The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, reacted to the removal of the barricades in northern Kosovo earlier this afternoon.

In a post on social media, Kurti said that Serbia got tired of putting up barricades in vain, adding that it was the one who put them up in the first place and ended up removing them in the end. Rama also welcomed the reporting of journalists in the north of the country.

“Dear journalists, I welcome you to this year-end meeting, especially for journalists from Ukraine, in which case we reiterate that it is an honor and a pleasure to be able to help them as with their struggle in Ukraine they are helping freedom, democracy and security not only in our European continent. Thank you all for the public reports and for the professional research that you have done, for the criticisms, for the remarks, and for the suggestions that you have given us. As the Government, we are still not in the middle of our mandate, halfway through the mandate, but our progress and challenges are evident.

The year 2022 was a year of multiple crises, but in the Republic of Kosovo, it was also a year of growth in the economy, legality and democracy within our country, as well as the image of Kosovo abroad in the world. In particular, allow me to greet the journalists, your colleagues, who are today in the north of Ibri, reporting from there.

They are not here with us today, but we are with them there forever. The barricades are being removed. On Sunday we said that it is a matter of days before they will leave. Even better that this is done without the intervention of our police. They put up the barricades themselves, they removed them themselves. In other words, those who blocked themselves have tried in vain.

In the year that we are leaving behind, the opposition has not given us any idea on the issue of justice, while on the issue of the economy they have only one idea: the abolition of VAT. We thank them. Now the year 2023 should be the year of vetting for justice and even greater development in the economy. Our work, your information, and citizens’ well-being. Thank you and happy new year!” – wrote Kurti.