Analysts for the Zagreb Summit: Pandemia shadows visa liberalisation for Kosovo

EU heads of state and those of the Western Balkans in Croatia will gather tomorrow. In this regard Sam, besides discussing economic recovery after the pandemic, is expected to become clear that the closure of Kosovo-led dialogue is expected to end. Serbia can only be achieved by the EU. Although this Sam is cited as the possibility of visa liberalisation. [...]
EU heads of state and those of the Western Balkans in Croatia will gather tomorrow. In this regard Sam, besides discussing economic recovery after the pandemic, is expected to become clear that the closure of Kosovo-led dialogue is expected to end. Serbia can only be achieved by the EU.
Although this Sam is cited as the possibility of visa liberalisation for Kosovo, the likelihood of such a thing being recognized by international integrations is that “zero”. Because the pandemic will take over the summit.
“Institute Director EPIC”, Demush Shasha tells Kosovo that the good message for Kosovo is to evacuate the veto for participation by Spain.
The “expects that leaders will make it clear that there is a dialogue for normalising relations between Kosovo and Serbia, and that dialogue is shared by the EU”, he said.
In addition, Shasha expressed sceptical of the possibilities for visa liberalisation to occur this year.
No visa liberalisation is discussed in any form, the likelihood of this is zero. This is not a summit theme. The visa liberalisation options beyond the summit, with the passing of each day of 2020 fade each day. So nothing concrete should be expected from the summit for visa liberalisation”, he says.
While the other European integration connoisseur, Besnik Vasol, says this summit will be under the shadow of the Javi 19 pandemic.
“The summit will be under the shadow of the vivid virus, the situation we are undergoing, specifically, will be discussed in post-Cavid. The economic situation to better manage damage that has already occurred from pandemic. How could the EU contribute to the smoothing of the pandemic consensus... unfortunately the summit will have less effect than expected at the beginning. Unfortunately ours too, we would be looking here, or being in the limelight with all the challenges and problems facing us as a country”, he says.
Kosovo at this virtual summit is expected to represent the president, Hashim Thaci.












