The European Union has assessed that the implementation of Kosovo’s Reform Agenda has been limited due to delays in ratifying the Fund and Loan Agreements. In its latest report on Kosovo, the European Commission emphasizes that these delays are a result of political deadlocks that have obstructed the parliamentary approval process.
According to the report, the failure to ratify the agreements has directly affected the execution of development projects and the progress of reforms aimed at strengthening institutions, promoting good governance, and improving the economic climate.
“The ratification of the Fund and Loan Agreements by Kosovo remains pending due to political deadlock, and consequently, the implementation of the steps agreed upon in Kosovo’s Reform Agenda has been limited,” the report states.
The report also notes that Kosovo has not ratified agreements that would have enabled it to benefit from the European Union’s Western Balkans Growth Plan “due to the political impasse.”
Since the February 9 elections, Kosovo has still not formed a new executive, preventing the ratification of international agreements in Parliament.
The Growth Plan—a €6 billion package—aims to accelerate the region’s path toward EU integration. Kosovo is set to receive approximately €900 million, making it the largest per capita beneficiary of these funds.
