Prime Minister Albin Kurti during a meeting today with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, informed the latter about the continuous progress that Kosovo is making in economic and democratic indicators, work in justice and the fight against crime and corruption.

Kurti singled out the findings and international reports that confirm the gradual but continuous progress of the Republic of Kosovo in many fields.

Including the Country Report for 2022, which was among the best in the region, and more recently the report of the World Justice Project (WJP) which, in addition to ranking Kosovo first in the region in terms of the rule of law, it lists Kosovo second place in the world as the country with the greatest improvement in this field.

Regarding the path to the European Union, Prime Minister Kurti said that Kosovo will apply for EU membership before the end of this year.

Meanwhile, regarding the liberalization of visas, Prime Minister Kurti said that Kosovo has met all the criteria and that the citizens deserve the liberalization.