“This year’s annual report confirms Kosovo’s limited progress in fulfilling a number of criteria. The European Commission repeatedly remarked that the country is at a very ‘early stage’ (the term is used no less than 33 times in the document) in terms of preparedness for taking on the obligations of membership.”
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2015/11/17/experts-react-eu-progress-reports-2015/#Five
Gëzim Krasniqi – University College London