The European Parliament has approved its report on Kosovo by a large majority, reaffirming strong support for Kosovo’s European integration path and calling on the five European Union member states that still do not recognize Kosovo to do so without further delay.
According to the vote in Brussels, 412 Members of the European Parliament supported the report, 174 voted against it, and 58 abstained.
The report’s rapporteur for Kosovo, Riho Terras, stressed that continued reforms and progress in the EU-facilitated dialogue remain essential for Kosovo’s European future.
The report expresses support for Kosovo’s ambition to join the European Union but also voices concern over the prolonged political deadlock and polarization that have affected the country. MEPs warn that 2025 has largely been a lost year politically and that further delays following the June 7 elections could jeopardize Kosovo’s ability to benefit fully from EU financial assistance.
The European Parliament notes that Kosovo risks losing significant funding from the EU Growth Plan if key reform-related conditions and parliamentary decisions are not completed within the required timeframe.
At the same time, the report welcomes the orderly conduct of the 2025 elections and the formation of a new government, while expressing regret that political actors failed to reach a compromise on the election of a president.
MEPs reiterated their support for Kosovo’s EU membership application, submitted in December 2022, and urged the Council of the European Union to move forward with the process.
“Support is expressed for Kosovo’s application for EU membership. The report reiterates the call on member states in the Council to invite the European Commission to submit the questionnaire without further delays and to provide a merit-based opinion on Kosovo’s application,” the report states.
In one of its strongest messages, the European Parliament directly called on the five EU member states that still do not recognize Kosovo’s independence — Spain, Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Cyprus — to recognize Kosovo in order to enable its equal advancement alongside other EU candidates.
The report also recalls the 2010 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, which concluded that Kosovo’s declaration of independence did not violate international law.
MEPs welcomed the defense cooperation declaration signed between Kosovo, Albania and Croatia, noting that it contributes to addressing hybrid security threats in the region.
In its separate report on Serbia, the European Parliament again called for meaningful progress in the EU-facilitated normalization dialogue with Kosovo, emphasizing that the process should ultimately lead to mutual recognition.
The report also urges Serbia to stop obstructing Kosovo’s membership in the Council of Europe and other international organizations, stating that such actions contradict commitments undertaken in the normalization agreements.
Additionally, MEPs once again expressed regret that Milan Radoičić, who claimed responsibility for the 2023 terrorist attack in Banjska, has still not been brought to justice.
