Bundestag MP urges German government to stop activities to admit Kosovo to the EC

Over the past few days, the local Serbs of Leposaviqi, Zubin Potoko and Zvecan have protested where they have sought the release of municipal buildings there, as well as the removal of Kosovo Police.

Likewise, they have wounded by various and strong means over 20 KFOR soldiers, as well as attacked Kosovo journalists and police officers.

However, Bystron says escalation of violence in Kosovo shows that “Kosovo is not part of the Council of Europe”.

According to him, the Western Balkan region remains a barrel of powder. He has called on the German government to ban its activities to admit Kosovo to the Council of Europe.

The recent escalation of violence in Kosovo shows: Kosovo is not part of the Council of Europe! The region remains a barrel of gunpowder, and if we accepted it in the Council of Europe and the EU, we would carry the problems of the region to our institutions and thus destabilise them. The AfD parliamentary group calls on the federal government to immediately stop its activities to admit Kosovo to the Council of Europe”, it says in response.

The developments in northern Kosovo have reacted to the QUINT countries, which have asked the Kosovo Government to expand the situation.

Kosovo has applied for membership in the Council of Europe on 12 May 2022. On April 24th, Kosovo Foreign Affairs Minister Donika Grovalla had announced that the Council of Europe's Ministerial Committee has made the decision to submit to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe the application for Kosovo membership.

The Council of Europe is an international human rights organisation, democracy and rule of law in Europe. This council, founded in 1949, has its headquarters in Strasbourg, France.

The Council advocates freedom of expression and media, equality and minorities in member states.