Prime Minister Albin Kurti has stated that while the Republika Srpska entity refuses the ratification of the mobility agreement for free movement with ID, that my country was the first in the region to ratify in the Parliament, I have decided to end the wait.

Kurti, at the Berlin Summit, said that starting on January 1st next year, Republic of Kosova will unilaterally allow free movement for ID holders of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

My address on the 10th anniversary of the Berlin Process:

Dear President von der Leyen,

1. The Berlin Process began in August 2014, shortly after EU enlargement was paused and Russia annexed Crimea.
2. Ten years later, Europe's security has not changed for better, but the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been different. Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia now are EU candidates, Sweden and Finland have joined NATO, and the Western Balkans Six are back on the EU agenda.
3. For a decade, the Berlin Process has played a key role in bringing our region closer together and forward towards the EU. Despite internal and external challenges, the Berlin Process remains a driving force for the European integration, and the thread that keeps the Western Balkans Six connected. This is what we acknowledge and celebrate today here in Berlin.
4. The Common Regional Market (CRM) is one of its greatest achievements. A new momentum has been gained after overcoming deadlock within CEFTA. We can now advance at a different pace, with equality at center and citizens as end beneficiaries.
5. The EU Growth Plan is now an approved Reform Agenda; its implementation must follow with a “race to the top” approach.
6. Over a decade, significant progress has been made in the Berlin Process, but more action is needed. A paradox arose in January this year when Kosova citizens gained visa-free travel to the EU but still lacked freedom of movement to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
7. While the Republika Srpska entity refuses the ratification of the mobility agreement for free movement with ID, that my country was the first in the region to ratify in the Parliament, I have decided to end the wait. Starting on January 1st next year, Republic of Kosova will unilaterally allow free movement for ID holders of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
8. Connectivity is essential to the Berlin Process, yet we must guard against foreign influence, notably from China, which has invested heavily in our northern neighbor, signing Free Trade Agreement and a commitment for shared future with China.
9. The EU must ensure that EU funds are linked to the EU values – it is the Berlin Process that brings our region closer to the EU, not a "Beijing Process" which leads to BRICS.
10. Kosova has been and will be a voice of reason and a standard bearer in this Process, but we should not stand alone in pushing and protecting the EU fundamental values.

President von der Leyen,

In two months, we’ll mark two years since Kosova applied for EU membership. While we proclaim that enlargement is back on the agenda, it is high time for Kosova to receive official candidate status. In these last three and a half years we had extraordinary economic growth, democratic progress and institutional stability managing successfully some serious security threats. Acknowledging Kosova’s advancing and achievements also affirms the EU's commitment to enlargement and its values.