Augustin Palokaj writes in his column for the paper that at this stage, nothing is more important to the people of Kosovo than the right to travel freely to EU countries and adds that the level of visa rejection for the citizens of Kosovo has become one of the highest in the world. Only 3 percent of all the Kosovars that applied for a visa to visit EU countries were actually granted one in 2013, says Palokaj.

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 delegation was unified and insisted on the removal of all barricades in Mitrovica as soon as possible as they are placed in violation to the Kosovo laws and agreements reached in Brussels, reads a press release issued by Mitrovica municipality upon return of its mayor, Agim Bahtiri, from Brussels as part of the Kosovo delegation.

The EU-funded project “Reintegration of domestic violence victims” will present today the manual called “From violence to empowerment” which will provide a guideline to the safe houses for victims of domestic violence and providers of public services.

The project is being implemented by Reggio Terzo Mondo and the Kosovo Shelter Coalition and is funded by the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR).

Because of strained relations of Washington and Brussels to Moscow, Serbian Government expects additional pressure on Belgrade to join western sanctions against Russia. 

The crash of Malaysian plane, for which West blames Moscow, probably will lead to new sanctions against Russia. UK will already on the today’s session of the council of the EU Foreign Affairs try to convince other European countries to adopt additional measures. Serbia is becoming less able to balance and stay neutral. 

The paper observes that the 78 day walking of four Kosovo men, from Gjilan/Gnjilane to Brussels, is just a symbolic effort to sensitize the European Union about the fact that Kosovo remains the only one in the region to need visas to travel to the EU. Compare to the neighboring countries, Kosovo institutions are requested to fulfill double criteria in order to gain visa liberalization for the EU countries. Some of the points of the guidelines for visa liberalization have been treated seriously, while a lot of work remains to be done.

When in January officially launched negotiations between Serbia and the European Union, the first intergovernmental conference in Brussels announced that our country will go the European way with steps of seven miles. However, six months since then, the pace of the negotiations taking place does not look very encouraging. Because, Serbia so far has not open any negotiation chapter.

Brussels-based correspondent and columnist, Augustin Palokaj, remarks that last Friday, on the anniversary of Srebrenica massacre, leaders from the Balkans were taking part in a conference in Dubrovnik aimed at the region’s EU integration. Serbian Foreign Minister, Ivica Dacic, failed to condemn the Srebrenica atrocities in his address and instead focused on what the EU should do to sanction its member states which do not respect European values.

A German parliamentary delegation has told Serbia it must implement the EU-led deal with Kosovo in full if it is to realise its EU accession hopes.

German parliamentarians, on a two-day visit to Serbia, have told the Belgrade government they want to more action on Kosovo before Serbia can further its aspirations to join the EU

"About 70,000 citizens from Kosovo have sought asylum in the EU," the Priština-based Albanian language daily Zeri is reporting on Thursday.

The newspaper described this as "a cancer" when it comes to Kosovo's visa liberalization bid.

"The inability to secure social safety in Kosovo" is what is prompting thousands of Kosovo residents to seek ways to move to EU member-states, in the hope they would be allowed to stay, according to the daily.