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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f12cac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Suspended funds, suspended progress\n<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70a9f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c70a9f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The impact of European Union measures on Kosovo.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb90759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb90759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kosovotwopointzero.com\/en\/author\/arian\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arian Lumezi<\/a> & <a href=\"https:\/\/kosovotwopointzero.com\/en\/author\/federicobaccini\/\" target=\"_blank\">Federico Baccini<\/a> \u2014 09\/7\/2025<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de42e00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de42e00\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98182ec\" data-id=\"98182ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-009dd28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"009dd28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The large doors of the Lumbardhi cinema in Prizren were opened for<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lumbardhi.org\/sq\/news\/kino-lumbardhi-do-te-mbyllet-per-renovime\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the last time on May 31 of this year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Starting this month, the oldest cinema in Kosovo will undergo a radical renovation, a process considered essential for improving the facilities of one of Prizren\u2019s most important cultural institutions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lumbardhi cinema, located near Shat\u00ebrvan Square, has always been in need of intervention, but starting work on such a project has been impossible due to a lack of financial resources. Ares Shporta, director of the Lumbardhi Foundation, the organization that manages the cinema, explains that the foundation began working on the concretization of the project back in 2014, when Samuel \u017dbogar, then head of the European Union Office in Kosovo, verbally expressed his willingness to support the renovation plans.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lumbardhi cinema received its first concrete funding commitment in 2017, but the EU institutions only approved the project in 2020, with the opening of the tender. This process was concluded and approved in 2022 but failed in the autumn of 2023 for technical and administrative reasons. In October 2024, Lumbardhi received official notification of the project\u2019s final cancellation, which were the result of measures imposed on Kosovo by the EU. At least 800,000 euros in grants that had been foreseen for the cinema were completely lost.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The political and economic measures were imposed in June 2023, following a chain of events in northern Kosovo that fueled interethnic tensions in North Mitrovica and complicated the EU-mediated dialogue process between Kosovo and Serbia. The EU described these measures as \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koha.net\/arberi\/be-ja-pergatit-masa-te-menjehershme-ndaj-kosoves-jo-sanksione\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reversible, depending on the steps that Prime Minister Albin Kurti takes to de-escalate the situation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><b>How did the measures come about?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In May 2023,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kosovotwopointzero.com\/en\/whats-happening-in-the-north\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">protests erupted in Serb-majority municipalities after non-Serb mayors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who had won mandates in extraordinary local elections in those municipalities, entered municipal buildings escorted by the Kosovo Police (KP).<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kosovotwopointzero.com\/cka-treguan-zgjedhjet-ne-veri\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These elections had been boycotted by Serb voters, and the largest Serb party in Kosovo, Srpska Lista, did not participate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Srpska Lista led the protests, calling the mayors illegitimate.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These protests quickly escalated into violent clashes, involving not only local citizens<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/5\/30\/at-least-30-nato-troops-injured-in-clashes-with-serbs-in-kosovo\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but also NATO-led KFOR troops<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The entry of the mayors into municipal buildings, with the assistance of the KP, was criticized by the EU as a unilateral and uncoordinated action by the Kosovo Government.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd3590a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd3590a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86d73ba\" data-id=\"86d73ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8656642\" data-id=\"8656642\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc7617d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc7617d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 22 June 2023, the EU presented three demands to the then Government of Kosovo, led by Vet\u00ebvendosje (VV), and to Serbia, which aimed at de-escalating the situation in the north of Kosovo. The demands included the immediate cessation of police operations near municipal buildings, the temporary relocation of four municipal mayors to alternative premises to carry out their duties, and the organization of early local elections with the unconditional participation of the Serb community. At the same time, the EU asked Serbia to withdraw protesters from municipal buildings.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the rejection of these requests by the Government of Kosovo, on 26 June 2023, the EU reacted by imposing measures, which included the temporary suspension of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA), exclusion from high-level meetings and the suspension of bilateral visits \u2014 except for those taking place within the framework of the EU-facilitated dialogue. These measures, adopted in a unanimous vote by the Council of the EU, had immediate consequences not just for political relations but also for funding, signaling a serious escalation between the EU and Kosovo.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These measures are not formally classified as sanctions, which would require unanimous approval every six months from all 27 member states. Instead, they follow a procedure under the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) framework, which likewise requires unanimity in the Council for their removal.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In its December 2024 enlargement conclusions, the Council stated that the EU \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evropaelire.org\/a\/bashkimi-evropian-masat-heqja-kosova-\/33001600.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will gradually lift<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d these measures \u201cin parallel with further steps\u201d taken by the Kosovo authorities. As a result, the Commission announced that it had begun work toward a \u201cgradual, conditional, and reversible\u201d lifting of the measures. However, when asked for further clarification by K2.0, the European Commission declined to provide details regarding the procedure, possible timeframe, or the specific conditions that Kosovo would have to meet in terms of \u201cprogress on the ground\u201d and \u201csustainable de-escalation\u201d in the north of Kosovo.