The President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, held today her annual speech before the Kosovo Assembly MPs. In a special session, boycotted by the opposition, Jahjaga listed the progress and challenges Kosovo faced in 2014.
She said the present time is a delicate moment in Kosovo’s European perspective while, speaking about the six-month political crisis, Jahjaga said Kosovo lost precious time in pushing forward necessary reforms. Jahjaga further noted that Kosovo should not be apprehensive in facing anyone in Belgrade adding that the statehood of Kosovo is never undermined. Kosovo institutions, she added, are committed to continuing dialogue with Belgrade for full normalization of relations.
Jahjaga also spoke about problems Kosovo faces including organized crime and corruption, poverty and unemployment, migration. She said the recent period has been not only a test for Kosovo’s Constitution but also the peoples’ patience and urged institutional leaders and political parties to detach from previous practices of governance. President Jahjaga called on MPs to, as quickly as possible, establish the special court.
