The Italian Ambassador to Kosovo, Andreas Ferrarese, told RTK that Kosovo people that are fleeing the country are victims of criminal organizations that promise future in the European Union countries. Ferrerase said that irregular migration is not the solution to the economic situation that Kosovo is currently. According to him, Kosovo people “should stay in Kosovo and build their country.” Ferrerase added that irregular migration hinders the visa liberalization process for Kosovo.

Minister of Internal Affairs Skender Hyseni said in a meeting with EU ambassadors that visa liberalization for Kosovo would put under control and even end irregular migration. Invited by the head of EU Office in Kosovo, Samuel Zbogar, Minister Hyseni made a presentation regarding the recent irregular migration, violent extremism and also spoke about the recent protest in Pristina and the dismissal of the Minister of Communities and Returns, Aleksandar Jablanovic.

Publicist Halil Matoshi writes that Kosovo should not weep over the young people fleeing to Europe in search of a better life as it has nothing to offer them. “Once the Republic [of Kosovo] makes them a decent offer, the decent citizens will come back,” writes Matoshi. He says that “fragile” and “unsustainable” people can only be of use to the government to use them as tools for securing more votes but they are not useful to a democratic society.