8 hours agoReuters: The poorest “country in Europe” could lose EU funds { Kurti suka either for Parliament Speaker
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)The international news agency Reuters has reported on the political crisis in Kosovo, remembering that the current stalemate not only prevents government formation, but may cost the country hundreds of millions of euros in funds from the EU and the World Bank, at a time when the economy is in deep uncertainty. “Deputs are gathering every 48 hours that [...]
“Deputates are gathering every 48 hours since mid-April to elect the Speaker of the Parliament, but incumbent Prime Minister Albin Kurti's candidate, Albulen Haxhiu, has received only 54 of the necessary 61 votes,” writes Reuters, while further quoted experts as warning that failure to elect the chairman could postpone or cancel significant funds from the EU and the World Bank for sectors such as health, education and green energy.
It is reported that speaking of the agency, Lulzim Rafuna, head of the Economic Ode, has said that “there are projects and loans worth 700-800m euros that are suspended due to the” crisis, adding further that “businesses are in doubt of reforms, fiscal policies and taxes”.
Reuters He has then written about the outgoing deputy prime minister's comment, Besnik Bislim, who said the funds would not be lost and that the assembly should elect the speaker to vote on funding. While the prime minister's interview in office, Albin Kurti, given for RTK, saying that “regardless of the opposition's demands, the prime minister has shown no willingness to change candidate”.
On the other hand, writing about Kurt's comment given in the interview: “They don't believe I have 61 votes to become prime minister, and I'm telling you: test me,” Reuters has noted that the incumbent prime minister has not clarified that “expects to secure votes to form the government when it is not even getting to secure them for the election of the Speaker of the Parliament. ”
