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2015/2893(RSP) Resolution on the 2015 report on Kosovo

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead AFET LUNACEK Ulrike (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE) ADAKTUSSON Lars (icon: PPE PPE), PANZERI Pier Antonio (icon: S&D S&D), DZHAMBAZKI Angel (icon: ECR ECR), VAUTMANS Hilde (icon: ALDE ALDE)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 132-p2

Events

2016/06/08
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
SP(2016)242
2016/02/04
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2016/02/04
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 403 votes to 130 with 104 abstentions, a resolution tabled by the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the 2015 Report on Kosovo.

Parliament noted that the EU has reiterated its willingness to assist in the economic and political development of Kosovo through a clear European perspective , in line with the European perspective of the region. It welcomed the signing of the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) on 27 October 2015, as the first contractual relationship, and the swift ratification by the Kosovo Assembly on 2 November 2015.

Members called on the Government of Kosovo to focus on implementing the comprehensive reforms necessary to meet its obligations under the SAA. They underlined that the SAA is aimed at promoting European standards in areas such as competition, procurement, intellectual property and consumer protection, and at establishing a free trade area as a tangible step towards the economic integration of Kosovo into the EU;.

Relations with Serbia : Parliament welcomed the progress made in 2015 in reaching agreements in the framework of the process of normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. It. supported the continued mediation efforts of the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) with a view to the normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo, which has yet to be fully achieved. It urged the VP/HR to identify shortfalls and to demand that the parties fulfil their commitments.

The resolution took note of the Constitutional Court’s decision on the implementation of the Association of Serb Municipalities. It called for the complete and committed implementation of the agreements reached. Members considered full respect for the rules of democracy, political dialogue and unhindered parliamentary business to be essential for the implementation of all aspects of Kosovo’s reform agenda. They strongly condemned violent obstructions in the Assembly, calls for the prevention of further violent protests in the Assembly, and stressed that in the Assembly elected Members of Parliament should meet and discuss issues with full respect for the institution. The Assembly needed to become more efficient and to comply with its own rules of procedure under all circumstances and the government should respect these rules.

Recognition of Kosovo : Parliament took note that five Member States have not formally recognised Kosovo, and is of the opinion that further recognitions would help to strengthen stability in the region.

Migration policy: Parliament was pleased to note the work undertaken by the Kosovo authorities to end the trend of irregular migration, which peaked at the beginning of 2015. Citizens must be encouraged to stay in Kosovo and build a future in their country. Visa liberalisation measures were also recommended.

Human rights : Parliament welcomed the adoption of the package of human rights laws which strengthen the institutional set-up for oversight of the protection of, and respect for, human rights. It noted with concern that the authorities’ political will to genuinely engage with civil society is still very weak.

It called on the authorities to implement in good faith the legal framework for cooperation with civil society and reinforce protection for LGBTI and minority communities. Members also remained concerned about the under‑representation of women in decision-making positions and the extremely limited progress made in the area of freedom of expression and of the media. Further efforts are needed to protect and guarantee in practice the rights of all ethnic minorities in Kosovo, including the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities as well as the Gorani community.

Parliament reiterated its concern at the lack of any significant progress in fighting high-level corruption and organised crime, and against the roots of violent extremism in Kosovo. It noted that, approximately 300 Kosovo nationals have joined the ranks of the jihadists in Syria and Iraq and that many of them have already returned to Kosovo

It welcomed the measures taken by the government to provide for prison sentences for nationals who have engaged in terrorist undertakings.

Accession to UNESCO : Members deplored the rejection of Kosovo’s application for UNESCO membership, due to active obstruction by Serbia. They welcomed the adoption of the law protecting the historical heritage of Prizren and called for its full implementation. In this connection, they called on the interested parties, including the Kosovo authorities, the Serbian Government, the Serbian community in Kosovo and the Serbian Orthodox Church, to find a system for the promotion, protection and conservation of Kosovo’s cultural and religious heritage.

