Macro creates “anth” in Kosovo for visas, Visar Ymer shows how this warning should be read

“Finance and Germany have made their pledges for visa policies and other economic issues, which will be revised if the two sides do not act responsibly”, President Macron said, stressing that careful access is needed especially when the sustainability of the Western Balkans is at stake.

These Macron statements in a proposal for Perisop have been commented to political analyst Visar Ymer. According to him, this is a pressure being put on Kosovo and Serbia, stressing that both sides are required to be construction. Ymer said the Kosovo government should take into account the French president's warning.

The implementation of the decision that enables us to move visa-free through EU countries would have been very bad news for Kosovo citizens. And of course the government of the Republic of Kosovo should take that into account. As I hope the EU and member states do. The mood I think this issue is being seen as the last instance of pressure on Kosovo to play a constructive role in dialogue with Serbia. At the same time yesterday's statements by President Macron indicate that the pressure is envisioned to apply to both sides. So it is a requirement for both Kosovo and Serbia to play a constructive role towards implementing the agreement reached in Brussels, including the annex agreed on in Ohrid. This does not mean that both sides will be sanctioned, but that the EU will decide and then introduce the member states report on the behaviour of the parties, and who they see as the obstacle of reaching and implementing the” agreement, Ymer told Periscope.

Starmer says early this September Kosovo will be required to launch the process of establishing association, while for “Serbia the requirements that will link with the commitment to enable local elections to be held for the four municipalities”.

The immediate request in early September will be the following: escalation according to EU provisions; the start of the process of establishing association according to the agreement in Ohrid, which implies Kosovo's first draft of the statute to launch the negotiation process on it. While for Serbia the requirements will certainly be linked to the commitment to enable the holding of local elections for the four municipalities, as well as perhaps action that is linked to the recognition of Kosovo passports. I think Serbia should be immediately required to define its behaviour against Kosovo membership in international organisations, so to define what it means not to prevent membership, and where it should insist that Serbia in no way dare speak against membership. But additionally, it should be defined how Serbia votes in these organisations against Kosovo”, Ymer concluded.

We remember that the European Union's envoy for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, during his stay in Bled, has met with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti.

Lajcak has indicated that his meeting with Kurti was the preparation of the upcoming meeting in September, under the dialogue mediated by the European Union.

I developed an important meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, today in Bled. Our main topic of discussion was preparations for the upcoming September Summit of Higher Dialogue with the focus on normalising relations and implementing the June 3rd” declaration, Lajcak wrote. /Iliryana-Periscope