Hyseni: Kosovo Serbs should get Kosovo’s biometric passports (Telegrafi)
Minister of Interior Affairs, Skender Hyseni, called on Kosovo Serbs today to get Kosovo’s biometric passports in order to be able to travel visa free in the Schengen Zone after Kosovo gets visa liberalization. “After all this is a travel document and there is no technical or political obstacle for the Serb citizens of the […]
Read More →Deda: Visa liberalization for Kosovo, late but deserved (Zeri)
Kosovo MP and former member of Vetevendosje Ilir Deda said in an interview for the paper that the European Commission’s recommendation for visa liberalization is late but at the same time is well-deserved. “It is important that our people, Kosovo, will no longer be a ghetto in the Western Balkans and it is important to […]
Read More →Interior Minister Hyseni: People of Kosovo to be able to travel freely to Europe in 12 weeks (Zeri)
Kosovo’s Interior Minister Skender Hyseni said he was optimistic that the European Parliament would very soon approve the recommendation of the European Commission to lift the visa regime for the people of Kosovo. According to Hyseni, the European Parliament is expected to vote on the recommendation in 10-12 weeks’ time “and we hope the citizens […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 6 May
• Mustafa: Future of Kosovo is in Europe (dailies)
• President Thaci expresses recommitment for special court (Kosova Sot)
• Mogherini: Association/Community, not a risk for Kosovo (dailies)
• Ymeri: Association/Community undermines Kosovo’s sovereignty (RTK)
• Opposition continues oppose border demarcation with Montenegro (Koha)
• Grabovci hails opposition’s participation in solemn session (Indeksonline)
• Thaci and Haradinaj reconcile (Epoka e Re)
• Kosovo Serbs can move in EU only with Kosovo passports (Lajmi)
Mustafa: Europe is more complete with Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa, in a joint press conference with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and the Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos, said the European Commission’s recommendation for visa liberalization is an important step for Kosovo. Mustafa said that he discussed in […]
Read More →Cinderella’s fairy tale is over, now the truth (Gazeta Blic)
Ben Andoni writes that the decision of the European Commission to recommend liberalization of visas for Kosovo, was celebrated more by the politicians than the ordinary citizens. Just like in Albania, majority of them remain skeptical that liberalization of visas would change things much, even though, non-liberalization of visas in Kosovo was felt a bit […]
Read More →Lajcak: Slovakia supports visa liberalization for Kosovo (Gazeta Express)
Slovakia Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak said on Thursday that Slovakia sees no problem that the citizens of Turkey will travel without visas in the European Union, and that it supports visa liberalization for Kosovo, Ukraine and Georgia. Slovakia is one of the five member states of the EU which has not recognized Kosovo, but despite […]
Read More →Kosovo’s gloomy visa-free future (EU Observer)
A festive atmosphere broke out in Pristina on Wednesday (4 May) as the European Commission announced it would recommend to scrap visa requirements for Kosovars. Prime minister Isa Mustafa updated his Facebook profile with a picture of the EU and Kosovo flags. https://euobserver.com/migration/133344
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 5 May
• EU High Representative Mogherini to visit Kosovo today (RTK)
• In best-case scenario, visa-free travel for Kosovars starting in summer (Koha)
• Zbogar: Big day for Kosovo (Koha)
• Lunacek: Day of joy for Kosovo (dailies)
• Vetevendosje complains about visa liberalization recommendation (dailies)
• Haradinaj blames the government for visa liberalization delay (dailies)
• Thaci: Kosovo-Serbia dialogue to move to the next level (Bota Sot)
• Mustafa: We have US and EU support for forming of the army (Bota Sot)
• EULEX to extend mandate beyond June (RTK)
• Enver Hoxhaj returns to Foreign Minister post (dailies)
• Two former Customs directors racing for post of PAK chief (Koha)
Mustafa: Kosovo makes huge step forward in process of European integration (Koha)
Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, told a press conference today that the recommendation for visa liberalization marks a huge step forward in Kosovo’s path toward European integration. Mustafa said: “This is a special day for Kosovo as the recommendation for visa liberalization marks a very important and multi-dimensional decision. Kosovo has made a huge step forward […]
Read More →European Commission recommends visa liberalization for Kosovo (media)
The European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, said today that the European Commission has recommended to the EU Council and the European Parliament to grant visa liberalization for Kosovo’s citizens. Avramopoulos told reporters that the EU will closely monitor the visa liberalization process for Kosovo. “I know how important visa liberalization […]
Read More →EU proposes easy visas for Kosovo citizens (Reuters)
The European Commission proposed on Wednesday that EU governments lift visa requirements for travellers from Kosovo, allowing those with biometric passports to spend 90 days in the Schengen area without a visa. “Kosovo has made great progress,” Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos told reporters, adding that he hoped governments and the European Parliament would approve the […]
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