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2 minutes agoMandl: Visa liberalisation sıb to deal with tensions in the north, they were created by Belgrade-controlled criminal groups
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)At today's meeting of ambassadors of EU member states, the proposal for visa liberalisation for Kosovo has been removed from the agenda, which envisions free movement no further than January 1st 2024. The reasons for this move were said to be political and related to the situation in the north [...]
The reasons for this move were said to be political and related to the situation in northern Kosovo, and that the next discussion of this will be held on November 30th.
Regarding this EU action, Austrian Eurodeput Lucas Mandl has said visa liberalisation does not concern tensions in northern Kosovo.
He added that tensions in this part have been created and organised by criminal groups controlled by Belgrade.
I can only recommend to the governments of member states not to link visa liberalisation to tensions in northern Kosovo. These tensions have been created and organised by organised organised crime groups controlled by Belgrade”, Mandley said.
Speaking of the situation in northern Kosovo, Mandley said Belgrade would also have to contribute to the despass instead of escalation of the situation.
The removal of Vuciqi from the negotiations is again an act of escalation on his part. He has no moral right to do so. It has a moral obligation to contribute to de-scaling and mutual understanding. There is absolutely no connection between this and visa liberalisation”, said Eurodeput Lucas Mandl.
The Austrian Eurodeput, which has so far called for and supports visa liberalisation for Kosovo, has said the EU must keep its promises.
The visa-free travel for the people of the Republic of Kosovo is delayed. The EU must keep its promises. The small minority of member-state governments that are blocking the whole process, I recommend that they withdraw from this blockade and allow the people of Kosovo to travel as the people of the other five Western Balkan countries do. I strongly recommend to the Council that it decide quickly on this positive, without delay to add to”, Mandley told Telegrafi.
The situation in northern Kosovo has been tense, due to Prime Minister Albin Kurti's decision to launch the process of reregistering Serbian illegal license plates.
Serbs in the north, largely controlled by official Belgrade, oppose Kosovo plates, RKS, and have warned of resistance to them.
Despite the international community's calls for postponement of the reregistering process, Kurti has not given up.
Currently suspended until November 24th, the second phase of his plan, in an effort to give a chance to find an acceptable solution for both sides.
