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Alison Weston, EUSR: “All Governments of EU countries believe that the future of Kosovo is in the EU”

Alison Weston, EUSR: “The EU is not solving all our problems but it gives us a framework to deal with them together”

 


 

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9 July – ’28 Nentori’ Elementary school in Raushiq
“We count on you to bring Kosovo to this club of countries that agreed to do things together”

Students at the elementary in Raushiq near Peja/Pec greeted Khaldoun Sinno, Head of the Political, Economic and European Integration Section at the European Commission Liaison Office, with flowers and the full classroom was eager to learn more about the EU. Mr. Sinno was impressed with the warm welcome and the advanced level of English of the young students – the accompanying interpreter was hardly needed. More...

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08 June – EU teach a day in elementary school Abdyl Frasheri in Prizren
“Kosovo is wanted and will make it to the EU; there are only some rules in between”

Aemilia Maniataki, the Deputy Head of Greek Liaison Office in Prishtina lectured to schoolchildren of the elementary school Avdyl Frashėri in Prizren today. She started the lecture by asking children whether they know what the European Union is all about. The response she got from children was: “European Union is about peace and cooperation, and it is a Union of developed states”. Then she asked children: “Do you want to be part of that Union?” All the children answered More...

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02 June – Secondary school Ruzhdi Berisha in Dragash/Dragas
“Hard work and strong commitment are necessary for Kosovo to prepare for European integration, but EU is here to help”

Sabine Erkens, Legal Advisor from ICO gave a lecture in secondary school Ruzhdi Berisha in Dragash/Dragas, in the presence of Deputy Minister for Education Usmen Baldzi. She started her lecture by sharing her personal experience with the European Union - studying and working in different countries of the European Union had led her to understand the importance of the Union but also its diversity. More...

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1 June – Elementary school Muharrem Bekteshi in Mitrovicė/Mitrovica
“Things can always improve if people are willing to change”

Andy Sparkes, Ambassador for the United Kingdom in Kosovo, gave a lecture today at elementary school Muharrem Bekteshi in Mitrovicė/Mitrovica. He started by stressing his happiness for being able to share his knowledge over EU related matters and Kosovo’s European future with the students.Mr. Sparkes first explained the main characteristics of the European Union integration process. He also reminded the students of the history of the EU  More...

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31 may – Elementary School Musa Zajmi in Gjilan/Gnjilane
“Kosovo is on the right path but needs to work hard”

Hanns-Christian Klasing and Blerim Krasniqi from EULEX were today’s EU Teach a day speakers in Elementary school Musa Zajmi in Gjilan/Gnjilane. Mr. Klasing started his presentation by mentioning the long lasting war between Germany and France followed by the realization people from different countries and different ethnicities had to start working towards living together peacefully.Everything started with French Minister for Foreign Affairs Robert Schuman who helped in uniting the More...

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28 May – ‘Dr. Ali Sokoli’ medical professional secondary school in Prishtinė/Priština
“You are part of the process”

In the framework of ‘EU teach a day’ programme, on Friday, May 28 2010, Ingrid Johanssen, the head of Swedish office in Kosovo delivered a presentation on the European Union at ‘Dr. Ali Sokoli’ medical professional secondary school in Pristina. Upon arrival she received an enthusiastic welcome by the Headmaster, Hilmi Retkoceri, teaching staff and around fifty students. More...

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27 May – Faculty of Economy in Prishtinė/Priština
“Kosovo needs to define its priorities before it can move towards European integration”

Renzo Daviddi, Head of European Commission Liaison Office (ECLO), gave today’s EU Teach a day lecture at the Faculty of Economy in Prishtinė/Priština a good match as Mr Daviddi himself is a macro economist by academic career. He stressed that for economists it is of great importance to speak English as nowadays everything is written in English starting from the internet and manuals that students will be using in the future. More...

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26 May – EU Teach a day in secondary school ‘Arberia’ in Gjilan/Gnjilane
“You will be the ones deciding Kosovo’s future”

The EUSR representative Mattias Hallstrom gave today a lecture in secondary school Arberia in Gjilan/Gnjilane. Mattias Hallstrom started by stressing that it is important to meet with students as well and not only with government representatives as the EU is not only about decisions but mostly about helping people. The history of the EU started right after the 2nd World War when people had a rough time. People wanted peace and a future with a perspective.  More...

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21 May – Secondary school Luciano Matroni in Prizren
“Kosovo can learn from EU how to move on from the past”

Alison Weston, the ICO Chief of Staff gave a lecture today at the secondary school Luciano Matroni in Prizren.  She explained to the children the origins of the European Union and what the idea behind it was.  War was a means of solving problems among old European countries for a very long time, she said, but 65 years ago they saw the economic interest of working together and it helped them think about solving their problems with peaceful means.  More...

