Gunther Fehlinger, an Austrian expert, has called on the European Union to suspend all funding for Ukraine until Kyiv recognizes the Republic of Kosovo.

In a post on X, Fehlinger wrote: “Ukraine rightly asks Europe for solidarity, sovereignty and respect for international law. Kosovo deserves the same principle.”

He believes that continued EU financial support for Ukraine should be explicitly made politically conditional on the recognition of Kosovo.

Fehlinger concluded his response with the appeal: “Ukraine, recognize Kosovo now.”

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After this deadline expires, according to European Commission officials, the assessment of compliance with obligations will begin, on the basis of which a decision will then be made on the payments due to each country. As has been announced, these payments will be disbursed only after it is confirmed that the reforms set out in the reform agendas have been fully implemented.

European Commission spokesperson Guillaume Mercier said: “What is really important to stress is that we encourage our partners in the Western Balkans to make the most of this instrument, because it allows them to benefit from funds and use them to their full potential. Therefore, we strongly urge them to do so and remain available to support each of them throughout this process”.

For Kosovo, June 30 coincided with the deadline for completing 13 reform steps, which have a total value of around 91 million euros.

Also on June 30, 2026, the so-called grace period for implementing reform steps that had initially been foreseen to be carried out in the middle of last year ended as well, at a time when the country was in an institutional crisis.

The Growth Plan Regulation provides that if reform steps are not carried out within the grace period and their deadline expires, the funds planned for them may be redirected to other beneficiaries.

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