In the draft annual report on the situation in Kosovo and the country's progress towards the EU, the Rapporteur for Kosovo in the European Parliament, Riho Terras, assesses Kosovo's commitment to integration into the bloc.
The report, which will be presented on February 20 at a session of the EP's Foreign Policy Committee, emphasizes that the country's future is in the balance and that efforts to bring Kosovo out of the gray zone are also in the interest of the EU.
This draft report also supports Kosovo's application for EU membership and invites member states that have not recognized Kosovo to do so without further delay.
The document, which Terras wrote after consultations with partners and taking into account the conclusions of the European Commission, highlights "significant progress in the area of justice, security and freedoms, the fight against organized crime and the functioning of the market economy," but regrets the limited progress in the rule of law.
This draft report once again calls on the EU to lift the punitive measures against Kosovo, which it took in June 2023, due to tensions in the north of the country, inhabited by a Serb majority. (A2 Televizion)
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