On Monday, Western powers agreed that, by the end of 2012, Kosovo will no longer be supervised by the powerful (but fairly drab-sounding) “International Civilian Representative” (a.k.a. Pieter Feith, a Dutch diplomat originally appointed to the post in 2008 by the Council of the European Union). Feith has, during Kosovo’s transition to full independence, been vested with significant powers, including the “ability to annul decisions or laws adopted by Kosovo authorities and sanction and remove public officials whose actions he/she determines to be inconsistent”. From September, however, such international supervision will be over.
In the past, we’ve covered the issue of Kosovo only indirectly. Whilst we’ve run several debates on enlargement (here and here, for example, or in our infobox on the issue here), we haven’t yet focused specifically on the Kosovo question. As a jumping-off point, we’re using the following comment sent in by Nikolai:
What will be very interesting, given the increasing support for Serbian accession by Member States such as Germany, is what will happen to Kosovo? Kosovo can never be an EU candidate as a significant number of EU Member States don’t even recognise it for very obvious internal reasons. When the eventual enlargement of all the Balkan nations occurs, how will the EU deal with a landlocked Kosovo encircled by the EU with no prospects of membership?
We took Nikolai’s question to Doris Pack, a German MEP and member of the delegation for relations with the countries of the former Yugoslavia, including Kosovo. Here’s her response:
I have to disagree with this Mr Nikolai; he’s not right in saying there is no membership prospect for Kosovo. Yes, not all Member-States have recognised the country, but I think this will come, step by step. It will also never get to the stage that Kosovo is ‘encircled’ by EU Member-States without hope for membership itself, because an unresolved Kosovo-Serbia problem will mean there will be no hope of Serbian membership either. We accepted Cyprus with this problem, and it will never happen again. Kosovo will become a member.
Next, we got in touch with Gerald Knaus, founding chairman of the European Stability Initiative (ESI), a policy think-tank that focuses on South Eastern Europe. We asked Gerald to respond to Nikolai’s comment:
Well, that’s a very good question, which really one should address to EU leaders. The problem is, they don’t seem to have a good answer to that at the moment. My proposal would be that, as long as EU Member-States disagree on whether to recognise Kosovo as an independent state, they should agree to a ‘status-neutral’ accession process for both Serbia and Kosovo. The EU should have an interest in seeing Kosovo, whether independent or part of Serbia, moving towards membership of the EU.
Finally, we asked for a reaction from Rainer Stinner, a Member of the German Bundestag and foreign policy spokesman for the liberal centre-right FDP party (coalition partners to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing CDU party).
Nikolai makes a fair point. Only 22 of the 27 EU members have recognised Kosovo. This is weakening the common position towards Serbia. We will not have Serbia in the EU if they have not settled their relationship with Kosovo. We reiterated this when they achieved official candidate status; if Serbia holds local elections in the disputed northern part of Kosovo, it would be seen as extremely negative and would delay their accession process. We have had the experience of Cyprus, and will not have a second Cyprus.
What do YOU think? Could Kosovo find itself surrounded by EU Member-States but with no hope of membership itself? Or will Serbia be refused entry to the EU unless it resolves the Kosovo question? Have EU leaders “learned their lesson” from the experience of Cyprus and Turkey? Let us know your thoughts and comments in the form below, and we’ll take them to policy-makers and experts for their reactions.
Doris Pack is a German MEP with the centre-right European People’s Party. She is a member of the delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo.
Gerald Knaus is founding chairman of the European Stability Initiative (ESI), a non-profit research and policy institute with a focus on South Eastern Europe.
Rainer Stinner is a Member of the German Bundestag and Foreign policy spokesman for the liberal centre-right FDP party.
Hmmm..difficult one.. Why though are we insisting on partitions and redrawing borders in Europe? While I respect the Kosovo people’s desire for independence, well realistically Kosovo is not Luxembourg, or Malta… Until now they have not only been supported by the EU financially, but also Europe provides them with military and policing for peace keeping. Perhaps instead of full independence we should be looking to a loose federation, something like Northern Ireland for example. N.I. has its own parliament and and it is semi-autonomous, but still part of the UK. Its citizens can identify themselves as Irish or British and hold either passports. Perhaps a similar deal could be struck between Serbia and Albania on Kosovo?
no, never.
A drug traffic paradise state should never join EU.
ASSOLUTAMENTE NO!
yeah eventually it will merge with the rest of EU
Absolutely YES it should!!!!!
I think that depends in the first place on whether the EU manages to formulate a real common foreign policy (not even all EU memberstates recognized Kosovo). But then again I believe Europe in the end will ask Serbia to make Kosovo’s EU accession possible as well. In the same way as other W. Balkan states had to promise not to boycot each other’s accession processes.
It should never join the EU! The paradise of NATO-EU cooperation must and will never be accepted by many other member-states which reject the de facto sovereignty of Kosmet..
NO, KOSOVO is serbia
Sure. At least while it last.
If ever, they will join together with Albania, but we will be riding the Brussels metro for free with our senior passes by then!
First Kosovo status shiould be revisited. I can’t really see why should Kosovo be independent and not Serbian. If anyone can explain with facts and not with unsustainable theories why NATO’s attack against Serbia was legal i am willing to discuss it.
Well, as long as Kosovo does not treat its minorities correctly, and as long as it does not sort out its illegal practices, and jihad fighters harbouring, there should be no way for Kosovo to join nor even considered a country. Imo Kosovo is also still a Serbian province, despite the political wrangle that was pushed by the USA to have political leaders define otherwise. Albania on the other hand should become full EU member. It is officially recognized by the EU as a “potential candidate country”, and has proven to be able to run a democracy with respect for all.