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24 May – Gjon Buzuku in Prizren
“The key of success is to know each other and learn how to get along with our neighbors”

The third week of “EU Teach a day” talks started with EUSR political advisor Alberto de la Calle visiting secondary school Gjon Buzuku in Prizren. He started by asking the students what the EU meant for them and explained how the European Union concerns each individual and therefore means something different to everyone.The European Union is an ongoing process and the integration of the Western Balkans will be the next step in building the Union. The origin of the EU More...

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20 May – EU Teach a Day in primary school Ndre Mjeda in Viti/Vitina - Binqė/Binqe - Kabash
“The EU judicial system doesn’t dictate your system it pushes it to produce better results”

The director of the primary school, Ndre Mjeda / Mladen Markovic in Binqe, Nadire Ymeri welcomed the Czech Ambassador to Kosovo, Janina Hrebickova who said she was happy to be here and aware that Muslims, Catholics and orthodox coexist together in Binqė/Binqe.
“I saw many things in the past 16 years and even though some people did not believe that Kosovo would have a very good and peaceful future, I always had no doubts about that.”
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19 May – Naim Frasheri in Prishtinė/Priština
“Strong will and hard work will get Kosovo closer to the EU”

Eckhart Blaurock, Deputy Head of Mission from the German embassy, gave a lecture today at elementary school Naim Frahseri in Prishtinė/Priština. He started by explaining the position of the German embassy in Kosovo and what is their role in helping Kosovo becoming part of the EU. Mr. Blaurock explained the main characteristics of the European Union and insisted on the recently adopted Lisbon Treaty which now facilitates More...

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12 May – Elena Gjika in Prishtinė/Priština
“What does Europe mean to you?”

Robert Wilton, Political Advisor from the ICO, gave a lecture today at elementary school Elena Gjika in Prishtinė/Priština. He first asked the students what they knew about Europe and the European Union, and together they tried to make the list of all member states.Then, with the help of the students, Robert Wilton explained the main characteristics of the European Union. He first insisted on the importance of diversity and richness of the EU, as there are 27 member states and more than 150 regional languages. Then explained what the core values More...

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11 May – EU Teach a day in secondary school Sami Frasheri in Prishtinė/Priština
“Kosovo’s integration in the EU starts in this class”

The first lecture of the 2010 “EU Teach a day” was given by Kjartan Bjornsson, Head of Operations Section at the European Commission Liaison Office to Kosovo, together with Deputy Minister for Education Agim Hyseni, at the secondary school Sami Frasheri in Prishtinė/Priština. During his talk, Kjartan Bjornsson explained the mechanisms of the European Union internal market and the importance of common standards between all member states More...

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"EU-teach-a-day " 2010

Children discuss Kosovo’s European future with EU diplomats

11 May – 11 June

The EU-teach-a-day project is an initiative of the office of the EU Special Representative and Kosovo’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. It aims to give school children around Kosovo the opportunity to meet with EU diplomats and representatives from EU institutions and learn about Europe and Kosovo’s opportunities and challenges in  the European integration process.

In the course of one month, at the end of the school year, diplomats from EU member states and EU representatives in Kosovo will visit elementary, secondary and higher education schools throughout Kosovo. They will share EU integration experiences of their own countries with the students , will discuss what values and rules are part of being a member of the Union and will explain what Kosovo’s European perspective means to students personally.

Pieter Feith, EU Special Representative, said:
“It’s the energy of the young people of Kosovo that is crucial to realizing Kosovo’s European perspective. At the same time it is the youth that will be cherishing the freedoms and opportunities entailed in this perspective. This is why we want to encourage them to become partners in the European future right now. In the coming weeks EU ambassadors and representatives will engage in discussions with schoolchildren and explore ways in which children themselves can be already today actively part of the common goal.”

Enver Hoxhaj, Minister for Education, said:
“The Government of Kosovo is very committed to create a better future for young generations. One of the main objectives is to link education with the needs of economy and to create a society based on competitive knowledge and growth by creating new possibilities for employment. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is building a European oriented system of education through compliance with the European practises and standards, where the education is economy and economy is Europe.

Media is invited to attend the first lecture

Please note:

  • The “EU-teach-a-day” visits are aimed towards school children. The public can follow the main development through the EU-teach-a-day website in the coming days.
  • Media alerts:  will be sent prior to “EU-teach-day” visit when the presence of media is welcome. For questions, please refer to Betim Nimani, Press assistant: Betim Nimani: Landline: 038 2044 336; mobile phone: 044 57 071
 
 
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