Austria suspends social agreement with Kosovo

The Austrian government called on the country's parliament to suspend the agreement on social issued with Kosovo, the Austrian parliament said on Friday. Austria recognized Kosovo after the province's ethnic Albanians unilaterally declared independence in early 2008, and the two sides signed an agreement on temporary implementation of the agreement on social security which was previously in place "between Austria and former Yugoslavia", according to reports. Austria suspends social agreement with Kosovo However, since Kosovo does not have a system of health-care insurance or insurance from accidents and unemployment, and it also failed to observe important cornerstones of the agreement in the area of pension insurance, Austria wishes to suspend the agreement, the Austrian parliament statement notes. The Austrian government filed the adequate decision to parliament for adoption. At the same time, the release notes that Austria was "striving to a faster reaching of a new agreement". Tanjug

Austria suspends social agreement with Kosovo

However, since Kosovo does not have a system of health-care insurance or insurance from accidents and unemployment, and it also failed to observe important cornerstones of the agreement in the area of pension insurance, Austria wishes to suspend the agreement, the Austrian parliament statement notes.

The Austrian government filed the adequate decision to parliament for adoption.

At the same time, the release notes that Austria was "striving to a faster reaching of a new agreement".