Written question – Clarification regarding the lifting of measures against Kosovo – E-002940/2025

Question for written answer  E-002940/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Riho Terras (PPE), Davor Ivo Stier (PPE), Merja Kyllönen (The Left)

We would like the Commission to clarify the procedure for lifting the measures against Kosovo.

• 1.Is a unanimous vote by the Council required to approve the lifting of the measures and what kind of procedure applies in this case, given that these measures are not sanctions that need to be renewed by unanimity every six months? Furthermore, to our knowledge, no vote took place in the Council when the measures were imposed in 2023.
• 2.Could the Commission share any information it has on the impact of the EU measures – such as details of which programmes were suspended and an estimate of how many projects were affected by the freezing of funds under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance?
• 3.Last but not least: have the measures against Kosovo been successful in the opinion of the Commission, and what has the European Union achieved by implementing these measures?

Submitted: 16.7.2025