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EU visa liberalization for Kosovo citizens

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Dimitar Bechev
Dimitar Bechev

“Serbia, negotiating its accession since 2014, has not opened any new chapters since December 2019. Montenegro, the frontrunner, is now carrying out talks on all EU dossiers, but there is no end in sight for that country either. Then, there is North Macedonia, which has been blocked from launching membership negotiations by its neighbour Bulgaria over a dispute about history and language. Albania, another hopeful, is a collateral damage because it is bundled together with the Macedonians. Bosnia and Kosovo are even further behind in the queue. Kosovars are frustrated that despite meeting all technical conditions they are still denied visa-free travel to the Schengen zone, unlike those living in the rest of the Western Balkans as well as post-Soviet republics such as Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine. Europe, it seems, is keeping the region at an arms-length, while continuing to occasionally pay lip service to demands for enlargement.”

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Europe’s Futures Fellow at the Institute of Human Sciences in Vienna
21 Oct 2021 14 8
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Albin Kurti
Albin Kurti

“As a Prime Minister of a country whose citizens are being kept isolated by being denied visa liberalization, we understand the frustration of Albania and North Macedonia on the lack of progress on accession talks with the European Union but we must nevertheless commit strongly to EU integration, our democratization and economic development agenda for our citizens.”

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Kosovo Prime Minister
05 Jul 2021 2 5
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Heiko Maas
Heiko Maas

“I know that visa liberalization is important to citizens. Germany's position is clear that Kosovo has fulfilled visa liberalization criteria and visas should be waved. The EU should keep its promise given to Kosovo and during Germany's EU Presidency it was a priority and we will remain to engage that visa liberalization to be implemented as soon as possible.”

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Germany Foreign Minister
23 Apr 2021 3 2
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Mexhide Demolli Nimani
Mexhide Demolli Nimani

“Frequent elections have weakened voters' interest. But the failure of the political parties to fulfil their election promises has also played a major role in this. We have heard promises like 200,000 new jobs or visa liberalization [with the EU] in the previous campaigns, and citizens know these promises have not been fulfilled. We have seen promises of 10,000 euros for newborns or a billion euros in investment – but no party has been able to explain how these promises can be realized in practice.”

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Executive director of the Pristina-based think tank FOL Movement
11 Feb 2021 2 4
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Viola von Cramon-Taubadel
Viola von Cramon-Taubadel

“The delay with North Macedonia is rather frustrating, and that is understandable. We have seen that Kosovo and Albania are the highest supporters of the integration process, even after we disappointed them so many times. If you have a country that is committed, the EU should do the same. People in Kosovo are still waiting for visa liberalisation. The EU is not delivering.”

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Member of European Parliament and shadow rapporteur for Serbia
11 Dec 2020 4 3
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Hashim Thaci
Hashim Thaci

“I can conclude that our conversation was correct, constructive, open and friendly, and it referred to finding opportunities for reaching a final agreement between Kosovo and Serbia, which would mean mutual recognition and the possibility for Kosovo to join the UN. Kosovo has met all the criteria and I believe the time has come for the European Union to put the possibility of mutual recognition talks on the table, because that should be the first point of the agreement. I see EU-US coordination. That is a good and encouraging message to be united in relation to Serbia, which would enable faster economic development.”

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President of Kosovo
14 Oct 2020 4 5
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Olivér Várhelyi
Olivér Várhelyi

“When it comes to visa liberalization, there is no meeting where we have not discussed this issue. I am trying to persuade EU member states to offer visa liberalization for Kosovo. Our assessment is that you have met all the conditions, but this assessment is not enough, we have to convince the EU member states. We have committed to helping change the reality in this region, such as the economy for businesses and citizens. I think that the Economic and Investment Plan could be a change of game for the region within three, four or five years.”

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European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement
08 Oct 2020 3 2
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Florian Bieber
Florian Bieber

“The movement of embassies from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be going against the EU policy on this matter. This is particularly a problem for Serbia, which is already far from aligned with the EU foreign policy. There has been an EU-led dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo for ten years now, so it [the Agreement] really has no novelty value. The deal for the sake of a deal ends up being very slim. If Kosovo and Serbia cannot find a way to normalize their relations, Kosovo has to develop its own foreign policy not relying on the US as its only pillar, and visa liberalization would be really important for Kosovo.”

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Professor at the University of Graz and member of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG)
24 Sep 2020 6 7
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Viola von Cramon-Taubadel
Viola von Cramon-Taubadel

“It is unfortunate for the visa liberalization process for Kosovo. I have lobbied a lot for this issue. There is much hesitation as to whether the criteria have been met in many reputable issues such as organized crime in Kosovo. It is not a technical issue, but there is no clear reason why the visa regime is still not being lifted. I hope that with the taking of the Presidency by Germany, visas will be given to Kosovars. It is discrimination and we cannot promise what we cannot do. This frustration is also felt by many of my colleagues in Parliament, particularly in Berlin, but also in many other capitals. I am quite optimistic that the German presidency will accept this situation”

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Member of European Parliament and Standing Rapporteur of the European Parliament for Kosovo
19 Jun 2020 0 2
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Miroslav Lajčák
Miroslav Lajčák

“This is a message Lajcak is bringing to the EU member states' capitals: 'If we demand from our partners to fulfill their obligations, we must also fulfill our obligations'. The European Commission stated very clearly that Kosovo has fulfilled all the criteria. The question is not 'if' but 'when' will visa liberalization happen. So, it will come; I have no doubts.”

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European Union's special envoy to Serbia-Kosovo talks
17 Apr 2020 0 4
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