Kosovo is occupied part of Serbian territory and it’s so called government is deeply involved in many criminal activities, together with their friends from nato countries
http://www.digitaljournal.com/blog/14219
I strongly agree with Christos Mouzeviris. As long as Kosovo is an unsolved and hard issue, the best solution at the moment is to be semi-indepenent. An example like the Irish one, sound good. The point is that Kosovo’s status doesnt look “peace” enough in order to conclude in a solution like in UK. EU should move carefully, so as to prevent conflicts from the extremists of Kosovo and reactions from the Serbian goverment.
Both Kosovo, Serbia and EU, should discuss a plan, which would give to the area a European future.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gJ-UdhQAtbrFbwp24W8NXSajWfOA?docId=CNG.d7f38a31b4d7bb63d26e770d6ae827b3.1d1
Karel that’s a bit harsh.
There r conditions which every must fulfill b4 accession. That dsnt make it any less a country.UAE had the Taliban ..as had others recognized it
Albania, democracy? pls.
Who is stupid enough to step aboard a sinking ship?!
Thomas I’m finding a hard time following that.
how can other prospective’ countries boycot ..another potential candidate’s bids?
only member states, in my understanding, can. do.
And, i twas the Kosovars themselves who rejected Serbian recognition (by declaring themselves independent
Nato’s attack on Serbia did violate intl law.however the American nation cldnt just sit idle, by the side and watch innocents get slaughtered (and such was their failing inRwanda, yeah.)
Erik i wish to come to Brussels. :p
woulda bn better if they took , btw, the Albanian flag..w just a white strip by the side hoist flag side
(That) would(a) honor(ed) their heritage..while setting them apart.
This one now ..bah.
Ya/their choice, of course.. i just have the rt to my opinion.
The coal thing..that’s called thanking a friend ,for their help.
I think there should be defined a “Day Zero for XXI century”. The status for territorial problem for EU Members is known – there should be no such problems for the Members. But what happens outside the Union? There are yet problems. It must be organised a territorial forum for Members and Non-members and every state to sign an universal resolution with decisions for the problems. Is this possible for The EU Parliament? Could It be a forum founder? Could the Day Zero be started with whole European signatures? It’s enough centuries of wars, it’s enough two World wars in Europe! There should be “war” in ourselves, “war” to get better person, and at the end a victory for the humanity!
Kosovo, yes, eventually! Serbia, NO NO NO NEVER! Whoever lived in a same country with serbians knows how impossible is to live in peace and equality with serbs, that is not possible. BTW, if anybody of you think Kosovo should be part of serbia, you and you country should try become a province of Syria, like Holms. Serbia should and would be Russian exposure, at the same time we (EU) would be pressed to pay them money, all the time, so they will not start some war or start with violence. You people DO NOT KNOW what kind of people are they, do not learn that in a hard way!
@Sunny Cvitkovic Anderson, please, give us a break. Youy lived together with Serbs in peace for 50 years till u decided one day to hand your faith to Franjo Tuđman, an ultra nationalist admirer of the WW II nazi occupating regime. Nazis always provoke war because their ideas are just stupid, hatefull, racist and primitive, and -at least to my knowledge- Serbs never had nazi admirers as government, despite the fact that they are also super-nationalists. Europe is about cooperation and understanding, not about nationalism and hating each other.
Hi Sunny! Please avoid making broad generalisations about an entire ethnic group. There are Serbs also taking part in this debate, and we want it to be welcome to all.
And the same goes for Lazaros (plus, be careful of falling prey to Godwin’s Law of Nazi Analogies!)
It’s amazing to me how many ridiculously racist statements can fill up a board when it comes to any question related to the Balkans. Honestly, whether Serbia must recognize Kosovo to join the EU or not depends more on Germany’s electoral mood next year than Serbia’s or Kosovo’s. If Angela Merkl and the CDU stay in power after 2013 when Serbia begins negotiating in earnest, this scenario is likely. If the SPD-Green coalition returns to power, they have always insisted on Serbia joining without any additional conditions including Kosovo’s recognition. So let’s be realistic, Berlin here matters more than Belgrade or Prishtina.
As far as whether Kosovo will join, according to any objective report you read by the US backed organizations like freedmhouse or any EU reports, Kosovo’s institutions are corrupt and non-functioning even by Balkan standards. So while Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia will likely join at the end of this decade, followed by Albania and Bosnia, Kosovo will follow long thereafter, and if Serbia is a member by then, Kosovo may face the same obstacles facing Macedonia today with the Greeks obstructing them. Sorry if I failed to make any racist commentary and disappointed anyone in doing so.
hahaha fair enough!
Thanks, Lazaros!
I am in principle for accession of all Western Balkan countries, even the one that is not a country yet, as well as Turkey, albeit in the long term for the former (and that I cannot underline enough), and medium term for the latter. The problems of the previous enlargements(s) have not yet sufficiently been dealt with: the overly large Commission, the lack of rule of law in Bulgaria, Romania or Hungary, the fashion in which it is challenging free movement, the Cyprus issue. On the latter point, it is a disgrace that a country with -basically- an active civil war, holds the European presidency. Before further enlargements the Union should gets it house in order, which means among other: reaffirming the EU as a project (free movement is being challenged by nationalist governments all over), strengthened integrated economic and fiscal government (note, NOT governance, which is far more fluffly) at EU level.
Having been used as the platform for the question I suppose I really should expand further on why I see such difficulties with regards to Kosovo.
These difficulties do not include only the issues with Serbia but also and perhaps just as importantly, the existing 5 EU members who don’t recognise Kosovo for their own internal reasons.
How can they recgonise a passport issued by Kosovo for example? How can they deal with a government of a country they don’t recognise on a contractual and formal gov to gov level? How can there be trade negotiations between a member that doesn’t recognise the existence of a would-be trade partner?
