Will
Kosovo get into the EU in my lifetime?
Deputy
Czech Ambassador Jan Plesinger visited the Economic High
School Ymer Prizreni in Prizren. The school educates nearly
2,000 students from Albanian, Bosniak and Turkish
communities in 2. The school's facilities are designed for
600 students and average class size is 45.
We had a
warm welcome from the principal who gave us a short briefing
on the school, its students and its programs. Despite
ongoing end of year tests, the school had gathered a group
of around 35 students to follow the talk. The school had
gone to some lengths to make an impression: all the students
were in uniform, the classroom had lively wall displays
related to business courses and the students had prepared
questions.
Mr
Plesinger spoke for around 25 minutes, drawing particularly
on the experience of the Czech Republic as a country
emerging from Communism and moving towards and then into the
EU. The Q&A session was very active and would have
continued on with questions including: does Kosovo's use of
the Euro help it towards the EU? What is the most important
value for getting into the EU? Can Serbia stop Kosovo from
getting into the EU? Will Kosovo get into the EU in my
lifetime? Why has the UK not got the Euro?
What are
the conditions to get into the EU?