{"id":85020,"date":"2026-06-03T19:03:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=85020"},"modified":"2026-06-03T19:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:34:57","slug":"osmani-meets-costa-focus-on-kosovos-steps-toward-european-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/osmani-meets-costa-focus-on-kosovos-steps-toward-european-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Osmani Meets Costa, Focus on Kosovo\u2019s Steps Toward European Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"322\">Former Kosovo President\u00a0Vjosa Osmani\u00a0met with the President of the\u00a0European Council,\u00a0Antonio Costa, on Wednesday as part of his visit to\u00a0Pristina.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"468\">Osmani emphasized that their meeting focused on the steps Kosovo needs to take in order to move forward on its path toward European integration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"579\">\u201cIt was a pleasure to meet today in Pristina with the President of the European Council, Mr. Antonio Costa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"793\">During this highly positive meeting, we discussed the steps we will take to ensure that Kosovo moves forward toward European integration, through obtaining EU candidate status and implementing the Growth Plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"1009\">Kosovo belongs where it deserves to be \u2014 among the free nations of Europe. 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