Why would a nation like Spain with a want-to-be break away region within it, ever recognise Kosovo, thus adding fuel to the separatist cause within Spanish borders?
Cryprus, Greece, Slovakia and Romania also have similar issues.
Globally, only 93 nations recognise Kosovo. Less than half the UN nations do.
If by hook or by crook Kosovo joined the EU, how can the near 100 nations of the world recognise a Kosovan passport when they don’t recognise it exists? How will the affect EU relations with the rest of the world if the vast majority refuses to recognise passport holders of an EU nation? Return goods at their borders because they are produced in some non-existant nation called Kosovo (even if it is an EU nation)?
Have such issues, admittedly further down the road, even been considered by the European Commission? They are already pushing the issue when 5 nations don’t recognise Kosovo and are quite unlikely to do so for very good internal reasons.
To work on the premise that the Serbian issue is “the” stumbling block is a falsehood. Even if that gets resolved, and even if the 5 nations within the EU are bullied into recognising Kosovo somehow, that in no way addresses the huge issues of an “EU Kosovo” that is still effectively non-existant to almost 60% of the worlds nations.
Are the existing EU nations going to necessarily welcome unnecessary friction between the EU and the rest of the world putting bilateral relations and trade at risk if the EU try to force the issue by stating snubbing one EU nation is snubbing the entire EU? I very much doubt it.
This strikes me as another case of the European Commission saying “yes” when in reality the answer for possibly a generation or more is really “no”.
When it comes to EU foreign policy the two biggest failings it has are saying “yes” when it really means “no” (throwing additional hurdles in if necessary to prevent a “yes”) and failing to walk (internally and externally) its own talk.
ainda há muito trabalho a fazer em Kosovo na minha opinião esta rebublica tem que melhoar as suas politicas no que respeita os direitos humanos liberdade de empresa era uma estrada de escrita
Well the Northern Ireland issue was not settled up until a couple a decades ago, after decades of killings, bombings and so on..And even today, there are still outbreaks of violence and sectarianism.. But at least N. Ireland is not like Kosovo, in limbo.. And has made some progress in many issues..I think the Kosovars should think about it…
first EU, Kosovo, Serbia and Albania should agree on its status, before that nobody should be accepted. Second all criminal elements part of Kosovo government should be prosecuted. After elections and at least five years free democratic government they can start thinking about joining.
Can Europe please explain why Kosovo should be accepted as a new member? What benfits can they offer as a member? How do you expect the European tax to cover thi kind of stupidity. The Germans are paying enough as are we, the British.
Would anyone like to explain this need these government officials have to expand at a rate that is clearly detrimental to the entire 27 existing States? They appear to have a fetish with inadequate countries who have little or nothing to contribute.
I feel, at this juncture of bankruptcy facing us all, Europe needs to sort out its present mess and begin to think along a realistic path, rather then ising into the ether with this nonsense.
Leave the fantasy zone and think like adults, this would give all of us a break.
Kosovo in a simple territory until ALL EU countries will recognized.
And I will vote against any authority willing to recognize that terorist state.
It’s a decision wrong for so many reasons.
There are several drawbacks regarding Kosovo’s entrance into the EU in the foresseable future.
Firstly it is not recognized by the majority of the UN members, including several EU states as well (Spain, Greece, Romania, Cyprus, Slovakia).
Secondly, Kosovo is the primal hub for organized illicit activities of transnational nature according to all reporting by Europol, Interpol, State Department, Council of Europe, and the police and intelligence agencies of all EU states.
Thirdly, Kosovo is still in a stalemate with Serbia regarding the recognition or not of its indepedence and it would be quite dramatic for the EU to accomodate such a difference if it wants to include both countries in its membership.
Fourthly, there is a strong movement for the creation of the so-called “Natural Albania” or “Great Albania” or “Greater Albania” or “Soft borders Albania” that makes complicates enlargement procedure and raise fears in neighboring states such as Montenegro and FYROM about the outcome of a Kosovo entrance in to the EU.
Lastly, will the EU last over the next decade or so? Or will it resemble a sort of an 80′s Yugoslavia with a clear division betwen “Rich North-Poor South”, heavily in debt and with refional and ethnic animocities rising in light of a change of political-economic balances worldwide ?
The expansion of the EU is something which is not high in the EU’s agenda which is now experiencing a survival to contain the EURO-crisis. For that reason Kosovo’s hypothetical entrance into the Union would be stalled for quite some time.
Kosovo is Albanian land,with the Albanian language,with the Albanian culture,everything is albanian.kosovo will be unite with Albania and then will join the European Union.
No, it shouldn’t join the UE until MANY problems will be solved.
Il problema non è il Kosovo in Europa, il vero ed enorme problema è quale Europa accoglie il Kosovo? Quale delle tante? quella tedesca iperefficiente ma speculatrice, oppure quella mediterranea ipocrita ed indebitata?
Se hai una casa stabile può arrivare anche il terremoto, non ti spaventa. Ma se hai una casa estremamente fragile, anche una mosca può farla cadere e per questo hai sempre paura
Apart from the EU’s interest in seeing its proximity stable an secure, Kosovo and Serbia both should be aware that it is for their own good to find ways to settle the particularly difficult issue of the North Kosovo part. Yet, one should be aware that Kosovo has much bigger problems than Serbia in achieving a rule of law type of state and cleaning up its administration of corrupt elements. Things are also much worse when it comes about fighting illegal crime; can you really call a state an area with virtually no industry or factory of its own? Or where the other ethnic minorities in the region are afraid to walk the streets, unless there is KFOR in the area?
That doesn’t sound good to me, and neither the decision to end the surveillance exerted by the International Civilian Rep. to Kosovo. So far it has played an important part in preventing violent escalations of an artificially – sustained situation.
