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

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

Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo

DSEE

Osaistungjärgu avamine

Fraktsioonide koosseis

Parlamendi komisjonide ja delegatsioonide koosseis

Vaheraport ettepaneku kohta, mis käsitleb mitmeaastase finantsraamistiku 2021–2027 muutmist (arutelu)

Euroopa meediavabaduse määrus (arutelu)

Istungi jätkamine

Lampedusa tragöödia mälestamine selle 10. aastapäeval(presidendi avaldus)

Presidendi avaldus

Hääletused

Schengeni viisa ulatuslik korruptiivne müük (arutelu)

Ravimite nappus ja tervishoiu strateegiline autonoomia ELis (arutelu)

Eelmise istungi protokolli kinnitamine

Infotund (komisjon) – ELi ja Hiina suhted

Olukord Mägi-Karabahhis pärast Aserbaidžaani rünnakut ja jätkuvad ähvardused Armeenia vastu (arutelu)

Ülevaade Moldova liikumisest ELiga ühinemise suunas (arutelu)

Serbia ja Kosovo vahelises arutelus hiljuti kujunenud seis, sealhulgas olukord Kosovo põhjapoolsetes haldusüksustes (arutelu)

ELi ja Šveitsi suhted (arutelu)

Usbekistan (arutelu)

Ainete ja segude klassifitseerimine, märgistamine ja pakendamine (arutelu)

EKP otsustatud baasintressimäärade kümnes järjestikune tõstmine ja selle tagajärjed (arutelu)

Selgitused hääletuse kohta

Järgmise istungi päevakord

Käesoleva istungi protokolli kinnitamine

Istungi lõpp

Plenary session

Päevakorra muutmine

Puutumatuse äravõtmise taotlus

Euroopa Ülemkogu 29.-30. juunil 2023 toimuva kohtumise ettevalmistamine, eelkõige pidades silmas hiljutisi samme rändepakti sõlmimise suunas (arutelu)

Valimisseadus, uurimiskomisjon ja õigusriik Poolas (arutelu)

Pidulik istung - Kosovo Vabariigi presidendi Vjosa Osmani kõne

Tervitus

Asendusemadus ELis - ekspluateerimise ja kaubastamise oht (temaatiline arutelu)

Pegasuse ja samaväärse salajälgimiseks mõeldud nuhkvara kasutamise uurimine - Pegasuse ja samaväärse salajälgimiseks mõeldud nuhkvara kasutamise uurimine (soovitus) (arutelu)

Euroopa muutmine investeeringutele atraktiivseks (arutelu)

Pandora dokumentidest ja muudest paljastustest saadud õppetunnid (arutelu)

Kestliku arengu eesmärkide elluviimine ja täitmine (arutelu)

Euroopa Prokuratuuri volituste laiendamine seoses liidu piiravate meetmete rikkumisega seotud kuriteoga (arutelu)

Ukraina alaealiste Tihran Ohannisjani ja Mõkõta Hanhanovi piinamine ja kohtu alla andmine Venemaa Föderatsiooni poolt (arutelu)

Sudaani olukord, eriti lahingute tõttu lõksu jäänud laste surmajuhtumid (arutelu)

Inimõiguste olukorra halvenemine Hongkongis, eriti Jimmy Lai juhtum (arutelu)

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

Istungi algus

Stabiilsuse ja kasvu pakti läbivaatamine (arutelu)

Selline on Euroopa - arutelu Saksamaa liidukantsleri Olaf Scholziga (arutelu)

ELi 2021. aasta üldeelarve täitmisele heakskiidu andmine (arutelu)

ELi 2021. aasta üldeelarve täitmisele heakskiidu andmine (arutelu jätkamine)

ELi ühinemine Euroopa Nõukogu naistevastase vägivalla ja perevägivalla ennetamise ja tõkestamise konventsiooniga: liidu institutsioonid ja avalik haldus - ELi ühinemine Euroopa Nõukogu naistevastase vägivalla ja perevägivalla ennetamise ja tõkestamise konventsiooniga: õigusalane koostöö kriminaalasjades, varjupaik ja mittetagasisaatmine (arutelu)

