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A ceremony was held today for the official submission of Kosovo's application for membership in the European Union, writes the Kosovo "Telegrafi", quoted by Darik.

The signing ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani, the Speaker of the Parliament Glauk Konyufca and the Prime Minister Albin Kurti.



Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti confirmed yesterday that Kosovo's EU membership application will be submitted this week.

He said that "the time has come to officially turn the status of a potential candidate into a candidate for membership," KoSSev quotes.

Pristina's making the request this week was actually first announced by official Belgrade.

The Serbian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic, spoke about this the previous days.

On Monday, Dacic said Serbia was working to ensure that EU countries that have not recognized Kosovo would challenge Pristina's bid.

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