European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton hailed Sunday’s elections in Kosovo and said they are a step forward towards the consolidation of democracy. Ashton thanked the EU observers for their work during the elections process and the OSCE for its support. “We are now looking forward to an early formation of the government that will take forward the work on all the key challenges, including economic reforms, efforts to improve the rule of law, as well as continuing with the implementation of the April 2013 Agreement, stemming from the dialogue on the normalisation of relations with Serbia”, said Ashton in a statement.