{"id":78437,"date":"2025-05-09T19:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T17:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=78437"},"modified":"2025-05-09T21:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:30:44","slug":"osmani-eu-must-lift-sanctions-on-kosovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/osmani-eu-must-lift-sanctions-on-kosovo\/","title":{"rendered":"Osmani: EU Must Lift Sanctions on Kosovo"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-84\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"fd46f03b-3b43-4cce-b761-64af1f1c4078\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"226\">President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani has once again called on the European Union to lift its punitive measures against Kosovo and to seriously address Serbia\u2019s destabilizing policies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"483\">In a Facebook post on Europe Day\u2014a public holiday in Kosovo celebrated on May 9\u2014Osmani emphasized that this symbolic day should serve as a moment to collectively demand the removal of what she called the \u201cunjust EU measures\u201d imposed on Kosovo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"736\">The EU introduced sanctions against Kosovo in 2023 following heightened tensions in the country\u2019s north and continues to maintain them, arguing that Kosovo has not yet taken sufficient steps to de-escalate the situation in the Serb-majority areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"1089\">Osmani also urged the EU to take seriously the destabilizing actions of Serbia, noting that these policies became even more apparent when Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 chose to mark Europe Day in Moscow, with Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2014\u201cthe very person who today threatens the stability and security of our continent,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1401\">In her message, Osmani stressed that in order for the European dream of a united, free, and whole Europe to be fully realized, the EU must end its punitive measures against Kosovo, which she described as \u201cthe most pro-European people,\u201d and stop \u201cappeasement policies\u201d toward a pro-Putin Serbia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\">\n<div class=\"touch:-me-2 touch:-ms-3.5 -ms-2.5 -me-1 flex items-center p-1 select-none -mt-1 duration-[1.5s] focus-within:transition-none hover:transition-none pointer-events-none [mask-image:linear-gradient(to_right,black_33%,transparent_66%)] [mask-position:100%_0%] [mask-size:300%_100%] motion-safe:transition-[mask-position] group-hover\/turn-messages:pointer-events-auto group-hover\/turn-messages:[mask-position:0_0] group-focus-within\/turn-messages:pointer-events-auto group-focus-within\/turn-messages:[mask-position:0_0] has-data-[state=open]:pointer-events-auto has-data-[state=open]:[mask-position:0_0]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani has once again called on the European Union to lift its punitive measures against Kosovo and to seriously address Serbia\u2019s destabilizing policies. 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