The Council of Europe will appoint a rapporteur for Kosovo's request for admission to the organization at its plenary session next week.
According to the published agenda, on the second day of the session, on Tuesday, June 20, the Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for Political Relations and Democracy "will appoint a rapporteur for the Statutory Opinion on the request for membership expressed in the letter dated May 12, 2022, which was sent to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe".
In a similar way, at the session held on May 12 this year, an invitation was sent to the members of the Council of Europe to run for that position, and the final decision will be made on Tuesday, reports N1.
According to standard procedures, when a rapporteur is appointed, he will produce a report that should represent the position of that organization and a road map to eventual membership. This procedure is supposed to last two years, but the deadline can be extended "indefinitely".
Kosovo submitted a request for admission to the Council of Europe on May 12 last year, and the committee of ministers forwarded it to the Parliamentary Assembly for consultation in April this year, with 33 votes, seven against and three abstentions. As they stated, they did so on the basis of the Brussels and Ohrid agreements.
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