The front page editorial of this daily writes that the second report of the European Commission on Kosovo’s progress in fulfillment of the requests deriving from the guidelines for visa liberalization, is not giving any hope for Kosovo to come out from the isolation. The report writes that Kosovo has made progress, however further efforts are required in order for its citizens to gain the right to travel to the EU without visas. The Commission recognizes the efforts of the government of Kosovo however, it appears that they are not sufficient. Kosovo has made progress in areas like readmission and passports security, however challenges such as visa information system, independence of the judiciary and fight against corruption seem to be unsurpassed.
Assessments in this report were also influenced by the increase of the number of Kosovar asylum seekers in EU countries. The government should initiate sensitizing campaigns and increase security measures which would prevent smuggling of people. EU countries consider that removal of visas could endanger security and increase migration. The government should reconsider the weak points and undertake concrete actions which to fulfill certain criteria. Kosovars deserve to move without visas, as their neighbors do.
