More and more young Kosovars are waiving their citizenship and prefer to take the Swiss passport, reports “Albora”, a news site for the Albanian-speaking diaspora in Switzerland. “The reasons people give up citizenship of the Republic of Kosovo are that many countries of the European Union do not allow dual citizenship, including some countries that are not part of the European Union,” explains the Kosovo Ministry of Interior. request from Albora. ».
Kosovo Albanians are thus forced to give up citizenship and Kosovo usually choose the country in which they live. According to the Interior Ministry, nearly 3,500 Kosovars have relinquished their citizenship this year alone. At the same time, fewer people would apply for Kosovo citizenship.
One of those who have given up their citizenship is Edomondi, a young man from Pristina who has graduated. He is disappointed with the current situation in Kosovo and lives in Austria. There he works as a waiter to support his family. Kosovo citizenship would not make this possible. (lrc)