President Atifete Jahjaga of Kosovo with US President Barack Obama and wife Michelle – Picture by White House.
The European Parliament in Strasbourg ratified on January 21th the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with Kosovo.
According to the counted ballots 486 MEPs were in favour, 102 against, with 81 abstained from the ratification. EP rapporteur for Kosovo, Austrian MEP Ulrike Lunacek uttered that the SAA “should come into effect immediately, which would be a very positive signal for the citizens and for commerce in Kosovo”.
Kosovo and the EU signed the SAA on 27 October 2015, which the Kosovo Assembly ratified it on 2 November 2015. Kosovar President Atifete Jahjaga and Assembly President Kadri Veseli hailed the ratification as “an important signal for Kosovo’s admission into the EU and a great political victory for Kosovo.”
For more information:
Embassy of Kosovo to The Netherlands, Mission to the OPCW (HE Ambassador Dr. Vjosa Dobruna): http://www.ambasada-ks.net/nl/?page=2,1
Mission of Kosovo to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg (HE Ambassador Dr. Mimoza Ahmetaj): http://www.ambasada-ks.net/be/?page=4,1
