Austrian Member of the European Parliament Lukas Mandl will meet with the rector of the University of Prishtina (UP), Arben Hajrullahu, on Friday, March 28th. At 12:30 PM, he will hold a one-hour discussion with attendees in the Senate Hall of the University of Prishtina regarding Kosovo, its EU integration, challenges, and future perspectives. 

A staunch and proven ally of Kosovo, Mandl has been a member of the European People’s Party Group in the European Parliament since 2017. In 2021, he published the book “Kosovo and the EU — State of Play”, in which numerous European and Kosovar personalities from various fields expressed their views. The book was published in four languages: Albanian, Serbian, English, and German. 

On the 17th anniversary of Kosovo’s declaration of independence, President Vjosa Osmani honored MEP Lukas Mandl with the “Presidential Medal of Merit” for never forgetting those who “recognized our pain, listened to our voice, contributed to our right to freedom.” 

Mandl was one of the founders of the Kosovo-Austria Friendship Association, currently led by Arbër Marku. 

In addition to his engagement at the University of Prishtina, Mandl will discuss Kosovo’s challenges and European integration prospects at Kadri Zeka University in Gjilan. The Austrian MEP was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by this university in 2023.