The dubious portal "todaynews54.com" has published an article titled "EU Officials: Here's When Visa Liberalization for Kosovo Is Expected to Take Place".
The title of this article turns out to be fabricated and does not correspond to the content, considering that the article does not mention any specific time or period when visa liberalization for Kosovo is expected, as claimed in the title of this article.
Also, this article does not contain any position of any EU official regarding this issue, but only an analysis by the executive director of the Kosovo Institute for European Policies (EPIK), Demush Shasha, who shows where Kosovo stands regarding this process.
Text of the article published on "todaynews54.com":
EU Officials: Here's When Visa Liberalization for Kosovo Is Expected
Experts in international relations are skeptical that Kosovo will receive the green light for visa liberalization this year, as they consider the lack of definition of Kosovo-EU relations in a contractual aspect as an obstacle, as well as the lack of anti-corruption capacity. Regarding the recent statements by EU officials, according to which Kosovo should make its own efforts for recognition and visa liberalization, and where some of its countries are contesting the possibility that Kosovo is ready for visa liberalization, Demush Shasha, executive director of the Kosovo Institute for European Policies (EPIK), in an interview for Ekonomia Online considers these statements as consistent positions, and even according to him, Kosovo has not made progress in this direction. "These are consistent positions, some member states have had for a long time, in particular France, which has now officially confirmed that it does not consider that Kosovo has met the visa liberalization criteria, with particular emphasis on the issue of the rule of law, namely the fight against high-level corruption and organized crime," said Shasha.
Link to the article published on "todaynews54.com":
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Analyze:
The dubious portal "todaynews54.com" has taken an interview of Demush Shasha given to "ekonomiaonline.com", which it has published by giving it a fabricated title and photos that do not correspond to the content of the text. After fact-checking analysis by hibrid.info, it turns out that this article is assessed as "misinformation" and "clickbait".
Reasoning:
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