EU urges content on sides, does not comment on Kosovo's EC membership bid

“We are aware of Kosovo's expressed goal of seeking membership in the Council of Europe. But on the one hand, we do not comment on warnings and the expression of goals, and on the other, we do not comment on possible processes in other institutions. Just remind them that the European Union is not a member of the Council of Europe”, EU spokesman for Foreign Affairs and Security Peter Stano has said.

He has said that, as far as the EU is concerned, “can recall the call for Kosovo and Serbia to do everything in their ability to advance the EU facilitated dialogue for normalising the reports between them”.

We also invite them to act on content from any rhetoric and action that could lead to tensions. We expect both sides to act responsibly and contribute to the creation of an atmosphere, which will help normalise reports between them”, this EU spokesman has said.

Kosovo on Thursday has applied for membership in the Council of Europe. Application at Council of Europe headquarters in Strasbourg has made Kosovo Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspore Donika Grovalla.

The Council of Europe is an international human rights organisation, democracy and rule of law in Europe, headquartered in Strasbourg, France. The Council advocates freedom of expression and media, equality and minorities in member states.

The application is considered by the Committee of Ministers, and after reviewing the situation in Kosovo, the final word is given by the Parliamentary Assembly, which consists of national representatives of member states. The admission takes place with the vote of 2/3 of the majority.

Every member of the Council of Europe must accept the principles of rule of law and
Applying basic human rights and freedoms for all
within the jurisdiction of that country.

In Russia's absence, which on March 16th of this year has been excluded from this Council because of the start of the unprotested war in Ukraine, two-thirds of the member states of this organisation recognise Kosovo's independence.

Because decisions are made in large measure, the possibility of Kosovo's accession is real, if it is estimated that Kosovo meets the conditions.

Although the European Union does not say about Kosovo's application for membership in the Council of Europe, many member states have unofficially warned that they will support Kosovo to become a member of the Council of Europe under powerful procedures.

The EU continues to take a neutral stance on Kosovo's status, as 5 out of its 27 member states have not recognised Kosovo's independence.