Pressing for Kosovo’ EU membership at all costs will only bring into light the negative aspects which have escaped so far the EU’s surveillance.
You said that NATO had violated intl law, why you didn’t say tha American natio did it. Another point you mentioned innocents got slaughtered. I will said inappropriate use of force aginst KLA (read insurgents or terrorists)
Why USA or NATO don’t interfere in Syria now?
Kosovo and Serbia will never be part of EU because Serbia will never recognize Kosovo as indenpendent state.
The question is incorrect. The process of joining the EU is a long one – over a decade. So, a long time will pass before Kosovo is “encircled” by the EU – it’s unknown how the status situation will have evolved during that time.
Kosovo and the EU should engage in all “Stabilization and Association process” activities (starting with the association agreement) in a status-neutral way (“Kosovo*”). At the same time Serbia should advance on the membership procedure path (one of the conditions for that is to have “pragmatic” relations with Kosovo on practical level – for details see the last European Commission report). Further down the road Kosovo can also be engaged in a procedure similar to membership negotiations, but titled in a different way. The same technical chapters can be opened, benchmarked and provisionally closed. This process will be beneficial even on its own, without a membership perspective.
Finally, if the point is reached where Serbia or Kosovo is “technically ready” for EU membership, but the status is issue is unresolved some clever solution have to be found. If Serbia reaches this stage first – it can’t be simply allowed in (so that we don’t repeat the current situation where Turkey-EU relations are hostage of the Cyprus-TRNC split; Macedonia-EU relations are also hostage of the Greece-Macedonia name issue). Serbia has to accept in its contract that they won’t have veto power over any issue (e.g. for decisions requiring unanimity no blockage will be allowed by Serbia alone) until the Kosovo status is resolved one way or another.
If Kosovo reaches this stage first – it can get some “special EU status” trough representation by UNMIK and EULEX in a status-neutral way (but such solution will be a first – for EU law to apply in a territory outside any of its member states) – thus precluding any future blockage or hostage taking of EU policies.
If Kosovo meets the requirements of the EU-membership, they are welcome. But before all of that Kosovo must be recognised by all the other memberstates. Until that moment there’s work to do!
That would be disaster..that would mean that all countries from EU regonized Serbian province as independant nation, witch isnt true..Also Serbia is almost in EU, and will never let “Kosovo” get in Eu…Actually, Kosovo will be in EU in same time with Serbia.. – Why?
KOSOVO IS SERBIA
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The Serbs murdered innocent children and raped many thousands of girls who had cried everyday for the Serbs to stop killing their family members, but did they stop – NO! During these wars by the Serbs, the Serbs were showing many things on their T.V but the crimes their army was doing in these countries. In fact, during these wars, Serbian T.V was showing propaganda movies, comparing Bill Clinton to Hitler, yet they did not realize they have a Hitler of their own in Slobodan M. As far as Kosovo goes, Kosovo had no choice, did you not see what the Serbs did in Croatia, Bosnia and finally in Kosovo? The crimes committed by the Serbs were real – rape, torturer and murder of many Muslim innocent children. In Bosnia, the serb cowered’s hided in the mountains and killed people in Sarajevo with snipers for years. The international community saw what occurred in other places and did not want that to continue in Kosovo. The Serbs are upset with Kosovo because Kosovo fought back with NATO, they took the pains of war right to the front steps of Belgrade- they gave them a taste of the real pain that they caused in previous years to others. Kosovo had no choice but to brake free, you can’t expect someone to stay in an abusive relationship. The international court ruled 10-4 in favor of the Kosovo independence.
As the question is about kosovo´s chance of emerging with the rest of europe i have to say it wont happen! But i will give you the reason why. Lately, EU has made it clear that they are trying to make serbia give away some% of their land to Albanians to be able to enter EU. That is however, not good. Imagine that you give a word about something and you sign a contract about it and you dont keep the promise? How about the resolution 1244? That is a problem were the two parts dont clach together. Eu Already made a promise to serbia about their land that they didnt keep and now they are trying to find ways around the contract to make a new deal with the serbian goverment, impossible. So to get back on the line, Kosovo will join EU only if it enters with serbia and not like a state not approved by the international law, if so does EU will not be a legal State. Other important factors that have to be solved is the organ trafficing that took place in kosovo committed against serbs. . I noticed that some of you named the War in Bosna-Herzegovina and yes there was a WAR in Bosnia, there are
48% Bosniaks,
37.1% Serbs,
14.3% Croats,
0.6% others
Total amount off dead people in that country is some were around 100 000, and if you look in to the kosovo war kosovo albanians were forced to leave the country, thats when the resolution 1244 came to play, in Bosnia there is Deyton were serbian part are not allowed to have their own millitary wile the Bosnian Muslims are. so to get back to the question, The resolution 1244 is saying that Albanians could live there but that Kosovo i Metohija is serbia. So that means that Kosovo Will Join but only as serbia. So what need to be done is that Now when this became so big international question and many countries are involved in their saying. We need to stop listening to one part ant that is the ones to said yes to its independence.
As EU is forcing serbia to give up Kosovo we need to say stop. States has to think twice about what happened with serbia since it could happen anywere. Dialogue between serbian and albanians is important, but, imagine to enter a stage and you are two persons that need to run 400meters, and before the race someone came and broke your leg and one arm, how good will you run. What I mean with Dialogue is that EU America and All other countries need to stay away and cant say what can be done and what cant. Let them run together from scratch and maybe some were in that race they will find the solution and love to be good to eachother and maybe kosovo urns a part of the territory they struggled to take from Serbia and we put a end to it.
brilliant argument Alex.. Thank you for commenting on that!! I agree.. But Europe’s interests are always changing, they are shifting and they have always meddled in the Balkans.. That is why the region is so messed up!!