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evropaelire.org\/a\/mospajtime-te-medha-ne-be-rreth-heqjes-se-masave-ndaj-kosoves\/33240635.html\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">there have also been voices within EU institutions who have called for their removal and expressed disagreement with the measures imposed on Kosovo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey must be revoked completely and without delay,\u201d Riho Terras, the European Parliament\u2019s rapporteur on Kosovo, told K2.0. If the EU\u2019s objective is to restore dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, \u201cunfair treatment of Kosovo does not support that objective,\u201d he added, stressing that since Serbia\u2019s behavior amid tensions in the region has not been met with any measures by the EU, it is \u201ccompletely unacceptable\u201d that the measures against Kosovo have not yet been lifted \u201cwithout delay\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad6104f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad6104f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb0e107\" data-id=\"fb0e107\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea93d37 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea93d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f1bf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5f1bf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Over the past two years, projects worth more than 600 million euros have been suspended or postponed indefinitely.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b2d149 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b2d149\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c6ac9a\" data-id=\"4c6ac9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a11e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55a11e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kallxo.com\/lajm\/kallas-be-ja-ka-nisur-gradualisht-ti-heqe-masat-ndaj-kosoves\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During a visit to Kosovo on 22 May this year, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that the EU had begun gradually lifting measures against Kosovo, describing this as a sign of commitment and a step toward new opportunities for Kosovo\u2019s rapprochement with Europe. However, she stressed that this decision was conditional on progress in de-escalating the situation in the north and warned that \u201cthe closure of structures supported by Serbia undermines efforts toward de-escalation.\u201d<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evropaelire.org\/a\/be-sha-kundershtojne-mbylljen-institucione-serve-kosove\/33276899.html\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EU has criticized the acting Kosovo government<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for shutting down parallel structures in Serb-majority municipalities, actions that the government has presented as steps toward extending sovereignty in this part of Kosovo.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Suspended progress<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When initially implemented, these measures were considered temporary, with the expectation that they would be lifted once the situation normalized. However, as time passed, it became clear that these sanctions were far from temporary and were increasingly having serious consequences for Kosovo. Over the past two years, projects worth more than 600 million euros have been suspended or postponed indefinitely.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With EU financial support, Kosovo had long been implementing development projects, whether to modernize infrastructure or improve public services. But under these EU measures, the necessary funds began to be cut off. Programs such as IPA (Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance) and WBIF (Western Balkans Investment Framework), through which Kosovo implemented projects in the energy, education, and digitalization sectors, were severely affected. These sanctions have not only resulted in the loss of EU financial support but also reduced the capacities of local institutions to improve infrastructure and public services.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The GAP Institute for Advanced Studies, in May 2025,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.institutigap.org\/lajme\/3483\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published a detailed report on projects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that have been lost or suspended as a result of the EU\u2019s measures.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7f73c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7f73c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87997f6\" data-id=\"87997f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c5c09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08c5c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The majority of the over 600 million euros allocated to suspended or delayed projects came through the two main EU funding programs: IPA II and IPA III. These funds were intended to support Kosovo\u2019s path toward EU membership; without them, it is difficult to implement important projects for development. The challenges are particularly acute in sectors such as agriculture, rural development, and public administration, but the impact has also been felt in road infrastructure, schools, and the energy system.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Rrona Zhuri, research coordinator at the GAP Institute, explains, even if the EU were to lift these measures today, the consequences of the two-year delay go far beyond the financial losses alone. The damage has already been done, and Kosovo will feel the effects for a long time to come.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38ff0b6\" data-id=\"38ff0b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c72d97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c72d97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some of the suspended projects<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cfe367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cfe367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The three largest projects suspended by EU measures:\n<br><br>\n\n- Prishtina water supply and sewerage network: This project has a total value of \u20ac165,251,140. The application was submitted in 2023 under the WBIF mechanism but did not proceed to approval.\n<br><br>\n- Reconfiguration of the 400 kV network and new 400 kV interconnection Albania - Kosovo: This technical assistance project, with a total value of \u20ac70,682,000, was among the applications not processed in 2024.\n<br><br>\n- Rehabilitation and construction of flood protection infrastructure and irrigation systems: This technical assistance project, valued at \u20ac66,181,195, was also submitted in 2024 but did not proceed to approval.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d39cccc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d39cccc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-787cd52\" data-id=\"787cd52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76aadbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76aadbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor example, the measures may have slowed economic development, hindered the energy transition, and affected environmental protection, as many of the projects focus on the energy and environmental sectors,\u201d said Zhuri. \u201cThere are other projects aimed at infrastructure development, so the measures have also negatively affected progress in infrastructure and digitalization.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, at the Lumbardhi Foundation, the EU measures have had an impact beyond just the financial resources involved.