Brussels, 19 September 2024
During his stay in Brussels, after the lunch invited and organized by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, was at the European Policy Center (EPC), where under the title “Kosovo and the EU : Dynamics and current perspective”, discussed the European journey of Kosovo.
During his introductory speech, Prime Minister Kurti singled out the economic growth of the country, the fight against organized crime and corruption, the rule of law and the implementation of effective reforms in the justice system, employment measures, economic reforms, increased support for agriculture, social policies and energy and digitization of services, as some of the achievements of governance. He added that our democratic progress was also proven by various international rankings and measurements.
European integration remains our primary objective, the prime minister underlined, stating that the development the country is experiencing also serves the function of advancing our journey towards the European family.
He said that Kosovo has reached the level of implementation of the Agenda for European Reforms (ERA II) at over 70%, and also the National Program for European Integration, focused on the implementation of the Stabilization-Association Agreement (SAA), has had an annual rate implementation exceeding 60%. In the last three years, we have successfully addressed and implemented numerous long-overdue reforms that were long-standing and repeated recommendations from the EU since 2012.
The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of the EU’s initiative for the Growth Plan, to which Kosovo has devoted itself to the maximum, being among the first countries that submitted the Reform Agenda.
He also stated that our country has continuously demonstrated its commitment to European and democratic values and alignment with the EU’s foreign policy, so the time has come for the EU to take concrete steps and make important decisions regarding the path European Union of Kosovo. Such are the recognition by the five non-recognizing states of the European Union and receiving the status of the candidate country and the membership questionnaire.
After the introductory speech, Prime Minister Kurti joined the discussion with the attendees, moderated by the policy analyst at EPC, Berta Lopez Domenech.
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