I’d recommend to moderators to moderate some comments here, which are full of racism and hatred, and do not serve at all in the discussion. They are merely sick nationalists wasting their time.
Regarding the question, I think Kosovo should and will join the EU when it fulfills the requirements to join. At least we do not need to hunt for war criminals like Serbia does. The rest of the conditions will be fulfilled with the time passing. Let’s not forget, Kosovo is only 4 years an independent state. The neighbouring states had plenty of years ahead to fight corruption, crime, etc (e.g. Romania, Bulgaria) and still without completing those requirements, they joined the EU.
If you compare crime rate Kosovo is safer than Stockholm, as one swedish policeman once said for the newspapers. So sick nationalists take a deep breath, relax, apologize for your country’s crimes committed against Kosovo’s population, and stop your propaganda, as the justice (read ICJ) has said its word, and the number of countries recognizing Kosova is on the rise (93 and counting), and we will join EU and UN. If not, I think Switzerland is doing quite well without EU. Just leave us alone. Greetings from VERY safe Kosova. Ben
People !!! B4 you all start making comments about Kosovo , please do study a bit of history, geography then comment! Kosovo was stolen from albania and signed for in London .
There will be the day when all the Albanian territories will be joined regardless what some uneducated people have to say!
2020 will see the Great Albania united!
Well, these national questions are far more complicated, than many national fundamentalists here in discussion think or are wanting to admit.
I, as a member of nation, which haven’t recognised Kosovo, should say no, only with Serbia. However, the problem of Kosovo is profound and cannot be solved in democratic way without participation of Kosovars themselves.
According to wiki demographics, number of Albanians in Kosovo is rising, nowadays around 92 %, which means Kosovo is no longer ethnically Serbian land and should be independent or merged with Albania. Thing is, that many Albanians live in minorities in other Balkan countries, as Serbs and Hungarians do, and nobody is trying to annex them.
Therefore I say, that when Kosovars form a democratic state with Europe-oriented government willing to participate, and ensure rule of law in their country, then after fulfilling the requirement, why not?
And with the recognition thing, in my opinion it will slowly become accepted by all European nations, if the EU will persist, just as bailout had. I know it was something different, but it resembles me the problem. If EU wants something hard, it will achieve it. Easy way or hard way.
Ethnic tensions are something completely different, and if you look to Northern Ireland, I think there lies the answer. Years or decades of rage from some groups is the price to pay for solving such problem one way or other.
Enquado a Servia e o Kosovo não resolverem as suas guerras étnicas na minha opinião nem a Servia e nem o Kosovo entravam como membro da UE a europa respeita os valores Humanos hoje e no futuro
Kosova is not Serbia its ALBANIA
You are so right Brady I doubt very much the Albanians will allowed Kosova to be run by the serbs again after all the crimes commited. To make things worst the serbian people supported their troops and their government. Only until sanctions were enforced against serbia did the serbian people rise against the government.
Kosova will NEVER EVER enter as a part of serbia those days are DEAD. The days of yugoslavia A greater serbia are DEAD.
You know its funny How nations Recognize it and deny it on this forum .. Well if you did not wanted the recognition why did not some EU nations went to protest to their governments and told them to take back their decision about Kosovo. Generally the Idea of Kosovo as a free state is ridiculous because their Official Languages are Albanian and Serbian. it almost like the City of Kardzhali in Bulgaria to get autonomy and to Have Official languages like Turkish and Bulgarian. !!!
Respectively, as someone who lives and does business in Serbia- I can say that Kosovo might enter in EU if EU exist until 2020.
I totally agree with You, and I would add that EULEX is not at all “neutral” at the field, there is no justice system, the Big Albania plan is coming – the leaders of so called Republic of Kosovo have gathered to negotiate about referendum to join/gather under Albanian flag.
I must say that Serbia has made more commitment to join EU than ANY other country in recent past. Serbia is now modern, democratic country, with clear and on-field laws that are respect. Serbia is a country with friendly hosts, and great history. If You compare, respectively Bulgaria or Romania, and compare it with Serbia – in real life, You will see that Serbia as achieved a certain level where both of these countries were when they were accepted into EU.
There is NO COUNTRY in Europe that has been more intiminated, requested on harsh and cruel way to do whatever Brussels says. Serbia did it and Serbia will obey the process of sync with EU laws and policies.
But, how come that ONLY Serbs were inprisoned in Hague (International Court) on the Court of Wars in Yugoslavia – and there is no other side being responsible for terrible and massive graves; of Serbs.
I travel, I see – I think. I’m opened, I’m socio-liberal / socio-democrat.
Serbia, NOW – when everyone thought that we will get back into 90′s, have continued the reform and DEA medal approved battle against drugs, and organized crimes. Personally, I can’t remeber any other country except Italy – case Berusconi – that arrested and prosecuted high organized crime leaders, as Serbia did in case with DELTA HOLDING founder: Miroslav Miskovic- the 47x placed rich man on Earth.
Same with war criminals, starting from Milosevic, trough Sljivancanin, to the general Mladic and Hadzic.
European justice: Croatia is entering EU in July 2013, Serbia didn’t got the date of negotiations.
Croatian 2 generals, such as Ante Gotovina and general Markac (equavilent to Mladic and Hadzic) have been released, and they told to the regional press that they have “won an domestic defensive WAR, and that they are very sorry for all causalities”) ~150.000 Serbian refugees came from Croatia to North Serbia/ Vojvodina + ~130.000 women and children were slaughtered and killed brutally – as same what happened on “opposite side” … Heh, the “small difference” : OPPOSITE SIDE “PAID” FOR CRIMES, Croatia?
Bulgaria and Romania can tank the France politician and ex-high EU representative. If he hasn’t lobbied for Bulgaria and Romania, they haven’t be in EU for 15 more years.