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEvery year we have prepared ourselves for this restoration; this situation has greatly affected trust within the community, our activities, planning, staff, and other areas,\u201d said Shporta. \u201cI have given 10 years of my life to this process, this could have been done many years ago. They have wasted our time, and we have lost trust in the EU.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Shporta, the renovation project of the oldest cinema in Kosovo has been vital for them. \u201cThe restoration was also aimed at eliminating any idea or attempt at privatization. We have been advocating for this since 2015, when we founded the organization,\u201d said Shporta.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He explained that the project, which was planned for direct financing and management by the EU, envisaged capital investment in infrastructure. The goal was to intervene at the structural level of the building, restore the interior, and renew the heating, cooling, ventilation, and seating systems \u2014 essentially to fully improve the building, fix various infrastructural problems, and transform the space into a multifunctional venue with optimal conditions. After the failure of EU funding, the project received support from the Government of Kosovo, through the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS), and the cinema is now closed for renovation. Shporta said that the budget allocated by the ministry is sufficient to carry out the works, while, according to him, the government has pledged to allocate additional funds for the project as needed.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Doubling capacity of Termokos heating plant in Prishtina<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the list of projects at risk from these measures is the project to increase the capacity of the central heating plant, Termokos, in Prishtina \u2014 a project that, in addition to boosting heating capacity, is also tied to energy efficiency and environmental protection. Through this project, Termokos aims to double its heating capacity, its costs are currently listed as suspended due to EU measures amounting to \u20ac17.6 million.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The director of the public enterprise Termokos, Fisnik Osmani, explains that the total planned cost for the project is \u20ac63 million, of which \u20ac31.8 million is planned as a loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), \u20ac17.6 million as a grant under the IPA funds, \u20ac9 million as a contribution from the Government, and about \u20ac5 million from the Municipality of Prishtina.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Osmani, the grant worth \u20ac17.6 million is tied to the \u20ac31.8 million loan agreement. Therefore, securing the loan is conditional for obtaining the grant. This means that the EU measures impact not only the availability of the funds but also the ability to finalize the loan agreement, making the entire project dependent on the EU lifting its measures against Kosovo.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe project has an extraordinary impact on the entire energy system in Kosovo,\u201d said Osmani. \u201cIt is expected to significantly expand the [heating] network in Prishtina \u2014 about 90% more consumers; around 20,700 residential units and businesses will be connected to Termokos, effectively doubling the capacity, which, in terms of residents, means about 82,000 people and over two million square meters.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">District heating in Prishtina has been operating through a cogeneration model since 2014. The cogeneration project at the Termokos enterprise utilizes excess steam from the \u201cKosova B\u201d power plant to produce thermal energy, which is transported via an 11-kilometer pipeline to the city\u2019s central heating system. This heat supplies over 20,000 users in Prishtina, contributing to energy efficiency and reduced air pollution.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bc4b3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bc4b3d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db16a48\" data-id=\"db16a48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd22b1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1dd22b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5886ed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5886ed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cThe project has already been postponed for a year, since last September. If there are further complications, I fear we could jeopardize the entire project,\u201d said Fisnik Osmani, director of the public enterprise Termokos.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a96d153 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a96d153\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b8f231\" data-id=\"4b8f231\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba65c4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba65c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cogeneration model, launched as a project in 2014, included rehabilitating the distribution network, the construction of modern substations, and installing advanced monitoring technology. The project was implemented through an investment of around 37 million euros, provided by the EU, Germany, and other partners. Germany supported the cogeneration project at Termokos mainly through the German Development Bank (KfW), contributing 15 million euros, of which 10 million were grants and five million were loans.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The suspended project aims to double the capacity of this same system.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn total, we aim to reach 280 megawatts [with the new project], 40 of which are intended for the municipality of Obiliq, while 100 megawatts will be used by Termokos through the expansion of the network,\u201d said Osmani. According to him, the project also includes the installation of an additional pipeline running 11.5 kilometers from the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEC) to Termokos, as well as the construction of two thermal power stations: one for steam extraction at KEC and the other for heat reception at Termokos.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a critical project for the infrastructure of Prishtina, where winters are harsh and an improved heating system is vital. Osmani fears that this coming September will be the last opportunity to get this project back on track.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe project has already been postponed for a year, since last September. If there are further complications, I fear we will jeopardize the entire project,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most complicated aspect of the situation, however, is the uncertainty of when the EU might lift these measures. Local institutions have no clear answers, no timeframe for when the measures will be lifted, and no clarity on the conditions that Kosovo must meet for their removal. It seems as if Kosovo is stuck in a vicious cycle of waiting, with no clear end in sight.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Feature image: Ferdi Limani \/ K2.0<\/b><\/p><p><b>This article was produced as part of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.balcanicaucaso.org\/eng\/Projects2\/PULSE-Europe-beyond-the-beat\" target=\"_blank\"> PULSE Networks<\/a>, a European initiative supporting transnational journalistic collaboration.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fee1a85 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fee1a85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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