Civil service : Parliament reiterated its call on Kosovo to complete the legislative framework for the civil service and to implement fully the strategic framework for public administration and the action plan. The authorities were asked to stop the politicisation of public administration, to promote merit-based professionalism in all public institutions, to ensure sound financial management of public institutions, and to ensure the transparency of the Assembly’s oversight of budget implementation. Members also stressed the importance of increasing project funding for Kosovo NGOs that aim to step up efforts to protect and promote the rights of marginalised groups and ethnic minorities.

Labour market : Parliament stressed the need to provide Kosovo’s young people with prospects for the future, and called on Kosovo to focus on closing the skills gap in the labour market. The Commission was asked to provide further assistance to young entrepreneurs as part of Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funding, to improve the flexibility and competitiveness of Kosovo’s economy to speed up the restructuring of public enterprises, to improve its bankruptcy and insolvency procedures and to reduce its reliance on customs duties. Members stressed that labour market reforms, complemented by education reforms, are crucial in view of the high unemployment and low labour participation rates.

Energy and transport : Parliament expressed its concern at Kosovo’s current precarious energy situation, pointing out that the current level of electricity losses and related commercial damage are very high on account of grids wearing out. It called for major reforms to improve energy efficiency and security of supply.

Documents
T8-0047/2016
2016/02/04
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2016/02/03
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Debate in Parliament
2016/01/28
   EP - Vote in committee
2016/01/27
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-0167/2016
2016/01/11
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
PE574.991
2015/10/08
   EP - LUNACEK Ulrike (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in AFET

Documents

Activities

Votes

B8-0167/2016 - Am 2 #

2016/02/04 Outcome: +: 331, -: 250, 0: 58
PL FR GB EL HU ES HR SK CZ BG SI CY LV BE IE NL SE DE LU MT FI PT LT DK AT EE RO IT
Total
50
67
59
15
18
44
11
11
15
17
7
5
5
20
4
23
15
80
4
6
10
20
10
11
17
5
28
61
icon: PPE PPE
188

Poland PPE

22

France PPE

18

Greece PPE

5

Hungary PPE

11

Spain PPE

15

Croatia PPE

5

Slovakia PPE

Against (1)

Eduard KUKAN
6

Czechia PPE

6

Bulgaria PPE

7

Slovenia PPE

5

Cyprus PPE

1

Latvia PPE

3

Belgium PPE

4

Ireland PPE

For (1)

Seán KELLY
1

Netherlands PPE

4

Sweden PPE

2

Germany PPE

Against (1)

Hermann WINKLER

Abstain (1)

Joachim ZELLER
30

Luxembourg PPE

2

Malta PPE

3

Finland PPE

2

Portugal PPE

7

Lithuania PPE

2

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Austria PPE

5

Estonia PPE

For (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Romania PPE

11

Italy PPE

9
icon: ECR ECR
60

Poland ECR

19

United Kingdom ECR

13

Greece ECR

For (1)

Notis MARIAS
1

Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Slovakia ECR

2

Czechia ECR

2

Bulgaria ECR

2

Belgium ECR

4

Netherlands ECR

2

Germany ECR

7

Finland ECR

2

Lithuania ECR

1

Denmark ECR

3

Italy ECR

1
icon: ENF ENF
34

Poland ENF

2

France ENF

17

United Kingdom ENF

For (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Belgium ENF

For (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

Netherlands ENF

3

Austria ENF

4

Romania ENF

1

Italy ENF

5
icon: NI NI
10

Poland NI

1

France NI

2

United Kingdom NI

For (1)

Diane DODDS
1

Greece NI

3

Hungary NI

For (1)

Zoltán BALCZÓ
1

Germany NI

2
icon: EFDD EFDD
41

Poland EFDD

1

France EFDD

Abstain (1)

Joëlle BERGERON
1

United Kingdom EFDD

18

Czechia EFDD

For (1)

Petr MACH
1

Sweden EFDD

2

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1

Italy EFDD

17
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
37

France GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON
4

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

Greece GUE/NGL

4

Spain GUE/NGL

8

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2

Ireland GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Luke Ming FLANAGAN
1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Anja HAZEKAMP
3

Sweden GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Germany GUE/NGL

5

Finland GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Portugal GUE/NGL

4

Denmark GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

Italy GUE/NGL

2
icon: ALDE ALDE
61

France ALDE

7

United Kingdom ALDE

Against (1)