- Same thing. EU justice? Equal for all? Well, O.K – now, an non domestic for me topic: FYR Macedonia, and EU accession progress. 9 years after candidacy they wait for entering… Bulgaria and Romania…
MACEDONIA SIGNED SAP WITH EU BEFORE ANY SEE BALKAN COUNTRY DID.
- Turkey… Turkey has to turn to their East (as Serbia will turn to east when it comes to economics, politically staying in EU) and look for partner there. EU doesn’t want a muslim country in their “rows”.
I think that is clear as day, and if I were Turkish I would say on loud what is happening? What standard didn’t we sync? Oh, human rights…
Well, RELIGION as the 90% of Turkey has DOESN’T LET the “modern EU law on human rights” to be synced. You can change the Government but not an whole civilization and their belief.
Well, I guess I gave You something to talk about.
WITH AT MOST RESPECT,
CERT.SYSTEM NETWORK ADMIN.
BORIS MILANOVIC
I cannot believe how much ignorance is in this world! Kosova is independent at that is it. Serbs took it by force and by treason in 1945 from Albania. Please read history before you write things about topics you know nothing of. True, Kosova is not ready to join the EU and it shouldn’t joint the EU! EU policies are horrible! I am totally against it! What we should do is get red of the corruption, building a strong economy , fight human trafficking, drugs… Whoever wants to live in Kosova is welcomed to, Serbs, Roma, etc. But we will never become North Ireland, or change borders! Never believe in one moment that Kosova was a Serbian province and belongs to Serbia. It was under the rule of Serbia, like a colony. Kosova was taken from Albania and that is where it belongs together with the western part of FYROM and the part that was given to Greece. You can post comments full of hate, the internet will not stop you, but once they are based on hatred and not on facts…well they just remain comments full of hate, nothing more!
Why Serbs in Bosnia (Republic or Srpska) cannot declare independance but Albanians from Kosovo & Metohija can????
This just can’t be logic.
COnsidering the fact that Serbs of Bosnia have lived there since their origins, while Albanians came in Kosovo only some 200 years ago and became majority some 70 years ago???
I support this kind of opinion
I totally support this opinion. Kosovo, in reality – TODAY – isn’t Serbia. But the cradle of the whole Serbian civilization, from XI century – comes from Kosovo. From Nemanjic dynasty trough the Jugovic … As well as Milos Obilic who killed the Tzar Murat who ruled the whole Ottoman Empire, and with that act “signed” his death, in order to bring some balance to numerous kills of Serbs at the Kosovo Polje (1389).
NATO/US, and EU as US puppet – will use Kosovo* (status: neutral under the resolution of UN 12/44) as an, respectively, Columbia(or Bolivia, Mexico) in Europe, whereby they could enable the drug and human ( as well as human organ) trafficking.
Yesterday, on the “Serbian New Year” , the premiere of Serbia, Ivica Dačić said that Serbia is ready to act with SERBIAN SPECIAL ATT (ANTI-TERRORIST TROOPS) as well as NATIONAL GUARD AND NATIONAL ARMY, as a reaction on the MONUMENT FOR THE UÇK (or “Freedom Fighters of Presevo, Bujanovac, Medvedja) for FALLEN TERRORISTS/MAN WHO SLAUGHTER WOMAN, MEN, CHILDREN – all non-Albanian citizens.
Indeed! And it always be. If US and EU wants to enable Albanians to create the “Big Albanian” dream – then let them be. But, I would like to know – are they aware that independence of Kosovo will be an domino-effect in whole World?!
- Catalonia
- Parts of Germany (Bavaria)
- Ossettia
- Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
….
Kosovo can very easily become the rock that will trigger the WW III .
What Serbia’s policy is… To be honest with You all, as someone who has experience and knowledge from history and politics, and someone who is part of those who are “neutral”/ liberal/ social-democratic I can say following…:
- What Serbia is doing is a simple “synchronization” with model that has been proven as good. The laws, standards, and everything else – except the politics is good in EU- and Serbia is working on adopting the good things “from the West”. Meanwhile,
Serbia will adopt and work with their Eastern partners such as China, Russia, Japan, India, as well as with some of the countries – such as Arabian Emirates.
For centuries, Serbia has been east to the west, and west to the east. Serbia will remain the same policy, and with wise politic moves will try to improve the standard of people – what is on first place.
- FLASHBACK: Many outsiders think that EU Integrations are #1 thing for new Government of Serbia. No, and they won’t be until reasonable/decent life standard is reached.
Serbia won’t accept the Kosovo, as an independent country, as Greece, Spain, and some other EU countries haven’t done it. Not to mention UN, that won’t recognize it – for sure.
- FLASHBACK: Palestine – who has much more reasons to become a member of UN – isn’t the one! It is just partner-observer.
Republic of Serbia, and new Government – even though I do not have the affinity towards them (Government); are doing, so far, a good job when it comes to the Foreign Policy.
What is so “unbelievable”? Ignorance?
- Please, tell me You are joking. The real ignorance comes from the US and Brussels/EU. If someone who is proven to be a leader of para-military/ terrorist troops and in same time twice to be in Hague (International WAR Tribunal), and be the vice-president/premiere in Kosovo – THAT IS IGNORANCE. EU shouldn’t let the Kosovo choose anything, if EULEX and KFOR are there.
- Another ignorance is the monument for “fallen fighters for freedom of Presevo, Bujanovac, and Medvedje” (part of well-known and CELEBRATED UÇK ). Serbia would never rise an monument for those who have slaughtered and killed ANYONE for any reason, especially not for false-ideals.
- The ideal of “Big Albania” is becoming java. From dream to java – we are watching how Kosovo, a part of one country, is drawing new borders, making a new country, in front of the eyes of those who have been sworn on “to never happen again” – WWII.
