Thomas Gnocchi from the EU’s Office in Kosovo said today in Pristina that the violence and boycott of the Assembly do not make Kosovo more independent or bring it closer to the EU. He said the opposition parties should rejoin political life as their absence in the Assembly damages the functioning of Kosovo and goes against European practices. At the same time, Gnocchi called on the ruling coalition parties to insist on establishing a sincere dialogue with the opposition. “Kosovo has no time to lose,” he said.

 

The European Union (EU) Office in Kosovo allocated 8.5 million euros for the four northern municipalities, North Mitrovica, Zvecan, Leposavic and Zubin Potok, writes Zeri. This grant is dedicated to municipalities with Serb majority and it is expected to serve for economic development and infrastructure construction. Acting Head of the EU Office in Kosovo, Thomas Gnocchi said that the EU has allocated a total of 38.5 million euros for northern Kosovo, and announced similar donations in the future. "There will be also other grants in the future.

The Deputy Special Representative of European Union (EU) in Kosovo, Thomas Gnocchi, said in an interview for Radio Kosova that, whatever the number of ministers and deputy ministers will be in the new government of Kosovo, the EU expects that Kosovo will have an efficient government, and able to address all of the priorities. Gnocchi said that the EU has welcomed the creation of the new government, because there was a long period of absence of institutions, in a time when Kosovo has many issues to address.