Catherine BEARDER
1

Spain ALDE

6

Croatia ALDE

2

Czechia ALDE

4

Bulgaria ALDE

4

Slovenia ALDE

Against (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Belgium ALDE

5

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Netherlands ALDE

7

Sweden ALDE

3

Germany ALDE

2

Luxembourg ALDE

Against (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Finland ALDE

4

Portugal ALDE

Against (1)

José Inácio FARIA
2

Lithuania ALDE

3

Denmark ALDE

For (1)

Jens ROHDE
3

Austria ALDE

Against (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

Estonia ALDE

Against (2)

Jana TOOM, Kaja KALLAS
2

Romania ALDE

2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
41

France Verts/ALE

5

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

5

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

Spain Verts/ALE

4

Croatia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Igor ŠOLTES
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Netherlands Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Bas EICKHOUT
1

Sweden Verts/ALE

2

Germany Verts/ALE

12

Lithuania Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Estonia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Indrek TARAND
1
icon: S&D S&D
166

Poland S&D

5

France S&D

13

United Kingdom S&D

For (1)

Siôn SIMON
19

Greece S&D

Against (1)

Nikos ANDROULAKIS

Abstain (1)

Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS
2

Hungary S&D

For (1)

István UJHELYI
4

Spain S&D

Against (1)

Elena VALENCIANO
11

Croatia S&D

2

Slovakia S&D

For (1)

Monika BEŇOVÁ
3

Czechia S&D

For (1)

Jan KELLER

Against (1)

Pavel POC
2

Bulgaria S&D

4

Cyprus S&D

2

Latvia S&D

Abstain (1)

Andrejs MAMIKINS
1

Belgium S&D

4

Ireland S&D

Against (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
1

Netherlands S&D

3

Sweden S&D

5

Germany S&D

22

Luxembourg S&D

Against (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1

Malta S&D

3

Finland S&D

Against (1)

Liisa JAAKONSAARI
1

Portugal S&D

7

Lithuania S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

Austria S&D

5

Estonia S&D

Against (1)

Marju LAURISTIN
1

Romania S&D

14

Italy S&D

Abstain (1)

Silvia COSTA
27

B8-0167/2016 - Résolution #

2016/02/04 Outcome: +: 403, -: 130, 0: 104
DE IT PL HU FR BE SE BG HR NL PT AT LT RO DK CZ FI SI GB MT EE LU SK LV IE CY EL ES
Total
80
59
50
18
67
20
15
17
11
23
20
17
10
28
11
16
10
7
58
6
5
4
11
4
4
5
15
45
icon: PPE PPE
186

Germany PPE

Against (1)

David McALLISTER
29

Italy PPE

9

Poland PPE

22

Hungary PPE

11

France PPE

18

Belgium PPE

Abstain (1)

Claude ROLIN
4

Sweden PPE

2

Bulgaria PPE

7

Croatia PPE

5

Netherlands PPE

4

Portugal PPE

Abstain (1)

Nuno MELO
7

Austria PPE

5

Lithuania PPE

2

Romania PPE

Against (1)

Traian UNGUREANU
11

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Czechia PPE

Abstain (1)

Pavel SVOBODA
6

Finland PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

5

Malta PPE

3

Estonia PPE

For (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Luxembourg PPE

2

Slovakia PPE

Against (1)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Abstain (1)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ
6

Latvia PPE

2

Ireland PPE

For (1)

Seán KELLY
1

Cyprus PPE

Against (1)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU
1

Greece PPE

5

Spain PPE

15
icon: S&D S&D
168

Germany S&D

23

Italy S&D

26

Poland S&D

5

Hungary S&D

4

France S&D

13

Belgium S&D

4

Sweden S&D

5

Bulgaria S&D

4

Croatia S&D

2

Netherlands S&D

3

Portugal S&D

7

Austria S&D

5

Lithuania S&D

2

Romania S&D

14

Denmark S&D

2

Czechia S&D

Against (1)

Jan KELLER

Abstain (2)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Pavel POC
3

Finland S&D

1

United Kingdom S&D

19

Malta S&D

3

Estonia S&D

For (1)

