Minister Tahiri: Visa liberalization puts an end to isolation and enables Kosovars to closer recognize the European values

Minister Tahiri stressed that a priority in his job was the fulfillment of requirements for visa liberalization, and commitment to strengthening the legislation in the fight against corruption and organized crime.

“To Kosovo and its citizens, the visa liberalization means two things: one step forward into the process of European integration and creation of a platform to put an end to the isolation and give the citizens an opportunity to broaden their perspectives, by meeting and acquainting new cultures, by closely getting to know the European values” said Minister Tahiri.

Minister Tahiri highlighted the work done in the Package of laws for the Judiciary and the Package against Corruption, underlining that for all these laws many experts were involved as well as stakeholders from civil society and academic world, in order to ensure that these laws will not only meet the requirements for liberalization, but to work on ensuring a better life for the citizens of Kosovo.

“Visa liberalization means that Kosovo proved that it has the capacity to achieve specific results in the fight against corruption and organized crime, which ultimately means a better life for our citizens, a stronger and more efficient judiciary and absolute respect for the human rights” added Minister Tahiri.

Minister Tahiri notified the German delegation also with the changes in the Criminal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, and Civil Code, as well as other laws adopted from the European Reform Agenda. In  addition, Minister Tahiri underlined that all legal loopholes and the institutional organization itself shall be once again reviewed under the process of Functional Review of the Rule of Law Sector, the greatest reform undertaken by the Government of Kosovo, which will be concluded with the adoption of a sectorial strategy. ​