European Parliament rapporteur for Kosovo warns innovation in Kosovo- Serbia

The rapporteur for Kosovo in the European Parliament, Riho Terras, has said that Kosovo is on a good track and that it has also posted its report.

In an interview for Info Magazine, he says both power and opposition are very interested in European integrations.

But, it says, Kosovo citizens have that desire.

However, he says that to draft such reports, you have to look at all sides and says they have identified some things that can improve.

“Freedom of the media among them. The report was released before this recent Reporters Without Borders report was released, we have found that there have been problems, Kosovo's drop in 24 countries in this index is something that testifies to the need Kosovo has to improve media freedom, which is one of the basic elements of rule of law”, Terras said.

Among other things, he says they have noticed that Kosovo's now retired government is fighting corruption, but adds that “has yet to do “.

Terras said the subject on dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, which, according to him, is not going well, has also been affected in the report, while adding that the same is the precondition for European integration.

“I understand Kosovo's position and understand that Serbia is not doing its job, but it is important that dialogue continue, it is important for the process as a whole. It's not up to me to decide, I just report to what level of condition things are, but on the part of the Commission a new ambassador has already been appointed, Ambassador Peter Sorensen, who has a lot of experience in the region and has top-commanded to bring both sides back to the chat table”.

“On the part of the Parliament, we are considering the possibility of starting talks between politicians, so MPs, talks between the two parliaments since the European Parliament could be a mediator of these talks, but the key thing is that high representative Kallas and her staff have to work on this topic”, Rho Terras said../Periscopi/