Maliqi: With visa liberalisation, there is something not being publicly told

He casts doubts that there is something in this process that Kosovo is not publicly being told.

I hope very much, there's been a positive movement in several countries like the Netherlands, I think it moved more directly a pro position. We've seen countries that used to be against the pros. However, I think there's something about this topic that isn't telling us publicly and I think that the reason why no decision was made right now or even though support for membership in the Council of Europe is that these have remained the only instruments for the West to condition or control the approach of the Government”, he said in Tv 1.

According to him, Kosovo Police shares in the country's north and decisions not to allow Serbian elections to be held in Kosovo positively influence visa liberalisation.

And these steps, as I said with the police in the north, look very positive inside me and they seem to be leading to a solution. For example, decisions such as refusing to hold Serbian elections despite QUIN's strong pressure produce results, as it does visas and the Council of Europe. So those we're going to see lack of support on these if we continue with this approach that things can do ourselves”, he concluded.

Agon Maliqi is the creator and co-founder of the blog Sobonker. He works as a researcher and public policy adviser in the private sector, while also engaged as a civil society activist and commentator in the Kosovo press. Maliqi has worked for a number of development programmes in Kosovo, mainly related to good governance, human rights and inclusive development.