Serbia and Kosovo have both declared their intention to join the EU. However, despite some initial successes, such as the Brussels Agreement of 2013, the dialogue facilitated by the EU and initiated in 2011 has stalled. The reasons for the very limited results are multiple, ranging from the internal political situation in both countries, to ambiguous and asymmetrical expectations of the normalisation agreement. Currently, the most sensitive issue, the setting-up of the association/community of Serbian municipalities in Kosovo, agreed in 2013, shows that the challenges are rooted deeply in history and have a much broader regional context.

EPRS podcast - Policy: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue: The rocky road towards a comprehensive normalisation agreement

The European Union has played a leading role in the international effort to build a new future for Kosovo since 1999. Kosovo has a clear European perspective as part of the wider Western Balkans region. Since June 2000, all EU partners in the Western Balkans involved in the Stabilisation and Association process, which are not yet recognised as candidates, are considered potential candidates for EU membership. Currently, Kosovo is a potential candidate.

EU - Kosovo - 8th legislative term

Kosovo is a potential candidate for EU accession. It unilaterally declared its independence in February 2008.

All but five Member States (Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Spain) have recognised Kosovo’s independence. In the region, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have not recognised Kosovo. A Visa Liberalisation Roadmap was issued in June 2012. In July 2018, the Commission confirmed that Kosovo had fulfilled the last criterion. The European Parliament followed suit and decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations, which are ongoing. After a landmark agreement on normalising relations (the ‘Brussels Agreement’) was reached in April 2013 by Belgrade and Pristina, the European Council decided to open negotiations on an SAA with Kosovo in June 2013. The SAA entered into force on 1 April 2016. Kosovo’s future EU integration — like Serbia’s — remains closely linked to the EU-facilitated high-level dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, which should lead to a legally binding comprehensive agreement on the normalisation of their relations

EU - Kosovo

Kosovo is a potential candidate for EU accession. It unilaterally declared its independence in February 2008.

All but five Member States (Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Spain) have recognised Kosovo’s independence. In the region, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have not recognised Kosovo. A Visa Liberalisation Roadmap was issued in June 2012. In July 2018, the Commission confirmed that Kosovo had fulfilled the last criterion. The European Parliament followed suit and decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations, which are ongoing. After a landmark agreement on normalising relations (the ‘Brussels Agreement’) was reached in April 2013 by Belgrade and Pristina, the European Council decided to open negotiations on an SAA with Kosovo in June 2013. The SAA entered into force on 1 April 2016. Kosovo’s future EU integration — like Serbia’s — remains closely linked to the EU-facilitated high-level dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, which should lead to a legally binding comprehensive agreement on the normalisation of their relations.

See more on our <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/eu-kosovo-8th-legislative-term_16303_pk">previous package</a> on the 8th legislative term.

EU - Kosovo (2019-2020)

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo

DSEE

Åbning af mødet

De politiske gruppers sammensætning

Udvalgenes og delegationernes sammensætning

Interimsbetænkning om forslag til en midtvejsrevision af den flerårige finansielle ramme 2021-2027 (forhandling)

Europæisk retsakt om mediefrihed (forhandling)

Genoptagelse af mødet

Mindehøjtidelighed for tragedien ved Lampedusa for 10 år siden(erklæring fra formanden)

Erklæring af formanden

Afstemningstid

Korrupt omfattende salg af Schengenvisa (forhandling)

Mangel på lægemidler og strategisk autonomi på sundhedsområdet i EU (forhandling)

Godkendelse af protokollen fra foregående møde

Spørgetid til Kommissionen - handelsforbindelserne mellem EU og Kina

Situationen i Nagorno-Karabakh efter Aserbajdsjans angreb (forhandling)

Status over Moldovas vej mod EU (forhandling)

Den seneste udvikling i dialogen mellem Serbien og Kosovo, herunder situationen i de nordlige kommuner i Kosovo (forhandling)

Forbindelserne mellem EU og Schweiz (forhandling)

Usbekistan (forhandling)

Klassificering, mærkning og emballering af stoffer og blandinger (forhandling)

