The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, welcomed on Wednesday 3 June the formation of a new government in Kosovo, led by Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti.
After the collapse of the coalition government in March (see EUROPE 12455/35), the Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday 28 May that a new government could be formed without going through a vote by ballot.
Mr Borrell and Mr Várhelyi look forward to working together to advance EU-Kosovo relations. “We want to see Kosovo advance on its European path. This will require determined reform efforts to strengthen the Rule of law, in particular the fight against corruption and organised crime, and to promote socio-economic development”, they recalled.
The High Representative and the Commissioner added that an early resumption of the EU-facilitated Dialogue with Belgrade was essential to achieve a comprehensive normalisation of relations with Serbia. “Dialogue is the only way to turn Kosovo’s European future into a reality for its citizens”, they explained.
“With our strategic friends, the United States and the European Union, we will work hard to realise our aspirations for Euro-Atlantic integration”, Hoti said on his Facebook account after the Constitutional Court ruling. (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)