European Parliament adopts reports on Serbia and Kosovo - European Western Balkans

The presentation of the report of the European Parliament (EP) showed that the EU has quite different expectations from Serbia and Kosovo when it comes to European integration, and as our interlocutors claim, the report on Serbia shows that there is even a possibility of interruption of European integration, while the report on Kosovo does not best represent the current situation on the ground.

The President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, will visit Kosovo next week. This will be his first visit as part of a Balkan tour since taking office as head of the European Union. The visit to Pristina is scheduled for Wednesday, May 14. A day earlier, he will stay in Belgrade — a visit that comes just days after the Serbian president’s trip to Russia, despite Brussels’ objections to his participation in the Victory Day ceremony in Mosco…

The European Parliament reports assessed the progress made by Kosovo and Serbia in their efforts to join the European Union.

Kosovo needs to speed up the implementation of reforms related to EU accession and Serbia must do more to protect the rule of law, media freedom and also fight corruption, MEPs urged on Wednesday. This is reported by TASR. In two reports, MEPs assessed the progress made by Kosovo and Serbia in their efforts to join the EU for 2023 and 2024, according to a press release. According to them, Kosovo has made significant progress in electoral reforms…

The European Parliament on Wednesday endorsed two reports assessing Serbia and Kosovo's European integration progress in 2023-2024 and urged them to speed up the necessary reforms.

On the day the Serbian president travels to Moscow, MEPs adopted a document criticizing the close ties between Belgrade and the Kremlin, as well as corruption.