{"id":84456,"date":"2026-05-09T18:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T16:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=84456"},"modified":"2026-05-09T19:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:23:03","slug":"marta-kos-to-visit-kosovo-for-the-first-time-date-of-visit-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/marta-kos-to-visit-kosovo-for-the-first-time-date-of-visit-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Marta Kos to Visit Kosovo for the First Time, Date of Visit Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos<\/span><\/span>, is expected to make her first official visit to Kosovo<\/span><\/span> on Friday, May 15.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This was confirmed by unofficial sources within European institutions to Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty<\/span><\/span>, while the visit is expected to be officially announced in the coming days.<\/p>\n

This will be Kos\u2019s first visit to Kosovo since taking office as European Commissioner for Enlargement in the European Commission<\/span><\/span> on December 1, 2024.<\/p>\n

Since assuming her mandate, she has visited all other countries involved in the European Union enlargement process, both in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership, some of them more than once.<\/p>\n

Throughout 2025, the absence of her visit to Kosovo had been explained by European officials as a consequence of the lack of functional institutions in the country, due to the political crisis that has affected Kosovo in recent months.<\/p>\n

A visit by Kos to Prishtin\u00eb<\/span><\/span> had initially been planned for March 12, but it was canceled after former Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani<\/span><\/span> dissolved the Kosovo Assembly on March 6.<\/p>\n

However, according to sources in Brussels<\/span><\/span>, it is now believed that the visit should proceed regardless of the political situation, since no significant changes are expected in Kosovo in the short term.<\/p>\n

At the end of April, Kos stated in the European Parliament<\/span><\/span> that she expects to visit Kosovo soon to discuss reforms related to the European Union\u2019s Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have lifted the measures and expect the Government to continue with the necessary reforms in order to benefit from EU support. I will soon be in Prishtina to move this issue forward,\u201d she had declared.<\/p>\n

On April 16, Kosovo received \u20ac61.8 million in pre-financing from the European Union under the Growth Plan, after ratifying the relevant agreements and submitting the required documentation to the European Commission.<\/p>\n

The EU package for the Western Balkans for the 2024\u20132027 period is worth \u20ac6 billion. According to budget allocations, Kosovo is set to receive around \u20ac882 million, including \u20ac253 million in grants and \u20ac629 million in loans.<\/p>\n

During a session of the European Parliament\u2019s Committee on Foreign Affairs in April, Kos also spoke about the five European Union member states that do not recognize Kosovo\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n

Asked by the European Parliament\u2019s rapporteur for Kosovo, Riho Terras<\/span><\/span>, about contacts with the non-recognizing states, she said that developments in this regard are \u201cencouraging,\u201d without providing further details.<\/p>\n

Greece<\/span><\/span>, Spain<\/span><\/span>, Romania<\/span><\/span>, Slovakia<\/span><\/span>, and Cyprus<\/span><\/span> continue not to recognize Kosovo\u2019s independence, declared in 2008, which is considered an obstacle to Kosovo\u2019s progress toward European integration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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