6 minutes agoKnaus: Several states, including France and Germany, are preparing to block Kosovo's CoE membership
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)E Institute head SI, Gerald Knaus, has said there are several Council of Europe member states that are preparing to block the vote on Kosovo's accession to the Committee of Ministers. It also lists the two allied states of Kosovo, France and Germany. “Currently several Council of Europe member governments, including Germany and [...]
E Institute head SI, Gerald Knaus, has said there are several Council of Europe member states that are preparing to block the vote on Kosovo's accession to the Committee of Ministers. It also lists the two allied states of Kosovo, France and Germany.
“Currently several Council of Europe member governments, including Germany and France, are preparing to block a May Kosovo accession vote, ignoring its parliamentary Assembly's strong recommendation (APKE) in April”.
France's and Germany's own leader, President Emmanuel Macron and carcineri Olaf Scholz, had called Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti to condition membership in the KiE with concrete and urgent steps towards establishing association.
Knaus also says this decision is followed by a campaign by president of Serbia Aleksandar Vuciq, including “a personal appeal to French President Macro not allowing the” vote.
He also cites Serbia's commitment to buying 12 French combat aircraft Rafal.
“on its 75th anniversary, the Council of Europe is divided on a fundamental issue: do legal assessments and votes in PACE matter? Is membership a merit or is it just political?”, ask Knaus.
Knaus says that while Kosovo is conditioning itself with political decisions, Azerbaijan remains on the Council of Europe even after it arrested KiE Havel 2014 Prize winner for human rights advocates Mammadli Anar
In Berlin, the morning of 25 April 2024 @BertelsmannSt Prime Minister @Oblancurti In the context of access to @coe:
“we are deeply communied to the human rights of all minorities in Kosovo. We will protect... https://t.co/xkV2gDAIZ Pic.twitter. com/3 RE ZcCBS4U
) Gerald Knaus (@rumelioobserver) May 4, 2024
