
The Progress Report of the European Commission has concluded that "the Government [of Kosovo] has continued with its ambitious agenda towards the European Union", said the first deputy prime minister of Kosovo, Besnik Bislimi.
After receiving the Progress Report from the EU ambassador in Kosovo, Tomas Szunyog, Bislimi in a joint press conference with the European official, said that a big push in fulfilling the reforms required to join the EU will was the removal of the punitive measures imposed by the European bloc on Kosovo.
"Internal reforms in the rule of law, good governance, good economic and social progress, visa liberalization and commitment to the European Union confirm that we are taking the right steps on the way to the European future. The removal of punitive measures from the EU would return the motivation and accelerate the reforms even more", said Bislimi.
Earlier in the year, the EU imposed punitive measures against Kosovo following rising tensions in northern Kosovo, where local residents oppose new Albanian mayors.
According to Bislim, Kosovo has proven that it is an ally of the EU, aligning its foreign policy, especially for the sanctions against Russia and Belarus, but according to him, the EU must also prove that it loves and sees Kosovo within the bloc.
"Complete non-recognition by the 27 EU member states continues to weaken the position of the EU not only in Kosovo, but also in the region. The continuation of the membership process depends on the political will and receiving the status of the candidate country does not mean recognition by the member states", he said.
Kosovo applied for EU membership at the end of last year. Of the countries in the region, Kosovo is the last in terms of its path to EU membership, as it is the only one that does not have the status of a candidate country.
Bislimi said that in this year's report, some of the progress made by Kosovo were not highlighted.
"According to our analysis, there are some achievements in the segment of political criteria, more specifically in the field of the functioning of democracy, justice and the rule of law, the fight against corruption and public administration, which should have been emphasized and appreciated more in this report, since they are achieved with great importance for a democratic society and moreover, they were recommended in last year's report", said Bislimi.
Meanwhile, the EU ambassador in Kosovo, Tomas Szunyog, when asked whether the removal of the measures will be conditional on the establishment of the Association of municipalities with a Serbian majority, said that the bloc expects the three conditions presented in the declaration of the EU states to be met - on June 3.
Në atë deklaratë janë paraparë tri kushte: shtensionimi i situatës në veri, mbajtja e zgjedhjeve të parakohshme në këtë pjesë të Kosovës të banuar me shumicë serbe dhe angazhimi në dialog. Kushti i fundit, sipas Szunyog përfshin edhe themelimin e Asociacionit.
“Raporti e njeh se ka një progres të caktuar duke përfshirë themelimin e kornizës ligjore për zgjedhjet e parakohshme dhe disa çështje që lidhen me shtensionimin në objektet komunale. Por, raporti thekson se duhet të shohim hapa të tjerë. Shpresojmë që hapat të merren sa më shpejt dhe masat të hiqen sa më shpejt që Kosova të gëzojë potencialin, jo vetëm nga mekanizmat ekzistues, por edhe nga plani i rritjes”, tha ai, duke iu referuar planit për rritje ekonomike të shteteve të Ballkanit Perëndimor, të miratuar më 8 nëntor. Ky plan është në vlerë prej 6 miliardë eurosh.
Szunyog përsëriti qëndrimin e BE-së se e ardhmja e Kosovës është në bllokun evropian, duke theksuar se këto nuk janë deklarata boshe.
Në Raportin e Progresit për Kosovën, në shumicën e fushave që vlerësohen, Komisioni Evropian ka thënë se Kosova ka shënuar “përparim të kufizuar”.
Në raport gjerësisht përmendet edhe situata e tensionuar e sigurisë në veri të Kosovës – që banohet me shumicë serbe – por edhe për procesin e normalizimit të raporteve me Serbinë përmes dialogut që ndërmjetësohet nga Bashkimi Evropian.
Në raportin për Kosovën shprehjet keqardhje që Kosova dhe Serbia nuk kanë nisur t’i kryejnë obligimet e tyre nga dialogu pa parakushte dhe vonesa të tjera. Kosovës i bëhet ftesë veçmas që të themelojë Asociacionin e komunave me shumicë serbe. Në raport, tashmë kërkohet që Asociacioni të themelohet duke pasur për bazë propozimin e fundit për draft-statusin për Asociacionin, që u është prezantuar palëve më 21 tetor.
“Nga Kosova pritet që të nisë procesin i cili çon deri te themelimi i Asociacionit të komunave me shumicë serbe bazuar në propozimin evropian që u është paraqitur palëve më 21 tetor 2023. Nga Serbia kërkon që të mbështesë këtë proces dhe paralelisht të nisë përmbushjen e obligimeve të saja kyçe nga Marrëveshja [drejt normalizimit të raporteve]”, thuhet në tekst, ku shtohet se “formalitetet, përfshirë edhe ato që lidhen me miratimin, nuk duhet të jenë pengesa në rrugën e përparimit në zbatim”.
Marrëveshja drejt normalizimit, që u arrit më herët gjatë vitit, kërkon nga palëve të zhvillojnë marrëdhënie normale të fqinjësisë së mirë, t’ia njohin njëra-tjetrës dokumentet relevante dhe simbolet kombëtare. Për Kosovën, marrëveshja nënkupton njohje de facto nga Serbia, ndërsa për këtë të fundit aneksi i saj parasheh që Kosova ta formojë një Asociacion të komunave me shumicë serbe.
Meanwhile, the draft statute presented on October 21 by the representatives of the EU, the United States, Italy, Germany and France, is said to be a modern European model. This document has not been made public, but the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, has said that he has accepted it and that the same was written with care to the Constitution of Kosovo.
The report on Kosovo also mentions the removal of Serbs from Kosovo's institutions in November of last year and their boycott of the local elections in April of this year. These actions are described as "violations of Serbia's obligations arising from the dialogue and represent a step back by Serbia in fulfilling the obligations taken from the first agreement on the principles for the normalization of relations [of 2013] and represent a direct violation of the agreement on the justice of of 2015"./ REL
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