Olukord Sudaanis (arutelu)

Serbiat käsitlev 2022. aasta aruanne (arutelu)

2022. aasta aruanne Kosovo kohta (arutelu)

Euroopa oskuste aasta algus (arutelu)

Tarbijate võimestamine üleminekul rohelisele majandusele (arutelu)

Järgmise istungi päevakorra kinnitamine

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

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”

Presidentuuri teatis

Euroopa Ülemkogu 21.–22. märtsi kohtumise järeldused (arutelu)

Täitmise tagamise nõuded ja konkreetsed õigusnormid sõidukijuhtide lähetamiseks autoveosektoris - Maksimaalne ööpäevane ja iganädalane sõiduaeg, minimaalsed vaheajad ja puhkeperioodid ning sõidumeerikute abil positsioneerimine - Autoveosektori muutustega kohanemine (arutelu)

Fraktsioonide koosseis (vt protokoll)

Hääletuse parandused ja hääletuskavatsused (vt protokoll)

Eelmise istungi protokolli kinnitamine (vt protokoll)

Teatavate plasttoodete keskkonnamõju vähendamine (arutelu)

CE-märgisega väetisetooted (arutelu)

Kolmandad riigid, kelle kodanikel peab välispiiride ületamisel olema viisa, ja need kolmandad riigid, kelle kodanikud on sellest nõudest vabastatud (Kosovo) (arutelu)

2020. aasta tulude ja kulude eelarvestus – I jagu – Euroopa Parlament (arutelu)

Olmevee kvaliteet (arutelu)

ELi infosüsteemide koostalitlusvõime politsei- ja õiguskoostöö, varjupaiga- ja rändepoliitika valdkonnas - ELi infosüsteemide koostalitlusvõime piiride ja viisade valdkonnas (arutelu) (arutelu)

Restruktureerimise, maksejõuetuse ja maksukohustustest vabastamise menetluste tõhususe suurendamine (arutelu)

Teatavate veebiülekannete ning televisiooni- ja raadiosaadete taasedastamise suhtes kohaldatavate autoriõiguste ja nendega kaasnevate õiguste teostamine (arutelu)

Otsus, millega luuakse Euroopa rahutagamisrahastu (arutelu)

Järgmise istungi päevakord (vt protokoll)

Plenary

Presidentuuri avaldus

Parlamendi koosseis (vt protokoll)

Volituste kontrollimine

Parlamendiliikme puutumatuse äravõtmise taotlus

Parlamendi esimesele lugemisele eelnevad läbirääkimised (kodukorra artikkel 69c) (vt protokoll)

Seadusandliku tavamenetluse kohaselt vastu võetud õigusaktide allakirjutamine (kodukorra artikkel 78)

Tööplaan

Euroopa tulevikku käsitlev arutelu Taani peaministri Lars Løkke Rasmusseniga

ELi pikaajaline kasvuhoonegaaside heitkoguste vähendamise strateegia kooskõlas Pariisi kokkuleppega (arutelu)

Ühtse turu pakett (arutelu)

WTO edasine tegevus (arutelu)

Parlamendi komisjonide ja delegatsioonide koosseis (vt protokoll)

2018. aasta Serbia aruanne

2018. aasta Kosovo aruanne

2018. aasta aruanne endise Jugoslaavia Makedoonia vabariigi kohta (arutelu)

2018. aasta Albaania aruanne (arutelu)

2018. aasta Montenegro aruanne (arutelu)

Akadeemilise vabaduse kaitsmine ELi välistegevuses

Üheminutilised sõnavõtud poliitiliselt olulistel teemadel

2016. aasta Kosovo aruanne (arutelu)

2016 Report on Kosovo (debate)

Kosovo integreerumine Euroopaga (arutelu)

European integration process of Kosovo (debate)

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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