PM Haradinaj: Kosovo to ask for EU candidate status

Kosovo Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, during an interview with Gazeta Express said that Pristina intends to apply for the candidate status at the European Union. He also said that the EU cannot keep Kosovo isolated infinitely. Talking on visa liberalisation, Haradinaj expressed his convenience that Kosovo citizens will move freely into the European Union Schengen area in 2018.

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