Den tiende forhøjelse af referencerenten i træk, der er fastsat af ECB, og konsekvenserne heraf (forhandling)

Stemmeforklaringer

Dagsorden for næste møde

Godkendelse af protokollen fra dette møde

Hævelse af mødet

Plenary session

Ændring af dagsordenen

Anmodning om ophævelse af immunitet

Forberedelse af Det Europæiske Råds møde den 29.-30. juni 2023, navnlig i lyset af de seneste skridt i retning af indgåelsen af migrationspagten (forhandling)

Valgloven, undersøgelseskomitéen og retsstatsprincippet i Polen (forhandling)

Højtideligt møde - Tale ved Vjosa Osmani, Republikken Kosovos præsident

Velkomstord

Surrogatmoderskab i EU - risici for udnyttelse og kommercialisering (debat om et aktuelt spørgsmål)

Undersøgelse af brugen af Pegasus-spyware og tilsvarende overvågningsspyware - Undersøgelse brugen af Pegasus og lignende overvågningsspyware (Henstilling) (forhandling)

Gør Europa til et mål for investeringer (forhandling)

Erfaringerne fra Pandora-papirerne og andre afsløringer (forhandling)

Gennemførelse og opfyldelse af verdensmålene for bæredygtig udvikling (forhandling)

Udvidelse af EPPO's mandat med hensyn til strafbare overtrædelser af Unionens restriktive foranstaltninger (forhandling)

Den Russiske Føderations tortur og retsforfølgning af de ukrainske mindreårige Tihran Ohannisian og Mykyta Khanhanov (forhandling)

Den humanitære situation i Sudan, navnlig dødsfald blandt børn, der er fanget af kamphandlinger (forhandling)

Forværringen af de grundlæggende frihedsrettigheder i Hongkong, navnlig sagen om Jimmy Lai (forhandling)

Press conference by Vladimír BILČÍK, rapporteur for Serbia and Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL, rapporteur for Kosovo, on the 2022 Commission Reports on Kosovo and Serbia

Revision af stabilitets- og vækstpagten (forhandling)

Dette er Europa - Debat med Tysklands kansler, Olaf Scholz (forhandling)

Decharge 2021 (forhandling)

Decharge 2021 (fortsat forhandling)

Europarådets konvention til forebyggelse og bekæmpelse af vold mod kvinder og vold i hjemmet - EU's tiltrædelse: Unionens institutioner og offentlige forvaltning - EU's tiltrædelse af Europarådets konvention til forebyggelse og bekæmpelse af vold mod kvinder og vold i hjemmet: retligt samarbejde i straffesager, asyl og nonrefoulement (forhandling)

Situationen i Sudan (forhandling)

2022-rapport om Serbien (forhandling)

Kommissionens 2022-rapport om Kosovo (forhandling)

Indledning af det europæiske år for færdigheder (forhandling)

Styrkelse af forbrugernes rolle i den grønne omstilling (forhandling)

Dagsorden for det følgende møde

Press conference by Thijs REUTEN, rapporteur on short-stay visa freedom between the EU and Kosovo

Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo

Press conference by Vladimír BILČÍK and Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL, rapporteurs on the 2021 reports on Serbia and Kosovo

En fælleseuropæisk indsats vedrørende omsorgsydelser (forhandling)

Mental sundhed i den digitale arbejdsverden (forhandling)

Dette er Europa - Drøftelse med Grækenlands premierminister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis (forhandling)

EU-initiativer til at håndtere de stigende leveomkostninger, herunder gennemførelsen af den europæiske søjle for sociale rettigheder. (forhandling)

EU-handlingsplan for den sociale økonomi (forhandling)

Godkendelse af protokollen fra foregående møde: se protokollen

Spørgetid (Kommissionen) Forøgelse af EU's ambitioner om biodiversitet forud for COP 15

Velkomstord: se protokollen

Indsigelse, jf. forretningsordenens artikel 111, stk. 3: Ændring af den delegerede retsakt om klimaklassificeringssystemet og den delegerede retsakt om offentliggørelse af klassificeringssystemet. (forhandling)

2021-rapport om Bosnien-Hercegovina (forhandling)

