The European Union has assessed that the implementation of the Kosovo Reform Agenda has been limited, as a result of delays in the ratification of the Funds and Loan Agreements. In its latest Report on Kosovo, the European Commission emphasizes that these delays are the result of political deadlocks that have hindered the approval process in the Assembly.
According to the report, the failure to ratify the agreements has directly impacted the implementation of development projects and the progress of reforms aimed at strengthening institutions, good governance, and improving the economic climate.
“The ratification of the Funding and Loan Agreements by Kosovo remains pending, due to the political deadlock, and consequently the implementation of the steps agreed in the Kosovo Reform Agenda has been limited,” the report on Kosovo states.
The report mentions that Kosovo has not ratified agreements that would allow it to benefit from the European Union’s Growth Plan for the Western Balkans “due to political deadlock.”
Since the February 9 elections, Kosovo has still not managed to form a new executive, making it impossible to ratify international agreements in the Assembly.
The Growth Plan – a package worth 6 billion euros, aims to accelerate the path of the countries of the Region to the EU.
Kosovo has received around 900 million euros – which means that per capita it is the largest beneficiary of these funds.