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The EU's New 'Carrot and Stick' Approach to Kosovo Inside Prishtina: Rebirth of the Rilindja Building October 16- 29, 2009 Issue No. 25 www.prishtinainsight.com Free copy OPINION The EU’s New Teta Mia solves ‘Carrot and your election Stick’ Approach problems to Kosovo > page 13 ARTE By Lawrence Marzouk & Petrit Collaku ‘Laqhe aven’ to the he European Commission has requirements”. Rolling Festival unveiled its ‘carrot and stick’ While the EC’s study talks of Tapproach to Kosovo in three opening a dialogue on visa liberali- reports released on Wednesday, sation for Kosovo, the phrase used > page 9 which open up a possible path for when negotiations started with visa liberalisation but also deliver other western Balkan states, the severe criticism on the country’s report goes on to state that a com- progress. prehensive strategy will first be GUIDE According to the 2009 Progress drawn up. Report for Kosovo, Prishtina faces It remains unclear what this new The five “major challenges” in areas includ- ‘dialogue’ entails and how or when ing corruption, public administra- Kosovo will officially join the autumnal tion, economy and freedom of the process of visa liberalisation. media. The study reads: “Based on a wonder of Albania The EC’s Feasibility Study on thorough assessment the Bill Clinton in Kosovo Next Month to Unveil Statue Kosovo has had the ‘feasibility’ Commission proposes to draft a > page 8 dropped from the title as five out of comprehensive strategy to guide The statue of Bill Clinton was unveiled in Prishtina on Tuesday, only the 27 EU member states do not Kosovo’s efforts to meet the EU’s to be wrapped up again after it was announced that the former US pres- recognise Prishtina’s declaration of requirements for visa liberalisa- ident was to visit Kosovo next month. FOOD & DRINK independence. tion. Turn to page 6 for the full story The study offers the prospect of “This strategy will set bench- A Lunch Pad for the Kosovo joining its neighbours in marks to measure Kosovo’s others have not. This means that ing and consolidating the rule of Sea of Tranquillity gaining visa liberalisition, which progress in the context of a visa the Commission is forced to respect law and needs to improve the func- allows for travel throughout the dialogue and will be presented to the status neutral principle.” tioning and independence of its > page 10 Schengen zone without visas. the [European] Council for informa- In a statement he added: “These judiciary. Macedonia, Montenegro and tion.” measures will show Kosovo that EU “It needs to establish a track Serbia are expected to become part During a press conference follow- approximation is not something record in the fight against corrup- of the White Schengen list early ing the report’s release, EU abstract, but that it is about real, tion, money laundering and organ- NEIGHBOURHOOD next year, while Albania and Bosnia Commissioner for Enlargement tangible benefits for all. ised crime, demonstrating concrete and Herzegovina are negotiating Olli Rehn was asked why he hadn’t “We now call on EU Member results. Thousands Mourn the administrative chicanes but proposed “something concrete for States to agree to our proposals and “Kosovo also needs to strengthen have not yet met the necessary cri- Kosovo”. He hinted that the path to ensure Kosovo keeps pace with the capacity, independence and pro- Killed Sarajevo teria to join. towards visa liberalisation and EU developments in the rest of the fessionalism of its public adminis- Kosovo had been excluded from membership was a difficult one Western Balkans.” tration and improve its business Football Fan the process, but the EC now “pro- given that there are five EU member The study and accompanying environment, including regulation, poses to start a process that should states which do not recognise > page 12 progress report deliver a critical supervision and corporate gover- lead to visa-free travel for Kosovo Kosovo’s independence. assessment of Kosovo progress. nance.” citizens and to begin preparations He said: “I must admit that we are The study reads: “Kosovo has to for a comprehensive trade agree- facing a situation in which 22 states make further progress in establish- FEATURE ment once Kosovo meets the have recognised Kosovo, while five continues on page 3 Kosovo’s City Business Disappearing Road to Prishtina Airport Opens Kosovo drops 2000 MW Crafts by the end of November Power Plant Plan > page 7 The road from Prishtina to the airport Plans for the Kosova e Re power station is expected to be open by the end of are undergoing major changes just November, eight months later than months after Kosovo’s government scheduled. announced its vision for the future of Work on the Fushe Kosove – Sllatine energy production. road started on August 20, 2008, and was The Ministry of Energy and Mines has planned to be finished... confirmed