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The European Commission is expected to confirm on Wednesday a positive recommendation on visa liberalization for Kosovo, Kosovo President Kadri Veselji said in Brussels after meeting with EU officials.
He added that the news will be Wednesday half an hour before the day before, at the meeting of the European Commission, the European Commissioner for Migration, Dimitris Avramopulos, who must travel to Pristina Thursday
The report of the European Commission should indicate that Kosovo fulfills all the conditions for the liberalization of visas. steps in the fight against corruption. This report is the result of a visit of Brussels experts to Kosovo last May, which confirmed that the conditions were met.
"This is very good news for the citizens of Kosovo, it is the first historic step for the liberalization of the visa regime". Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, Deputy Prime Ministers Behgjet Pacolli and Fatmir Limaj attended the meeting in Brussels
Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said that the European Parliament would give its opinion on the liberalization of the regime visas, then the Council of Ministers. He said, "The situation is a little harder."
"We very much hope that this important subject will be finished for our citizens," said Haradinaj
Conditions that you hid The liberalization of democracies was the ratification of the demarcation of Kosovo and Montenegro, which took three years in Kosovo and the opposition opposition declared that Kosovo had lost some of its territory by this Agreement
. stated that if the recommendation of the European Commission was positive, this matter would be immediately put to the vote in the European Parliament.
She said that the fact that five EU countries do not recognize Kosovo should not be a problem, Some consider that "the liberalization of visas is not a question of Kosovo and does not do not recognize Kosovo ".
Only a simple majority is necessary for the adoption of a recommendation to the European Parliament, whereas the Council requires a qualified majority, ie nearly 75% of the votes. 19659002] In 2016, the European Commission recommended that Kosovo obtain the liberalization of the visa regime for the Schengen area, but it is up to final adoption the decision of Kosovo was obliged to ratify it. agreement with Montenegro on the demarcation of the border and strengthen the fight against corruption.
The European Commission launched a visa liberalization dialogue with Kosovo on 19 January 2012. In June 2012, the Commission presented to the Kosovo authorities a roadmap on visa liberalization, which identifies the measures to be taken. legislative and institutional measures to be adopted and implemented to liberalize the visa regime
Kosovo is the only country in the Balkans. The scheme is still valid. Kosovo officials hope that Kosovo's citizens will be able to move freely in EU countries this year.
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