Dirk Schuebel

Happy World Day of Romani Language! I welcome the commitment of the 🇽🇰 Kosovo Government to preserving and promoting the use of the Romani language in education and local institutions, in cooperation with Kosovo Roma NGOs. Kosovo’s linguistic and cultural richness and diversity are essential to its multi-ethnic character. The 🇪🇺 EU will continue supporting efforts to strengthen respect for the rights of all communities. #EUbyYourSide

Presenting the 🇪🇺 @EU_Commission’s 2026 🇽🇰 Kosovo Report today to President Shiroka Pula, Assembly Speaker @albulenahaxhiu_ and Prime Minister @albinkurti, I was encouraged by their commitment to accelerate reforms and make up for the time lost due to political instability, which hampered progress. Committed to enlargement, the EU will continue supporting Kosovo whose future is in our Union. #EUbyYourSide

In my meeting with Bishop Teodosije, I highlighted the importance of interfaith dialogue, tolerance and inter-community cooperation in strengthening 🇽🇰 Kosovo's multi-ethnic character. I reiterated 🇪🇺 EU support for the resumption of Implementation Monitoring Council meetings, and for the adoption of a new Law on Religious Freedom, in line with the Venice Commission's recommendations. #EUbyYourSide

Proud of 🇪🇺 EU support for 🇽🇰 Kosovo! Together with Prime Minister @albinkurti and Digitalisation Minister @lulezon, I launched today Kosovo’s EU-funded digital identity card, e-ID, digital signature and digital Kosovo Wallet system. It will reduce paperwork for citizens and businesses, make access to services easier and bring Kosovo closer to the EU Digital Single Market. I invite everyone to use Kosovo e-ID and the digital Kosovo Wallet ▶️ ks-eid.com/en/ The EU is Kosovo’s strongest and most reliable partner. #EUbyYourSide

Meeting Minister of Finance @HekuranMurati today, we discussed the Ministry’s central role in the effective implementation of the 🇪🇺 EU’s financial assistance, including #GrowthPlan-related funding. I reaffirmed the EU’s support for strengthening 🇽🇰 Kosovo’s economic resilience, ensuring sustainable public finances and reforms contributing to Kosovo’s inclusive socio-economic progress on its 🇪🇺 EU integration path. #EUbyYourSide

In today’s meeting with Serb List caucus Chair Igor Simić, I highlighted the vital role of political representation and active participation in the Kosovo Assembly in promoting and protecting community interests. I stressed the importance of all political parties prioritising Kosovo’s EU integration and for the Assembly to enable SL’s work in committees in accordance with the Constitution.

Meeting with LDK caucus Chair Jehona Lushaku Sadriu, I stressed the importance of prioritising Kosovo’s 🇪🇺 EU integration and cross-party cooperation in the 🇽🇰 Kosovo Assembly to advance reforms and enable Kosovo to benefit fully from the EU’s financial and political support. I appreciate Ms Lushaku Sadriu’s dedication to Kosovo’s EU path.

On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, I reaffirm the 🇪🇺 EU’s commitment to media freedom and journalists’ safety in 🇽🇰Kosovo. All attacks against journalists should be thoroughly investigated and those responsible held accountable. Protecting journalists means protecting democracy and the public’s right to know. #EUbyYourSide

Beginning my outreach to political party caucuses in the 🇽🇰Kosovo Assembly, I met today with @LVetevendosje Caucus Chair Arbërie Nagavci. Along with the new legislature’s priorities, the adoption of laws related to the EU’s #GrowthPlan and further alignment of Kosovo’s legislation with the EU acquis, we discussed the crucial role the Assembly plays in advancing Kosovo on its 🇪🇺 EU integration path – our shared and overarching goal.