Washington and Brussels – as two centers who are the key partners of the south Serbian province, Kosovo, should open their eyes and merge the value of “domino-effect” and their interest from human-trafficking and connecting Afghanistan, Turkey, and Kosovo as new Worlds opium producers.
Serbia and Serbian people are smart, but heart and emotional people. Very similar to Irish people, when it comes to fighting for freedom and being free.
-My question is: What will You say when somebody asks You about Your nationality? – Kosovar? Kosovian?
What?!
- Then, if(and) when You answer what would Your answer be on the question: “Tell me about Kosovo’s history? When does it starts? ” – Answer would be in 2008.
With country where, starting from president, can be bought/corrupted?
Country in EU where drug-trafficking, drug-producing is something that is “family business”?
Country in EU where those who have slaughtered hundreds/thousands of innocent citizens who weren’t able to escape from the para-military troops of UÇK (“Oslobodilacka Vojska Preseva, Bujanovca, i Medvedje” or “Freedom Military of Presevo, Bujanovic, and Medvedje”).
- Nobody in Serbia wants war! But, on the other side, we are – including all man popularity is ready to mobilize if someone threat to country where Serbia and Serbian people has always been.
80% of all man in Serbia answered: “YES” , on question – “Are You ready to ‘raise on weapons’ if Albanian side try to invade or if Government decide to “clean” Kosovo for 24h ? “.
- Sadly, man young man haven’t survived 2-3 wars, that I did, and do not know what is WAR ! We are looking to adopt everything carefully and peaceful.
- Sadly, negotiations in Kosovo are lead with the leader of UÇK – and they might be continued with a man who has been arrested TWICE by International Tribunal for WAR Crimes.
RATIONALITY?
How can ANYONE negotiate, with someone, or… Even better: How can someone be someone important for a some “country”, and be it’s high-representative if he was convicted AT ALL!???!??
American democracy, which is actually a pure communism.
Serbia will become EU member, with it’s wise decisions.
First of all: elementary human rights for minorities (Gypsies, Serbs…) on Kosovo. When Serbs from north Kosovo and Metohia could freely go to market, then we’ll talk about real prosperity. First of all: freedom for non-Albanin people on Kosovo. Please.
I am from Serbia. When I was student during the 90′s, I protested against Milosevic. I found that he and his contributors gulty for war. Also, I think for war is needed two sides at least. Also, I protested against broken human rights from Milosevic forces and several times I was arrested. Today, no one concerned about human rights for Serb on Kosovo. During the 80′s, Serbs on Kosovo were tortured, and many people thinks that Milosevic can prottected Serbs. Unfortunately, then Albanian people were tortured. But, thanks God, today that is past. But, again, no one is concerned about human rights for Serbs on Kosovo. I am very dissapointed in Kosovo institutions, Albanian politicians, Nato, KFOR, EULEKS and EU.
Dearall, Kosovo and the rest of ballkans should join EU asap. This is not only in the interest of people living in these countries but its in the interest of the EU. I will mention some reasons why this is a win win situation for all of us.
1. EU integration will stabilize these countries, the region ad the EU
2. EU integration will improve the economy from which more jobs will be available for people in the region and thus a slightly bigger market for everyone to trade in/with.
3. It will show that the region can operate with each other and the EU and thus this will show EU much stronger to interfere in the world wherever human rights are misused same as they did during the wars in Balkans, specifically in Kosovo. Namely, because of these acts EU won the Nobel price peace award, so EU and NAto had every right to stop Milosevic, namely his own people gave up on him at the end and handed over to the Hague Tribunal where he eventually died.
Last but not ;east, how is EU going to be perceived in the world if they are not able to fix their own backyard.
Stop being naive, nationalistic and not reasonable. Kosovo is a small country with about 2 mil inhabitants. How can it be a safe haven of crimes, how does crime exists there, where do the export/import their crime, how come this is allowed etc. Think about these issues and you will realize that you have been a victim of a propaganda against Kosovo, its citizens, NATO, US, western world, democracy, human rights etc. Don’t allow yourself to be manipulated, think why did all these countries supported Kosovo during the war, why approx 100 countries in the world have recognized Kosovo. Use your head and thin, don’t let other manipulate you…for nationalists, i would have only one message… don’t you think nationalism only harmed you… what did Serbia got from their nationalism (except for suffering, poverty, gilt, destruction, lose of human life etc). Don’t you see that countries in the region with less nationalism managed to do very well…
I as citizen of Kosovo have do dissagre with your opinion, every day I go shooping in Pristina, I can hear at last 10-15 people speaking Serbian language loudly and nobody even cares about that, anyway the “WAR” time has gone because people are tired of loosing family members on war for nothing. Greetings
First=”Serbs like a heaven people they deserve it” to join EU.
I should admit that Serbs and Particulary Serbian propaganda has achieved to balance their crimes in virtual way. Now Serbs are victims.
Secondly- They never apologise for their crimes in Croatia,Bosnia , And Kosovo. We often have seen that Kosovar polIticans visit serbs . because of respect of them they speak serbian languange. I have a question to make, when will we se a serbian politician like Nikolic, Dacic , or anyone to visit albanians in south of serbia and to talk about their problems. Now we have a lot of works to do to join europe, but we now to forgive even this never has been asked to us.
The historical claiming of both of it is easy to solve, even this way of revealing the truth is ridicoulus. The anthropologist should take dna test from 1.800.0i00 and result should be shown to tell if we are “turks” “Illyrians” or “Caucasian” ( Caucasian is theory from heart of wisdom serbia).
I Know that Europe have a little simpathy but we admit this , because serbs are orthodox first and they always have been helped from outside like Rusia.They acquire education and use it to spread bad word about “Albanian Caucasians” “Albanians Sub-humans”.