to Prishtina Insight that page 6 grand plans... page 5 is supported by: 2 • October 16 - 29, 2009 marketing EU special • October 16 - 29, 2009 3 The EU’s New‘Carrot and Stick’Approach to Kosovo Editor’s word from page 1 In a lengthy press release issued by the EC, it found only three lines of positive news on Kosovo’s progress. The statement reads: “Kosovo has made some progress in meeting Bashkim the political criteria, in particular by strengthening the legal framework. The main institutions of governance are in place and fulfil their responsibilities in cooperation By Lawrence Marzouk with relevant international organisations. Progress in aligning Kosovo’s legislation and policies with European standards is mixed.” Sphend Ahmeti, director of the Kosovo here have been some positive sig- think-tank GAP, said there was very little nals for Kosovo coming from our progress to talk of in the Progress Report. TEuropean Union neighbours in He said: “The EC progress report realisti- recent weeks, and no, I’m not talking cally reflects the current situation in Kosovo. about the ‘Progress’ Report. It was very difficult to find areas where The official EU assessment of Kosovo has made progress in the last year, and Prishtina’s performance in fields ranging some people might think that this is depress- from economic policy to freedom of ing and that it destroys our hope of ever join- speech is pretty damning, and should be a ing the EU. wake-up call to Kosovo’s institutions to Photo byPhoto FoNet “The only success that was mentioned in Olli Rehn, EU Commissioner for Enlargement get their act together. the press conference was that Kosovo has I’ve have also not got too excited by the maintained its stability. Even that is not issues, such as the disappearance of evidence An important example was the limited EU’s confirmation of a ‘road map on a progress, just maintenance of the status quo. and witnesses’ statements, the displacement involvement of the Ministry in the transfor- road map’ for visa liberalisation for “However, it now all depends on how we of people, the refusal of some Kosovo Police mation of the state-owned energy sector, in Kosovo. Senior EU officials are well- take this report, and how we use it for the officers to cooperate and the intimidation of spite of its high and increasing needs for meaning in this demarche – they want to future. Because of the election campaign, the witnesses, judges and prosecutors. transfers and subsidies from the budget. demonstrate that Kosovo has a European political class is most probably going to spend future and that it is not being left by the a lot of time arguing whether the report is No transparence of political party Public procurement roadside while its neighbours motor on good or bad, instead of talking about the con- funding towards EU membership. The situation concerning procurement has tent of the report. But, let’s be honest – Kosovars will not worsened compared to the previous year, “I sincerely hope that the citizens will view The strength of the supervisory mecha- get visa-free travel any time soon. despite some improvements in the legal it in a different format. We finally need to nisms and the lack of transparency regard- No, the good news comes from the non- framework. understand that the situation in Kosovo is not ing the funding of political parties remain believers. The implementing legislation for the Law good in all areas that were identified in the issues of serious concern. Greece has a new government led by on Public Procurement was completed in report. George Papandreou, a man who genuine- January.However, the law on public procure- “This should be an eye-opener for all of us. Freedom of expression ly appreciates Greece’s regional perspec- ment is not aligned with European procure- More and more people and institutions, inter- tive and influence, and who has already ment standards. nally in Kosovo and internationally,are point- As regards to freedom of expression, the The implementation of the law in practice displayed his devotion to the western ing at the same problems. independence and impartiality of the pub- gives rise to serious concerns. Balkans. “Kosovo has problems with organised licly-owned Radio and Television of Kosovo The main focus of the Public Procurement And hardliner Slovakia appears to be crime, corruption, freedom of speech, politi- (RTK) are not fully ensured. Regulatory Commission is monitoring, softening its stance on Kosovo’s independ- cal interference, low economic development, Three years after its entry into force, the ence. Bratislava’s foreign minister low institutional capacity etcetera.” supervision and legal interpretation. law establishing RTK is still not being ade- Miroslav Lajcak made conciliatory noises Kosovo Premier Hashim Thaci delivered an However, monitoring is done mainly on cases quately implemented.
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