2021-rapport om Serbien (forhandling) (forhandling)

2021-rapport om Kosovo (forhandling)

EU og forsvaret for multilateralisme (forhandling)

Press conference by Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL, EP Standing Rapporteur for Kosovo, and Vladimír BILČÍK, EP Standing Rapporteur for Serbia, on “Reports on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Kosovo and Serbia”

Bekendtgørelse af afstemningsresultaterne: se protokollen

Tyrkiets udtrædelse af Istanbulkonventionen (forhandling)

Udvalgenes og delegationernes sammensætning: se protokollen

En europæisk strategi for data - Kommissionens evalueringsrapport om gennemførelsen af persondataforordningen to år efter dens anvendelse (forhandling)

Første afstemningsrunde (fortsat)

En europæisk strategi for data - Kommissionens evalueringsrapport om gennemførelsen af persondataforordningen to år efter dens anvendelse (fortsat forhandling)

Rapporter 2019-2020 om Albanien - Rapporter 2019-2020 om Kosovo - Rapporter 2019-2020 om Nordmakedonien - Rapporter 2019-2020 om Serbien (forhandling)

Mordet på Daphne Caruana Galizia og retsstatsprincippet i Malta (forhandling)

Delegerede retsakter (forretningsordenens artikel 111, stk. 6) (opfølgning): se protokollen

Kontrol med udførsel, overførsel, mæglervirksomhed, teknisk assistance og transit i forbindelse med produkter med dobbelt anvendelse (forhandling)

Anden afstemningsrunde

Kontrol med udførsel, overførsel, mæglervirksomhed, teknisk assistance og transit i forbindelse med produkter med dobbelt anvendelse (fortsat forhandling)

Bekendtgørelse af afstemningsresultaterne

Godkendelse af protokollerne fra denne mødeperiode og fremsendelse af vedtagne tekster: se protokollen

Tidspunkt for næste møde: se protokollen

Meddelelse fra formanden

Konklusionerne fra Det Europæiske Råd den 21.-22. marts 2019 (forhandling)

Håndhævelseskrav og særlige regler i forbindelse med udstationering af førere i vejtransportsektoren - Daglig og ugentlig køretid, minimumspauser samt hviletid og lokalisering ved hjælp af takografer - Tilpasning til udviklingen i vejtransportsektoren (forhandling)

De politiske gruppers sammensætning: se protokollen

Stemmerettelser og -intentioner: se protokollen

Reduktion af visse plastprodukters miljøpåvirkning (forhandling)

EU-gødningsprodukter (forhandling)

Fastlæggelse af listen over de tredjelande, hvis statsborgere skal være i besiddelse af visum ved passage af de ydre grænser, og listen over de tredjelande, hvis statsborgere er fritaget for dette krav (Kosovo) (forhandling)

Overslag over indtægter og udgifter for regnskabsåret 2020 - Sektion I - Europa-Parlamentet (forhandling)

Kvaliteten af drikkevand (forhandling)

Interoperabilitet mellem EU-informationssystemer inden for politisamarbejde og retligt samarbejde, asyl og migration - Interoperabilitet mellem EU-informationssystemer inden for grænser og visum (forhandling) (forhandling)

Rammer for forebyggende rekonstruktion, muligheden for en ny chance og foranstaltninger med henblik på mere effektive procedurer for rekonstruktion, insolvensbehandling og gældssanering (forhandling)

Udøvelse af ophavsretten og beslægtede rettigheder, der gælder for visse af radio- og TV-selskabernes onlinetransmissioner (forhandling)

Afgørelse om oprettelse af en europæisk fredsfacilitet (forhandling)

Dagsorden for næste møde: se protokollen

Plenary

Erklæring fra formanden

Parlamentets sammensætning: se protokollen

Valgs prøvelse

Anmodning om ophævelse af parlamentarisk immunitet

Forhandlinger forud for Parlamentets førstebehandling (forretningsordenens artikel 69c): se protokollen

Undertegnelse af retsakter vedtaget efter den almindelige lovgivningsprocedure (forretningsordenens artikel 78)

Arbejdsplan

Drøftelse med Danmarks statsminister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, om Europas fremtid

