{"id":37993,"date":"2022-06-10T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=37993"},"modified":"2022-06-10T12:27:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T10:27:34","slug":"kosovo-to-apply-for-eu-candidate-status-by-end-of-the-year-says-kurti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo-to-apply-for-eu-candidate-status-by-end-of-the-year-says-kurti\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovo to apply for EU candidate status by end of 2022, says Kurti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe will apply for EU candidate status by the end of the year\u201c, said Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Friday in a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will pursue our aspiration for EU candidate status by the end of this year\u201d, Kurti declared.<\/p>\n<p>Kurti emphasized that Prishtina is working to fulfill the necessary reforms for integration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn June 22, the Bundestag is set to vote on German troops in Kosovo. 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