Soltes: I Hope visas will be removed by the end of year

The European Parliament Rapporteur for Kosovo, Igor Soltes, during his visit to Kosovo when is preparing a report on the progress the country has made in fulfilling visa liberalisation criteria, said that he understands the expectations are high after Kosovo Parliament ratified the Agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro, which was one of the last criteria for Kosovo to get visa-free regime.

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Belinda Balluku: Albanian PM’s Loyal Ally at Centre of Political Firestorm

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