Kurti calls on the EU to take concrete steps to advance Kosovo toward membership

Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, met with European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos in Sveti Stefan, Montenegro, during the Berlin Process Summit.

In a Facebook post, Kurti said the discussion focused on reforms, the European integration process and the measures needed to move Kosovo forward on its path toward membership in the European Union (EU).

He said the full functioning of the institutions would enable Kosovo to accelerate reforms. He also mentioned the adoption last week of the final law on integration into SEPA, which is expected to save citizens, businesses and the diaspora around 58 million euros a year.

The prime minister also announced that negotiations on “Roam Like at Home” would begin soon, with the aim of including Kosovo in the area without additional roaming charges.

Kurti stressed that Kosovo’s democratic progress, commitment to shared values and alignment with the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy should be accompanied by concrete decisions from European institutions.

He described the European Commission’s proactive support for granting Kosovo candidate status and launching membership negotiations as important and essential.

As part of the Berlin Process, Kosovo has ratified all the agreements, including the one on the recognition of diplomas. Kurti said they should be implemented by all parties, including Kosovo’s northern neighbor, Serbia.