Prishtina, 9 May 2023
Today marks an important day in our continent, May 9, Europe Day. This day remembers the statement of the French foreign minister, Robert Schuman, who spoke for the first time about the idea of Europe. Europe which would no longer be a continent destroyed by wars and rivalries, but a political project of peace, prosperity and freedom.
He said that: “World peace cannot be preserved without the undertaking of creative efforts in just proportion to the dangers that threaten it.” And in the challenges that Europe is already facing, unity and peace are a necessity for a free, democratic and prosperous future.
On Europe Day, we as the Government reaffirm Kosovo’s project towards integration into the European Union. Only during the last year, our country has made important steps in the journey of European integration, such as the first positive vote in the stages towards membership in the Council of Europe, the completion of the visa liberalization process and the application for membership in the European Union.
Step by step, Kosovo is getting closer to the European Union. Citizens of our country, who embrace and embody European values, can already feel closer to Europe. Kosovo is on a trajectory set on the road to the EU, in an irreversible process.
Congratulations to all citizens on Europe Day!
Last modified: May 10, 2023