First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Glauk Konjufca represented the Government of Kosovo at an extraordinary session of the Assembly, convened by the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) to discuss the Progress Report.
In his address, Konjufca said the period covered by the report was marked by three electoral processes, an institutional deadlock, a non-functioning Assembly and a caretaker government.
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He stressed that the European Commission directly links the slowdown in reforms to the political crisis, which, he said, weakened the effectiveness of governance and delayed the implementation of structural reforms.
“The report covers the period from September 2025 to September 2026. During this time, three elections were held: two snap elections and one local election. The president had not been elected by October, while the Assembly was non-functional for most of the period. The report notes that the Assembly conducted business only from mid-February to the end of April, while the Government was in a caretaker capacity for most of this time.
“There was also a three-week interruption during this period, from March 6 to March 25, when the Constitutional Court’s decision was issued. According to the report, this situation limited the effectiveness of governance and delayed structural reforms. The Commission directly links the slowdown to the deadlock, while progress on European Union reforms remains uneven because of instability and political deadlock.
Konjufca nevertheless challenged the assessment that Kosovo’s level of preparedness had declined, saying that this had not happened in any area.
“The overall picture shows that the level of preparedness has not declined in any area. In the fight against organised crime, the level of preparedness has increased. Compared with last year, progress was rated more positively in at least seven chapters: public administration reform; the free movement of capital; financial services; aquaculture; statistics; regional policy and coordination of structural instruments; and justice, freedom and security. In the judiciary chapter, the situation improved with regard to the freedom of expression dimension. I am making this comparison with the 2025 Progress Report.
“In some chapters, the report records a slowdown in the pace of reforms, meaning slower progress, but not a decline to a lower level. This conclusion must be viewed in the context of the three elections, the blocked Assembly and the caretaker Government.”
The minister also criticised the way the LDK had, in his view, presented the situation of the executive branch in its request to hold the session.
“The LDK’s request for this session presents the Government as if it had exercised its full powers, while overlooking the deadlock we were in,” Konjufca said.
