Another week is ending without any agreement between political parties on forming a new executive, plunging Kosovo into a period of uncertainty with state mechanisms not functioning properly. This prolonged deadlock is being described as one of the main barriers on the country’s path toward European Union membership and securing new diplomatic recognitions. Although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs insists that diplomatic efforts have not been interrupted, experts warn that without internal stability, advancing Kosovo’s international position remains blocked.
Arbëresha Loxha, executive director of GLPS, assesses that the chronic lack of progress is leaving the country suspended on the global agenda. She emphasizes that this is one of the mechanisms through which Kosovo can prove to the European Union its seriousness in the integration journey and its ability to be a reliable partner of the bloc.
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Despite the situation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora stands by its strategy. In a written statement, this institution assures that the diplomatic apparatus continues to be active and is operating in several directions simultaneously.
According to the Ministry, efforts for membership in organizations in the political, economic, security, and cultural fields are underway. These initiatives, officials inform, are at various stages of consultations and coordination, while communication with international allies to gain support and new recognitions is uninterrupted.
Regarding membership in international mechanisms, the Ministry confirms active participation in organizations and forums of the political, economic, security, cultural, educational, and health spectrum. The steps taken, it clarifies, are in full compliance with the circumstances and the level of international support at any given moment.
At the same time, Kosovar diplomacy maintains ongoing contacts with various partner states and parties to expand the circle of supporters of the Republic of Kosovo and to create premises for further recognitions.
Experts on political developments stress that the swift formation of the new government is essential to avoid losing over 100 million euros from the EU’s Growth instrument. Every day of delay in consolidating executive power risks definitively blocking these strategic financial resources, which depend directly on meeting strict deadlines and implementing the reforms demanded by Brussels.
After failing to fully meet the objectives in the first deadline of June, where only half of the reforms were achieved, Kosovo now has time only until the end of this year to make its institutions functional. In the absence of an immediate agreement, the country faces the real risk of permanently forfeiting more than 100 million euros allocated from European funds.