Strategi for langsigtet reduktion af drivhusgasemissioner i EU i overensstemmelse med Parisaftalen (forhandling)

Pakke for det indre marked (forhandling)

WTO: vejen frem (forhandling)

Kommissionens 2018-rapport om Serbien

Kommissionens 2018-rapport om Kosovo

Kommissionens 2018-rapport om Den Tidligere Jugoslaviske Republik Makedonien, (forhandling)

Kommissionens 2018-rapport om Albanien (forhandling)

Kommissionens 2018-rapport om Montenegro (forhandling)

Forsvar af den akademiske frihed i EU's optræden udadtil

Indlæg af et minuts varighed om politisk vigtige sager

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Recent developments in the Serbia-Kosovo dialogue, including the situation in the northern municipalities in Kosovo

AFET -  Exchange of views on the recent developments between Serbia and Kosovo

Delara Burkhardt meets with President of Kosovo Vjosa OSMANI-SADRIU

EP Plenary session - Formal Sitting - Address by Vjosa OSMANI-SADRIU, President of Kosovo

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Vjosa OSMANI-SADRIU, President of Kosovo

Othmar KARAS welcomes Vjosa OSMANI-SADRIU, President of Kosovo

Press conference on the 2022 Commission Reports on Kosovo and Serbia

EP Plenary session - 2022 Report on Kosovo

Press conference on short-stay visa freedom between the EU and Kosovo

10th EU - Kosovo SAPC Meeting

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Albin KURTI, Kosovan Prime Minister

Lukas MANDL meets with Albin KURTI, Kosovan Prime Minister

AFET committee meeting - Exchange of views with BISLIMI, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo

Press conference on the 2021 reports on Serbia and Kosovo

EP Plenary session - 2021 Report on Kosovo

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Vjosa OSMANI, President of Kosovo

AFET Committee - Vote assessment of the progress made towards EU membership by Bosnia Herzegovina, Kosovo and Serbia

EP President, Roberta METSOLA, participates to the EU-Western Balkans Summit. Before her address to the Council, she speaks to the press. One year after the 2022 summit in Tirana, EU and Western Balkans leaders met in Brussels for their fourth annual summit. The summit is an opportunity to reaffirm the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkans and also the need for partners’ sustained and irreversible reform achievements, underpinned by EU values and principles.

EU-Western Balkans Summit: Doorstep by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

MEPs vote on the following motions for resolution: Recent developments in the Serbia-Kosovo dialogue, including the situation in the northern municipalities in Kosovo; The despicable terrorist attacks of Hamas against Israel.

Voting session, including the motion for resolution on the despicable terrorist attacks of Hamas against Israel

Vjosa OSMANI-SADRIU, President of Kosovo, addresses MEPs in a formal sitting in Strasbourg. On 3 June, the EU condemned in the strongest terms the violent acts in the north of Kosovo, where dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured. It was sparked by Kosovo’s resolve to install newly appointed, ethnic-Albanian mayors into office in the north of the country after local Serbs boycotted the elections. The EU urged both Kosovo and Serbia to de-escalate the situation immediately and stop using divisive rhetoric. Failure to do so would result in resolute measures, warned High Representative in his statement. Address by Vjosa OSMANI, President of Kosovo

Address by Vjosa OSMANI-SADRIU, President of Kosovo: Address by Vjosa OSMANI, President of Kosovo

Roberta METSOLA gives her introductory statement in a formal sitting with Vjosa OSMANI-SADRIU, President of Kosovo. On 3 June, the EU condemned in the strongest terms the violent acts in the north of Kosovo, where dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured. It was sparked by Kosovo’s resolve to install newly appointed, ethnic-Albanian mayors into office in the north of the country after local Serbs boycotted the elections. The EU urged both Kosovo and Serbia to de-escalate the situation immediately and stop using divisive rhetoric. Failure to do so would result in resolute measures, warned High Representative in his statement.

Formal Sitting with Vjosa OSMANI-SADRIU, President of Kosovo: introductory statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Vjosa OSMANI, President of Kosovo, came to the European Parliament. She met with Roberta METSOLA, EP President. Later on, she addressed the plenary. Extracts from her arrival, welcome and roundtable with Roberta METSOLA. Extracts from the formal sitting.

