5 hours agoDi Maio for visa liberalisation: The EU is sometimes short-lived
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Italy's Foreign Minister, Louis De Maio, has criticised the European Union that is still liberalising Kosovo's visas. “EU accession should not become an elusive but rather a real and tangible goal. I want to say it clearly, unfortunately, the EU is sometimes short. Such an example of the case of Kosovo, [...]
“EU accession should not become an elusive but rather a real and tangible goal. I want to say it clearly, unfortunately, the EU is sometimes short. Such an example of Kosovo's case, whose citizens are the only ones from around the region not to continue taking advantage of visa liberalisation and why all conditions set by the European Commission have been met”.
De Maio has said visa liberalisation for the Balkans has been one of the EU's wisest investments made in the past 20 years, saying it was allowed for societies to interact freely.
Our “is that this investment will be made knowing the same liberalisation for Kosovo. Italy will continue to fight for progress made translate into a concrete progress in bringing the Western Balkans closer to the EU”.
Italian top diplomat said this stance is not minority within the EU, but that the same share many member states.
