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2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo

TA-10-2025-0094 · P10_TA(2025)0094 · PE767.973

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Parliament's resolution on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Kosovo supports Kosovo's EU membership application and calls on the five non-recognising member states to recognise its independence. It urges the immediate lifting of EU measures against Kosovo, which are no longer justified, and calls for implementation of reforms in rule of law, public administration, and human rights. It stresses the need for normalisation of relations with Serbia, including implementation of the Brussels and Ohrid Agreements, and condemns external interference and attacks on journalists. It welcomes progress in areas like visa liberalisation, regional cooperation, and alignment with EU foreign policy, while noting concerns about media freedom, women's representation, and energy reliance.

Key points

  1. Supports Kosovo's EU membership application and calls on the Council to mandate the Commission to present its questionnaire and on non-recognising member states to recognise Kosovo.
  2. Calls for the immediate lifting of EU measures against Kosovo, as they are no longer justified and hinder the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.
  3. Welcomes visa liberalisation since 1 January 2024 and Kosovo's unilateral abolition of visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens.
  4. Regrets politicisation of institutions like the Central Election Commission and the IMC, and lack of quorum in the Kosovo Assembly due to boycott.
  5. Calls for improved public administration, merit-based civil service, and revision of public financial management legislation.
  6. Notes progress in fighting corruption and organised crime, but regrets lack of anti-corruption strategy since 2019 and calls for finalising it.
  7. Expresses concern about judiciary independence and calls for alignment with European standards and Venice Commission recommendations.
  8. Condemns security incidents in the north, including the Banjska attack and the Ibër Lepenc sabotage, and calls for perpetrators to be brought to justice.
  9. Calls for protection of minority rights, including the Bulgarian community, and for equal opportunities and representation for all minorities.
  10. Urges adoption of the Civil Code to ensure gender equality and LGBTIQ rights, and better protection of women and minority groups.
  11. Calls for implementation of the Brussels and Ohrid Agreements, including the Association/Community of Serb-Majority Municipalities, and for Serbia to open wartime archives.
  12. Urges Kosovo to improve energy security, reduce reliance on polluting plants, and enhance environmental protection, including increasing protected areas.

Who is affected

  • Kosovo's government and institutions: must implement reforms in rule of law, public administration, and human rights.
  • Serbia: called to open wartime archives, implement agreements, and stop interference in Kosovo.
  • EU member states: five non-recognising states urged to recognise Kosovo; Council to mandate Commission questionnaire.
  • Journalists and media in Kosovo: need protection from attacks and SLAPP, and transparency on ownership.
  • Minority communities in Kosovo, including Kosovo Serbs and Bulgarian self-identifying people: rights and integration to be ensured.

Figures and deadlines

  • Visa liberalisation in place since 1 January 2024.
  • Kosovo moved upward 10 places in the Corruption Perceptions Index since last year.
  • Kosovo dropped from 56th to 75th place in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index.
  • Nearly 500 people signed a petition self-identifying as Bulgarian.
  • 50% equal representation of women and men mandated by the Law on Gender Equality.