The Vice-President of the European Parliament (EP) Ulrike Lunaček condemned the protest by the "Self-Determination" MPs in the Kosovo Assembly, which escalated with the throwing of tear gas, assessing that this attack is setting back Pristina's progress towards the EU.
"I am shocked by the violent behavior and I strongly condemn this attack, which went far beyond the limits of any parliamentary debate," she said in a statement.
The rapporteur for Kosovo EP stressed that this irresponsible attack negatively affects the progress of Kosovo, as well as on the road to the EU, stating that the incident caused damage to, as she said, the image of Kosovo.
"She appealed to the leadership of "Self-Determination" and its deputies to return to the peaceful path of discussion and conducting politics, as well as constructive opposition work, instead of leading violent activism," Lunaček emphasized in the statement.
The Embassy of the United States of America in Pristina condemned the opposition's blockade of the parliament and violence yesterday, Pristina's Koha.net announced.
"The terrible behavior of certain members of the opposition, which led to the necessary provision of medical assistance to other members of parliament, as well as to international observers, including the staff of the US Embassy, made a mockery of one of the most important democratic institutions of Kosovo," the statement of the US Embassy in Kosovo stated.
The violence in the Kosovo parliament was jointly condemned by the EU Office, the special representative of the Union in Kosovo, the embassies and offices of the EU member states that happened yesterday in the Kosovo parliament as unacceptable.
The head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Jean-Claude Schlumberger, also condemned the opposition blockade and the violence that happened yesterday in the Kosovo parliament.
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