DW: Kurti prime minister, non-comod partner for EU

An invitation for an official visit to Berlin is expected from Germany to Kurti soon learned DW from government circles. However, circles from Berlin see Kurt's arrival at the head of the new government with mixed feelings.

Some agree that Albin Kurti will make the process of normalising relations with Serbia difficult, others are more optimistic and think that even a radical one like Kurti will change his radical positions when facing state limits.

The daily press in Germany so far has not commented on the new government, Kurti. Enthusiasm for Kosovo's historic turn, which for the first time will be directed by “Burri wordlors”, as Erich Rathfelder calls it in HINA TAZA, and from a government “No KLA fighter”, as Michael Martens points out in the KLA FAZ.

However, Kurt's curiosity and to some extent expectations are great.

Bodo Weber, one of the parties' consultants in Berlin, predicts in an interview for DW that Kurti as prime minister will be a very uncomfortable conversationor for the EU and internationals. “On the one hand because of his principled and democratic attitudes, but also because his party's beliefs and programme continue to contain dogmatic-ideological elements”, said Weber.

“Waiting for a positive role for peace in the region”

One of the MPs who does not hide his joy by viewing Kurt as Kosovo's new prime minister is Josip Juratovic. Social Democrat MP had supported Kurti since the campaign. He told Deutsche Welles that he is very happy that the repeat election was managed to be avoided.

But the challenges, they're huge. Kosovo's “Social and Economic Progress, the fight against corruption, but also regional co-operation”, it numbers. “is not only the issue of Kosovo's independence, but also co-operation with the countries of the region, especially with Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina”, Yuratovic explains. And we will look very carefully at this co-operation, in the hope that the new government will play a positive role for peace in the region”, he said.

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Manuel Sarrazin, the Greens' deputy, now expects the new government to testify that “can do the job better than the previous”. He likewise sees challenges. “Especially young people rightly expect a strong course of reforms that will bring more democracy and rule of law, more prospects for future and sustainable development”, Sarrazin said.

Sarrazin thinks the time has now come for Kosovo to receive due reward: ” The new country has deserved all EU support for this reform course. Even for this reason, the delayed visa liberalisation decision for Kosovars” must finally be reached. Sarrazin further told Deutsche Welle that the <x2nd> road towards the EU for Kosovo and Serbia will be possible only through a successful normalisation process. Sarrazin also adds that there should never be a change of borders in the Balkans”. / DW/