Joining President Shiroka Pula, Trade Minister @mimozakusari and dignitaries at the regional “She Rises” women’s entrepreneurship conference and expo in Pristina, I highlighted 🇪🇺EU support for women’s economic empowerment and the development of a competitive, inclusive economy offering equal opportunities for women and men to contribute and succeed. Regional cooperation and the EU’s #GrowthPlan for the Western Balkans are helping accelerate economic convergence of the with the EU and gradual integration into the EU Single Market. We all need to ensure that women entrepreneurs fully benefit from these new opportunities for business development, investment and growth. #EUbyYourSide

In my first meeting with @centralbank_rks @GovernorCBK Ahmet Ismaili, we discussed the importance of 🇽🇰 Kosovo joining the Single Euro Payments Area #SEPA and the benefits it would bring to businesses and families through faster, easier and cheaper payments and transfers to and from the SEPA area. The 🇪🇺 EU remains committed to supporting Kosovo on its path towards the EU, including through gradual integration into the EU Single Market. #EUbyYourSide

Welcoming @NATO_KFOR Commander Maj. Gen. Roberto Vergori today, we discussed 🇪🇺 EU-NATO cooperation and our shared commitment to peace, security and stability in 🇽🇰 Kosovo, for the benefit of all communities. I look forward to working closely with Maj. Gen. Vergori and wish him every success in his mission.

Pleased to welcome 🇳🇱 Netherlands Ambassador Astrid de Vries today. As part of 🇪🇺 #TeamEurope in Kosovo, we are both here to help 🇽🇰 Kosovo advance on its EU path. #EUbyYourSide

Implementation of 🇽🇰 Kosovo’s Strategy for the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Communities and their Members 2023–2027, relevant legislation, and the importance of all communities’ participation in socio-political life were at the centre of my discussion with Minister for Communities and Returns @nenadrasic_zspo. The 🇪🇺 EU will continue working closely with the Ministry and funding programmes supporting non-majority communities in Kosovo. #EUbyYourSide

Discussing the promotion of 🇪🇺 EU values and the principles of pluralism, non-discrimination and gender equality with the Head of the Office for Good Governance Habit Hajredini and the Executive Director of Agency for Gender Equality Edi Gusia, both part of the Prime Minister's Office, I reiterated 🇪🇺 EU support for their efforts to advance 🇽🇰 Kosovo's policies and legal framework and ensure their effective implementation. Respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and human rights, including the rights of women and non-majority communities, is fundamental to the EU and all countries aspiring to join it. As Kosovo's strongest partner, the EU remains committed to supporting its European integration. #EUbyYourSide

Reflecting today with Minister of Economy @Artane_R on the tangible impact of the 🇪🇺 EU-funded #EnergySupportPackage on more than 200,000 households and 154 businesses across 🇽🇰 Kosovo, I was encouraged by her appreciation of EU support and our partnership. The €75 million package represents just a fraction of the more than €3.7 billion the EU has invested in Kosovo since 1999, as Kosovo’s strongest and most reliable partner and largest provider of financial assistance. The package was a concrete demonstration of EU solidarity with Kosovo and other Western Balkans partners, introduced in response to the global energy crisis caused by Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine. Looking ahead, continued EU–Kosovo cooperation and joint investments will be essential to advancing Kosovo’s transition to renewable energy and strengthening its long-term energy security. #EUbyYourSide

With the Assembly's adoption of the Anti-Money Laundering Law in its second reading yesterday, 🇽🇰 Kosovo has taken a further step towards joining the Single Euro Payments Area - #SEPA - and gradually integrating into the 🇪🇺 EU Single Market. This is good news! Once Kosovo joins SEPA, payments and money transfers to and from countries in the SEPA area will become easier, faster and cheaper, saving businesses and citizens time and money. #EUbyYourSide

In separate meetings today with the newly appointed management and Board members of @rtklivecom, and the Board of the #IndependentMediaCommission, I reiterated 🇪🇺 EU support for media freedom and freedom of expression in 🇽🇰 Kosovo. The new laws on IMC and RTK should be fully aligned with the EU acquis, including the European Media Freedom Act, and safeguard the independence and sustainability of both institutions. Public consultations on both laws will be crucial. #EUbyYourSide

Welcomed today non-resident 🇨🇦 Canadian Ambassador to 🇽🇰 Kosovo Jessica Blitt. We exchanged views on current political developments in Kosovo and expressed hope that renewed institutional stability would enable the country to make full use of international support, with the 🇪🇺 EU remaining Kosovo's largest provider of financial assistance. #EUbyYourSide