Kosovo to apply for EU membership by end of year: Prime minister
August 24, 2022, 5:51 pm

Kosovo to apply for EU membership by end of year: Prime minister

Kosovo intends to make an official application for EU membership by the end of the year 2022 - Pic. Pixabay

Kosovo’s prime minister said Wednesday (August 24) that his country will apply for EU membership by the end of 2022.

Albin Kurti's remarks came after a government session in the national capital of Pristina where a proposal was adopted to form an Inter-institutional working group for Kosovo's membership, according to the Anadolu Agency.

Kurti told journalists that "in honor of Ukraine's Independence Day" on Aug. 24, Pristina decided to extend Ukrainian journalists’ stay in Kosovo.

"It is an act of solidarity. Ukrainian flags are flying in the courtyard of the government," he said.

Twenty journalists were granted residency on March 1 as part of a program launched by the European Center for Freedom of the Press and Media and the European Federation of Journalists.

Kosovo is a partially recognised state in Southeast Europe - Photo. Pixabay

Kosovo, predominantly inhabited by Albanians, broke from Serbia in 1999 and declared independence in 2008.

Serbia has not recognized Kosovo’s independence and continues to lay claim on the territory.

NATO says ready to intervene if stability between Serbia and Kosovo is at risk

Kosovo wants to achieve full EU membership and gain a visa-free regime for the EU zone.

Serbia, Russia and China are among the countries which have not recognized Kosovo's independence.

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