Marju LAURISTIN
1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1

Slovakia S&D

3

Latvia S&D

1

Ireland S&D

For (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
1

Cyprus S&D

2

Greece S&D

2

Spain S&D

12
icon: ALDE ALDE
61

Germany ALDE

2

France ALDE

For (1)

Jean ARTHUIS
7

Belgium ALDE

5

Sweden ALDE

3

Bulgaria ALDE

4

Croatia ALDE

2

Netherlands ALDE

7

Portugal ALDE

2

Austria ALDE

For (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

Lithuania ALDE

Abstain (1)

Viktor USPASKICH
3

Romania ALDE

2

Denmark ALDE

3

Czechia ALDE

4

Finland ALDE

4

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

United Kingdom ALDE

1

Estonia ALDE

2

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Spain ALDE

6
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
41

Germany Verts/ALE

12

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

France Verts/ALE

5

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

2

Croatia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bas EICKHOUT
1

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Igor ŠOLTES
1

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

5

Estonia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Indrek TARAND
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1

Spain Verts/ALE

4
icon: ECR ECR
59

Germany ECR

7

Italy ECR

Abstain (1)

Remo SERNAGIOTTO
1

Poland ECR

Against (1)

Mirosław PIOTROWSKI
19

Belgium ECR

4

Bulgaria ECR

Against (1)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Abstain (1)

Angel DZHAMBAZKI
2

Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Netherlands ECR

2

Lithuania ECR

Abstain (1)

Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1

Denmark ECR

For (1)

Anders VISTISEN
3

Czechia ECR

2

Finland ECR

2

United Kingdom ECR

12

Slovakia ECR

Against (1)

Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Abstain (1)

Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ
2

Greece ECR

Against (1)

Notis MARIAS
1
icon: EFDD EFDD
40

Italy EFDD

16

Poland EFDD

1

France EFDD

Against (1)

Joëlle BERGERON
1

Sweden EFDD

2

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1

Czechia EFDD

Against (1)

Petr MACH
1

United Kingdom EFDD

18
icon: NI NI
10

Germany NI

Against (1)

Udo VOIGT
2

Poland NI

Against (1)

Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE
1

Hungary NI

Abstain (1)

Zoltán BALCZÓ
1

France NI

2

United Kingdom NI

Abstain (1)

Diane DODDS
1

Greece NI

3
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
37

Germany GUE/NGL

5

Italy GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Eleonora FORENZA

Abstain (1)

Barbara SPINELLI
2

France GUE/NGL

4

Sweden GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Portugal GUE/NGL

4

Denmark GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

Finland GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Martina ANDERSON
1

Ireland GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Luke Ming FLANAGAN
1

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2

Greece GUE/NGL

4

Spain GUE/NGL

8
icon: ENF ENF
34

Italy ENF

5

Poland ENF

2

France ENF

17

Belgium ENF

Against (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

Netherlands ENF

3

Austria ENF

4

Romania ENF

Abstain (1)

