Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
An image is published with the caption "Kosovo is expected to benefit from around 880 million euros from the Council of Europe".
it CONTENT was published on September 30th by the Albanian-language portal page, "Indeksonline.net", on Facebook.
ÇIs there something wrong with the content?
Hibrid.info has found that the amount that Kosovo is expected to benefit from comes from the European Commission (EC), not from the Council of Europe (CoE).
This content with the same claim has also been found published on several Facebook pages, under the names: “Korrekt Press”, “Gazeta Plisi”, “Fakte Press”, “Kastriots of Dardania – Northern Albania”, “Busulla e Jetes” and “Gazeta Papirus” (see here, here, here, here, here and here).
Hibrid.info has found a chronicle from the country's public television, "RTK", announcing that Kosovo is expected to receive around 880 million euros from the EC in Brussels (see here).
Also, in the article published on the portal "Indeksonline.net", unlike the publication on Facebook of this page, it is correctly reported that the European Commission is expected to allocate the indicated amount for Kosovo (see here).
ÇWhat are the EC and the CoE?
European Commission is the independent political executive arm of the EU. It is solely responsible for drafting proposals for new European legislation and implementing decisions of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU. (see here).
Council of Europe is the EU institution that sets the general political direction and priorities of the European Union (see here).
Furthermore, hibrid.info has found reports confirming that in May of this year, the issue of Kosovo's membership in the Council of Europe (CE) was left off the agenda at the meeting of the Council of Ministers, which shows that our country is not yet a member of this institution (see here and here).
Analyze:
The claim that Kosovo is expected to benefit from around 880 million euros from the Council of Europe is incorrect.
The institution that is expected to allocate this amount is, in fact, the European Commission.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Error".
Reasoning:
The "Error" rating is given to informational content in which, during the compilation or publication process, errors occur by publishing incorrect information (especially when dealing with information in figures) or by broadcasting poorly verified news, without the clear intention of misinforming the public.