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• With the inauguration of our own “ProEnergy” solar park to the electricity grid in Kosovo in July 2023, the ProCredit group took an important step towards achieving climate neutrality.
• A number of other initiatives contributed to the reduction of ProCredit’s ecological footprint in 2023 and thus reinforced the group’s sustainability strategy.
• Furthermore, the ProCredit group was able to maintain its 100% recycling rate for paper waste and electronic waste in 2023.
• The Impact Report Package 2023 of the ProCredit group as well as the Annual Report 2023 are available as of today on the ProCredit Holding website in the Investor Relations section at:

• KAOHSIUNG, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2024 Kaohsiung Smart City Summit & Expo(KSCSE), held at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center, concluded perfectly.
• Kaohsiung, which has repeatedly achieved outstanding results in smart city evaluations, is focusing on new business opportunities in smart and Net-zero transformation.
• This demonstrates the determination of the Kaohsiung City Government to develop smart city innovation in key areas through public-private-partnership(PPP).
• This year, the Kaohsiung City Government has adopted the theme of "Smart, Net-Zero, Resilient Kaohsiung."

In this press kit, you will find a selection of the European Parliament’s press releases reflecting MEPs’ priorities for topics on the summit agenda. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

• The country is now recognised internationally by more than 100 states and has become a member of some international organisations.
• Kosovo has also established itself as one of the most functional and vibrant democracies in the Balkans.
• But neighbouring Serbia doesn’t recognise Kosovo’s independence and ethnic Serbs living in the country’s north have largely rejected Kosovo’s state authority.

Accommodating Serbia

• The breakdown in cooperation has been exploited by Serbia to undermine Kosovo’s standing as a sovereign state.
• Concerned about Serbia’s potential to destabilise the Balkans, Brussels and Washington have adopted a lenient posture towards Vučić, aiming to pull Serbia away from Russia’s influence.
• Russia’s war in Ukraine and its potential security implications for the Balkans (where Serbia is considered Moscow’s proxy) has, contrary to any reasonable expectation, amplified this approach.
• However, there still hasn’t been any official public assessment of the attack, nor have any sanctions been imposed on Serbia.

Other priorities

• Vučić is perceived as someone with enough popular legitimacy to sell Serbs a final settlement with Kosovo.
• Kosovo’s concerns about the current approach to the dialogue between the two countries are legitimate having seen Serbia’s actions in the past.
• In fact, Israel is the only country to establish diplomatic ties with Kosovo in the last six years.

An uphill struggle

• The current US and EU administrations are likely to push Kosovo to bend to their demands and give Vučić something that he would be happy to live with.
• Whichever way Kosovo chooses, the consolidation of its statehood will remain an uphill struggle.

Altin Gjeta does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.