Germany imposes sanctions on Kosovo: Stressing Safety Co-operation

The German Embassy in Kosovo has confirmed that it has decided to reduce co-operation with Kosovo temporarily.

“ ... related to this EU warned measures to limit co-operation with Kosovo in various areas if the Kosovo government did not take relevant measures for the deespass. In line with these policies, the German government has decided to temporarily reduce co-operation with Kosovo, including the security sector. ”

All the cancelled projects, the German Embassy has told Nacional that they can start, following the despasses in the north and the necessary “measures to calm the situation there.

“Anyway, all these projects can be resumed anytime. This calls for urgent implementation of the measures needed for descalating the situation in northern municipalities. Germany effectively supports EU efforts, the work of EU Special Representative Lajcak, as well as a relaxed dialogue by the EU.” ) has been said further in their response.

Meanwhile, portal “Supervisor” has reported that as part of these measures, some KSF officers who were scheduled to hold training in Germany have been cancelled. National has not received answers to that.

Measures Under Implementation
During today, European Union spokesman Peter Stano has told Nacional that EU measures towards Kosovo are already being implemented.

It has cited calling out to 27 EU member states that in the event of the situation's deexpassing, “will have negative consequences”.

On June 3rd, the 27 EU member states called on Kosovo and Serbia to take immediate and unconditional measures to declimate the situation in northern Kosovo, or face negative consequences. ” he said.

Because of Kosovo's lack of crucial de-intensive actions, the EU is currently implementing measures regarding Kosovo. They will be brought back once Kosovo does its part. ”

EU excludes Kosovo from Western Balkans Investment Framework grants

Free Europe Radio reports that Kosovo, Montenegro and Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina have been excluded from European Union grants for projects within the Western Balkans investment Framework.

According to this report, other countries, such as Albania, Serbia, Macedonia north and Bosnia and Herzegovina, have benefited from these investments.

The total value of this project is 2.1 billion euros.

This medium reports that Kosovo has remained outside this grant, precisely because of the measures the EU imposed in late June, following the situation created in the north and the failure to deploy.

Kosovo has reportedly applied for two investment grants and four grants of technical assistance, until it becomes known that the country has benefited from this mechanism since 2008.

Also, 30 projects in Kosovo were supported by the same, worth 1.8 billion euros.

Kosovo was designed to complete projects such as: Pristina's Peace Highway, the Belgrade road Pristina, the solar warming for Pristina, the plant for the treatment of sewage for Pristina and others.