When VV tear gas impeded the visa liberalisation process

But this was not the only opportunity for Kosovars to move freely. A chance like that was held by Kosovo in 2016, which was lost because of the tear gas blockade that Vetevendosje made to the Parliament.

 How did Kurti prevent visa liberalisation with gas canisters?

Seven years ago, Kosovo had technically met the conditions, but a criterion was added. Determine of the border line with Montenegro. But the additional criteria were violently opposed by the then-run opposition with Albin Kurti.

Tear gas, which had become common in the Parliament, was repeated.

“, declared on the other side Former German Ambassador to Kosovo Ernst Rachel.

He said it is not surprising why Kosovo was not involved in the EU decision along with Ukraine and Georgia for visa liberalisation.

“Dear Kosovo friends: you may have heard news about Ukraine and Georgia approaching visa liberalisation. Why is Kosovo not involved? Ratification of the border agreement with Montenegro has always been a precondition, and Kosovo has not met it”, he wrote.

The Vetevendosje movement as a sign of opposition also carried out an action at the border checkpoint with Montenegro.

At the most extreme point of Kosovo's territory in Tower, they had placed an Albanian national flag and a sign with the inscription “Republic of Kosovo: Welcome to” written in Albanian, Serbian and English.

Kurti had declared that setting this table is an alarm before the power effort to ratify the agreement on demarcation with Montenegro in the Parliament.

But despite that, Vetevendosje's efforts to prevent this process failed. After many parliamentary meetings of the Assembly with gas canisters on March 18th 2018, Kosovo's Assembly approved the agreement to define the border line with Montenegro, again under gas smoke.

Ratification of demarcation, Kosovo still without visas guilty was Vetevendosje

“Kosovo is leaving visa liberalisation train”Said former Speaker of the Framework Kadri Wessel. So it really happened...

The delay in ratification of the demarcation, due to the obstruction of the Vetevendosje Movement, led Kosovo not to catch the last train for Europe this time.

For ten years, the European Commission handed the visa liberalisation guide to the Kosovo Government, which included 95 criteria to meet. Unlike other countries, it was double for Kosovo.

The European Commission's first report on visa liberalisation progress was adopted on February 8, 2013, the second on July 24th 2014, the third on December 18, 2015, and the fourth on May 4th 2016.

The latter in Kosovo was named a done job, even celebrating champagne opened by then European Integration Minister Bekim Colak

And on July 18, 2018 The European Commission and the European Parliament confirmed that Kosovo fulfilled all criteria in the roadmap for visa liberalisation, including sufficient progress in the fight against organised crime and corruption. Albina Zariqi - PERISCOP