13 minutes ago4 conditions for Kosovo to accept EC application, including drafting a law involving the Ahtisaari Pack provisions for the Serbian Church.
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(4 years ago)Four constitutional requirements will have to meet Kosovo after applying to the Council of Europe so that this app will be accepted by the Committee of Ministers for Procession to the ECI General Assembly. A diplomatic document that has seen Reporter Reporter.net, shows that the Government of Kosovo has been made [...]
In a diplomatic document that has seen Reporter.net Online, it shows that the Government of Kosovo has been made clear that Kosovo should take several steps regarding what are called problems in the document before the application is accepted into the EC.
The requirements concern voting in the Convention on Religious Freedom and Cultural Heritage, in line with recommendations of the Venice Commission in 2014. Kosovo institutions, in addition to drafting and voting the Law on Cultural Heritage, are stressed, the provisions of Ahtisaari's Pacos should be included in the law.
Also asked by the Council of Europe, Kosovo has been asked for permission for the Serbian Orthodox Church to rebuild the St. Nicholas Church in Prizren. And the other condition Kosovo needs to meet before the admission of the app to the Council of Europe is for the Government of Kosovo to respect the Constitutional Court's decision regarding the properties of the Decani Monastery.
The four steps Kosovo must take, which the document shows have already been discussed between the Kosovo side and EC officials. They are:
“1) The Kosovo Assembly should vote on the Law on Religious Freedom and Cultural Heritage in accordance with the recommendations of the Venice Commission in 2014;
2) After the Ministry of Culture submits the draft of the Law on Cultural Heritage in co-operation with the international advisory group ( EU, O The SEU, and the US -- the Kosovo Assembly should immediately vote on this Law, including the provisions of the Ahtisaari Pacos;
3) Kosovo government must include the Serbian Orthodox Church (KOS) in a content and productive discussion about U membership merits NESTO, and once to meet obligations to the KOS in accordance with the Ahtisaari Plan and the law. This expansion is first possible by giving permission to the Serbian Orthodox Church to rebuild the St. Nicholas Church in Prizren so that members of the Monitoring and Implementation Council can meet;
4) The Kosovo government should respect constitutional rights and specific areas under protection in terms of road construction next to the Decani Monastery”.
The Online Reporter.net has requested confirmation from the Kosovo Prime Minister's Office and the Foreign Ministry if Kosovo has accepted these conditions, but has not received answers.
It is noteworthy that currently at the helm of the Kosovo government is Prime Minister Albin Kurti, who is known as opponent of the Ahtisaari plan. He had even protested the package, which brought Kosovo independence in 2008.
Prime Minister Kurti and his government have given no signal to implement the Constitutional Court's decision in 2016 recognises the monastery's right to property over 23 hectares of land, in view of US and other QUINT calls for its implementation.
In one of his statements, the chief executive has stated that in the case of the Decani Monastery, contradictions should also be taken into account. It has added that the dispute over the Decani Monastery is based on a 1997 Government decision.
Otherwise, Kosovo on 12 May 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 implement basic human rights and freedoms for all persons within that state's jurisdiction.
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.
