Director for the Balkans in the EU: All countries must be convinced to remove measures, the situation in the north has improved

The European Union has confirmed again that conditions for lifting measures against Kosovo have not yet been created, which Brussels imposed in June last year.

In a debate held on the European Parliament's Foreign Policy Committee, Marko Macovec director for the Balkans in the Foreign Service has indicated that the situation in northern Kosovo is not improving, and tensions, according to him are continuing to accumulate.

The European Union is ready to gradually free the measures, but all member states must be very convinced. And if you follow the conditions and what is happening in northern Kosovo, the security situation has not significantly improved”, Marko Macovec said.

He estimated that last year he was with mixed developments in the process of normalising reports between Kosovo and Serbia. He cited the disappearance of violence in May in the north and the September 24th attack on Banjska.

The normalisation of relations with Kosovo through the rapid implementation of all EU facilitated dialogue commitments, including the agreement on the road to normalisation and implementation of the annex, remains anyone clear. This comes with responsibility for regional stability, where responsibility for the attacks on September 24th remains extremely important”, the director for the Western Balkans ordered in the Foreign Service.

Serbia, he named it an important state in the region both on issues of stability and instability. He reiterated the necessity of this state adapting to EU foreign policy regarding sanctions against Russia and confirmed that this issue has consequences for Serbia's EU integration process. He has also underlined that Serbia is continuing close co-operation with Russia and has regular meetings with Moscow officials. /rtklives/