Laurenţiu REBEGA
1

United Kingdom ENF

Against (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

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  • date: 2016-01-27T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2016-0167&language=EN title: B8-0167/2016 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2016-06-08T00:00:00 docs: url: /oeil/spdoc.do?i=26780&j=0&l=en title: SP(2016)242 type: Commission response to text adopted in plenary
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  • date: 2016-01-28T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2016-02-03T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20160203&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2016-02-04T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=26780&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2016-02-04T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2016-0047 title: T8-0047/2016 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 403 votes to 130 with 104 abstentions, a resolution tabled by the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the 2015 Report on Kosovo. Parliament noted that the EU has reiterated its willingness to assist in the economic and political development of Kosovo through a clear European perspective , in line with the European perspective of the region. It welcomed the signing of the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) on 27 October 2015, as the first contractual relationship, and the swift ratification by the Kosovo Assembly on 2 November 2015. Members called on the Government of Kosovo to focus on implementing the comprehensive reforms necessary to meet its obligations under the SAA. They underlined that the SAA is aimed at promoting European standards in areas such as competition, procurement, intellectual property and consumer protection, and at establishing a free trade area as a tangible step towards the economic integration of Kosovo into the EU;. Relations with Serbia : Parliament welcomed the progress made in 2015 in reaching agreements in the framework of the process of normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. It. supported the continued mediation efforts of the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) with a view to the normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo, which has yet to be fully achieved. It urged the VP/HR to identify shortfalls and to demand that the parties fulfil their commitments. The resolution took note of the Constitutional Court’s decision on the implementation of the Association of Serb Municipalities. It called for the complete and committed implementation of the agreements reached. Members considered full respect for the rules of democracy, political dialogue and unhindered parliamentary business to be essential for the implementation of all aspects of Kosovo’s reform agenda. They strongly condemned violent obstructions in the Assembly, calls for the prevention of further violent protests in the Assembly, and stressed that in the Assembly elected Members of Parliament should meet and discuss issues with full respect for the institution. The Assembly needed to become more efficient and to comply with its own rules of procedure under all circumstances and the government should respect these rules. Recognition of Kosovo : Parliament took note that five Member States have not formally recognised Kosovo, and is of the opinion that further recognitions would help to strengthen stability in the region. Migration policy: Parliament was pleased to note the work undertaken by the Kosovo authorities to end the trend of irregular migration, which peaked at the beginning of 2015. Citizens must be encouraged to stay in Kosovo and build a future in their country. Visa liberalisation measures were also recommended. Human rights : Parliament welcomed the adoption of the package of human rights laws which strengthen the institutional set-up for oversight of the protection of, and respect for, human rights. It noted with concern that the authorities’ political will to genuinely engage with civil society is still very weak. It called on the authorities to implement in good faith the legal framework for cooperation with civil society and reinforce protection for LGBTI and minority communities. Members also remained concerned about the under‑representation of women in decision-making positions and the extremely limited progress made in the area of freedom of expression and of the media. Further efforts are needed to protect and guarantee in practice the rights of all ethnic minorities in Kosovo, including the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities as well as the Gorani community. Parliament reiterated its concern at the lack of any significant progress in fighting high-level corruption and organised crime, and against the roots of violent extremism in Kosovo. It noted that, approximately 300 Kosovo nationals have joined the ranks of the jihadists in Syria and Iraq and that many of them have already returned to Kosovo It welcomed the measures taken by the government to provide for prison sentences for nationals who have engaged in terrorist undertakings. Accession to UNESCO : Members deplored the rejection of Kosovo’s application for UNESCO membership, due to active obstruction by Serbia. They welcomed the adoption of the law protecting the historical heritage of Prizren and called for its full implementation. In this connection, they called on the interested parties, including the Kosovo authorities, the Serbian Government, the Serbian community in Kosovo and the Serbian Orthodox Church, to find a system for the promotion, protection and conservation of Kosovo’s cultural and religious heritage. Civil service : Parliament reiterated its call on Kosovo to complete the legislative framework for the civil service and to implement fully the strategic framework for public administration and the action plan. The authorities were asked to stop the politicisation of public administration, to promote merit-based professionalism in all public institutions, to ensure sound financial management of public institutions, and to ensure the transparency of the Assembly’s oversight of budget implementation. Members also stressed the importance of increasing project funding for Kosovo NGOs that aim to step up efforts to protect and promote the rights of marginalised groups and ethnic minorities. Labour market : Parliament stressed the need to provide Kosovo’s young people with prospects for the future, and called on Kosovo to focus on closing the skills gap in the labour market. The Commission was asked to provide further assistance to young entrepreneurs as part of Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funding, to improve the flexibility and competitiveness of Kosovo’s economy to speed up the restructuring of public enterprises, to improve its bankruptcy and insolvency procedures and to reduce its reliance on customs duties. Members stressed that labour market reforms, complemented by education reforms, are crucial in view of the high unemployment and low labour participation rates. Energy and transport : Parliament expressed its concern at Kosovo’s current precarious energy situation, pointing out that the current level of electricity losses and related commercial damage are very high on account of grids wearing out. It called for major reforms to improve energy efficiency and security of supply.
  • date: 2016-02-04T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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