I will raise three issues in the roadblock to Kosovo's membership in the EU.
Number one, which is the most crucial, is the non-recognition by five EU member states: Greece, Spain, Slovenia, Cyprus and Romania. They are still blocking Kosovo politically from moving forward in the European integration process. Kosovo applied more than two years ago to gain candidate status and has been trying to open the accession talks. It's still being kept unaddressed by the European Union. Kosovo is the only country inside Europe that has applied for membership in the European Union and is not getting a response from the EU.
In the past, we had Morocco and Tunisia applying, and their requests were not addressed. Kosovo is making history in this regard because of political issues and divisions inside the EU. It's been nearly 20 years since Kosovo declared independence. I want to be very direct and undiplomatic. By not recognizing Kosovo, these five member states of the European Union are not aligning themselves with the Euro-Atlantic and other states that have recognized Kosovo, such as Canada, the U.S. and other EU member states. They are keeping their position in line with Russia and China, which still don't recognize Kosovo. It doesn't help the EU not to show leadership and a unified standing in the western Balkans.
Number two—I will be very brief on this—is the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. Kosovo remains a hostage of Serbia's unwillingness to become committed to a dialogue process, which would benefit itself and be an advantage.
If we are able, in a period, to address these two key issues, we will give Kosovo a chance to show whether it can fulfill the criteria and that it deserves to move on towards European Union membership. Without having a proper process, Kosovo is not able to show whether it's ready to become a member of the EU, because it's not being given that ability to—