Visit of Vjosa OSMANI, President of Kosovo, to the European Parliament: meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, extracts from the Formal sitting

Vladimír BILČÍK (EPP, SK) and Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL (Greens/EFA, DE) hold a press conference on the 2022 Commission Reports on Kosovo and Serbia in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Vladimír BILČÍK (EPP, SK) and Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL (Greens/EFA, DE) on the 2022 Commission Reports on Kosovo and Serbia

MEPs debate Kosovo’s work to secure candidate country status and urge Serbia and Kosovo to engage in the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue to make progress on this. Closing statements by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement and by Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL (Greens/EFA,DE), Rapporteur.

2022 Report on Kosovo: closing statements by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement and by Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL (Greens/EFA,DE), Rapporteur

MEPs debate Kosovo’s work to secure candidate country status and urge Serbia and Kosovo to engage in the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue to make progress on this.

2022 Report on Kosovo: MEPs debate

MEPs debate Kosovo’s work to secure candidate country status and urge Serbia and Kosovo to engage in the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue to make progress on this. Opening statements by Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL (Greens/EFA, DE), Rapporteur and by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement.

2022 Report on Kosovo: opening statements by Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL (Greens/EFA, DE), Rapporteur and by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

The Parliament votes on third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Kosovo - Thijs REUTEN (S&D, NL) and on Machinery products - Ivan ŠTEFANEC (EPP, SK)

Voting session (part 1)

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Albin KURTI, Kosovan Prime Minister, in the European Parliament, in Strasbourg. Extracts from the arrival, welcome and roundtable

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Albin KURTI, Kosovan Prime Minister: arrival, welcome and roundtable

MEPs debate on the official start of accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania last July and to call on the EU to grant visa liberalisation to Kosovo. They are also likely to urge Serbia to align with the EU’s restrictive measures and policy towards Russia. first part of the debate.

EU-Western Balkans relations in light of the new enlargement package: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs debate on the official start of accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania last July and to call on the EU to grant visa liberalisation to Kosovo. They are also likely to urge Serbia to align with the EU’s restrictive measures and policy towards Russia. opening statements by Oliver VARHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement.

EU-Western Balkans relations in light of the new enlargement package: opening statement by Oliver VARHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

On the 14th September 2022, Ursula von der LEYEN, EC President, delivers her State of the European Union (SOTEU) speech in the European Parliament. This infoclip illustrates one of the main stake of the coming year: the future of the Europea Union. Following the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoe) which took place from May 2021 to May 2022, EU citizens have asked for a revision of the treaties and a reconstruction of the EU. Furthermore, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia have been granted the candidate status to join the EU, while discussions to enlarge the European Union to Western Balkans countries are ongoing.

Infoclip: Future of the European Union

Vladimír BILČÍK (EPP, SK) and Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL (Greens/EFA, DE), Rapporteurs hold a joint press conference in Strasbourg on their 2021 reports on Serbia and Kosovo.

Press conference by Vladimír BILČÍK (EPP, SK) and Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL (Greens/EFA, DE), Rapporteurs on 2021 reports on Serbia and Kosovo

MEPs assess the political situation Kosovo. Opening statements by Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL (Greens/EFA, DE), Rapporteur and by Janez LENARČIČ, European Commissioner for Crisis Management.

2021 Report on Kosovo: opening statements by Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL (Greens/EFA, DE), Rapporteur, and by Janez LENARČIČ, European Commissioner for Crisis Management

MEPs and the European Commission review together the latest developments in the Western Balkans and assess the political situation in three accession countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Serbia. Extracts from the debates.

EU enlargement to Western Balkans - Political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Serbia: extracts from the debates

&lt;p>EU and Western Balkan leaders meet in Brussels ahead of the June European Council meeting. Leaders discuss progress on EU integration and the challenges stemming from Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.&lt;/p>

EU-Western Balkans leaders' meeting: arrival and doorstep by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

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Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit

Follow-up of the Citizen's Assembly on Disinformation - Kosovo - Study visit