's support for Kosovo internationally, but without wanting to give the date, he said [...]
The German MP Peter Beyer's statement yesterday in Pristina that visa liberalisation could come as a surprise at Christmas increased enthusiasm on the political scene in Kosovo.
Before the media, along with the prime minister's resignation, Ramush Haradinaj, Beyer reiterated Germany's support for Kosovo internationally, but without wanting to give the date, he said liberalisation could be like “rewards” before Christmas.
“Germanis a supportive state for Kosovo integration and visa liberalisation. There was a date. We never mentioned it on our side. It is really not fair that Kosovo is the only country that does not have visa liberalisation. I will not give the date, but maybe it will be a reward for the Christmas”, Beyer said in Pristina.
Visa liberalisation is not being named as “bonus” by Kosovo institutions.
From the Ministry of European Integrations, they say that Kosovo has fulfilled the conditions for this process in the past, and that such a thing would have to happen in a long time.
Deputy Minister of European Integrations Lirak Celij for news.net says surprise would be delays in visa liberalisation, not the outcome of the process.
“I think the odds are, even it had to happen earlier because the conditions have been met on the part of Kosovo, it's just been a political issue, and it can happen any case, and it's going to be a surprise, because surprise is a delay and not the arrival of visa liberalisation”, says Chellaj.
However, Beyer's statement in Pristina is being seen with scepticism by the connoisseur of integration issues, Avni Mazreku.
He says the second part of Beyer's statement must also be analysed, citing the states that have recognised Kosovo.
“I think it should be carefully analysed by MP Beyer's second half, where he mentions the five EU states that have not recognised Kosovo. So we can't talk about deadlines when this process can be completed because this is a political decision”, he says.
However, Mazrek emphasises that Germany is a powerful state, and that the pro-Kosovo vote in the Council has very large representation.
“Anyway, Germany is a very powerful state from which Kosovo enjoys very great support, and Germany's pro vote on the Council normally has very large 35x1> survey.
Otherwise, Beyer in Pristina yesterday said it is a sin that not all EU states have recognised Kosovo.
From the capital, he called on Slovakia, Greece, Romania, Spain and Cyprus to recognise the new reality created in the Balkans.