I think Kosovo has to know that’s is really not so good to go in the european union !!!! Because of the crisis just saying. but i think kosovo isn’t ready to go ……. they have to many problems that will never be soled
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Unfortunately too little had been done too late. Milosevic and majority of Serbian civilians supported wars across former Yugoslavia. That led NATO bombing for 78 nights. I was 11 then I remember those dark days running for my life. Quite frankly no one cares about human rights, not then and not now. However, I hope this will change across former Yugoslavia. It’s about time we live like human beings.
We are violent? We are the ones that are unpossible to live with?
LOOK WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH VUKOVAR, and on 2.2.2013 what have You done with those young Serbs that were calmly drinking their coffee – while You were protesting because, by LAW of CROATIA, Vukovar has to have Serbian Cyrillic and Croatian Latin script.
So please, don’t talk about intolerance! We, as nation, have apologized FORMALLY and IN PUBLIC for every fucking thing that Milosevic’s regime has done, and others? Croatians? You haven’t done a thing to appologize for more than 120.000 slaughtered, tortured, and killed CIVILIANS in Yu-war.
SERBIANS ARE FRIENDLY, HARD WORKING AND LOYAL. Not to forget always better looking than ordinary “hrvatine”.
Anyway, it’s good to know that I’m total liberal!
But what You do, and what EU does – is not rational , at all!
Please, lets remind our self of the atrocities that so called KLA committed on it`s own people.The controversy over “Yellow House” where hundreds of Albanians and non-Albanians were killed, their organs harvested for the purpose of illegal trafficking . Moreover, drug trafficking that is taking place in Kosovo. Illegal drugs are smuggled from middle-east to western Europe through Kosovo. Should I continue….violence, poverty,etc. Not to mention that their political leaders such as Ramus Haradinaj and others were responsible for many lives. Kosovo is strategically important for the WEST.Why dis they put up the biggest Army Base in the world out there, called BondSteel. At the end, even though so called self-declared state Kosovo is recognized by many countries it is nor recognized by Israel, Russia, China, Venezuela, Mexico, India…and they have pretty big say in worlds affairs.
Not to forget that Kosovo just came out of a WAR with nothing left to build, not to forget that you will never sleep the same again after the war, and of course there will be sacrifices, poverty, corruption, gangs and so on and on and on… But at least Kosovo has tried and will try even harder to build a freedom that has long been lost by animals which they call themselves human kind.
Well not to mention that organised crimes, poverty, stability etc.. Leaks in almost every country in the WORLD, but for Kosovo it is a big issue in the agenda for proving human right or human kind in the sovereign nation of Kosovo.. Because you know why, it is because the whole world is watching Kosovo fighting for their own freedom and no one else’s freedom but their own!
I live in London and I’ve been living here for nearly 16 years and I love this country not because this country gives free stuff to you, nor thee have I clamed, but simply this country has a freedom for you to become or choose a purpose or a dream that you dreamed when you once were a child, that my friend is a hope that Kosovo’s people have dreamed and hoped for years and generations.
Not to mention by going back to my previous sentence “e.g” that not only United Kingdom gives you all the hopes in the world but it has a negative site of it as well, there is crimes everywhere, kids kill one & another over a stupid argument, there are organised crimes, drug lords/dealers, arm dealers and you can go on and on. Well my friends and brothers/sisters of the world, United Kingdom is a powerful nation and democracy that has been stabilised for centuries, and still has the problems that any nation in the World would expect to happen.
And as for European Union, they have long waited to build a new EU and my only answer to them would be simple, open the borders for every single EU citizen either member or none member because our fathers, grandfathers and great, great, great grandfathers have fought for the same purpose which we are still fighting today, and that only purpose has been freedom for generation to come, that generation my brothers & sisters it’s today and not tomorrow or after tomorrow because we create Pandora’s Box, we bury them and a times like this we go back and dig for it to come back to reality, and that reality hasn’t got a happy ending.
There’s only one things we can do to avoid this for happening again and again and again and that is learning the lesson our father told us and not acting upon this hate for each other because that’s what our grandfathers and great grandfathers acted upon today’s history. We the people of European should unite as one EU and a powerful European Union so at list we have something to engrave in the eyes of our children and a new generation where people can live in peace and love for each other rather than hate and war.
(I do apologise on anyone if I have offended them by any mean of cause, I have only tried to express my opinion over this matter).
Thank You!
I’m a KOSOVAR Youth. I’m full of dreams, hopes and believes. I represent 60% of Kosovo’s population, which is under 25 years old. I represent the post war generations that have been through terror, through facing of crimes, through loss of families… I represent an entire generation who is willing to make a change and working so hard towards defining our own way through challenges. Yes Europe, my country is 5 years old, but my nation is much older than you think. Apparently, not many people know history. Before you open your mouth, please make sure you have a vast amount of knowledge, to deal with what the truth!
And since a person like me is willing to extend a hand. Saying that Kosovo’s glorious history starts in 2008 is just wrong! Illyrians ( the originally tribe where ALBANIANS AND KOSOVARS derive) is one of the oldest tribes in Europe. Politics, democracy and the EU may continue the continuous war towards this issue, but once they do it, they should think about 2 million people in Kosovo that keep suffering because of some “disagreements”. If the Politics doesn’t think, you as an individual, please do! I have heard my grandfather telling me stories that his great grandparents told him about my nation’s history. When I look back, all I see is wars and terror which gives the impression that Kosovo is only a battlefield.
Do you still want my dreams? Do you still want to hold me back from saying what I want? Or doing what I want? I’m tired of filling visa applications, I’m tired of being neglected just because of my nationality, I’m tired of trying to teach people history… I’m just another World Youth that is disappointed by this planet, or stated better, the people of this planet.
Kosovo is developing. Is developing fast. Rapidly fast. As simple as that, I come from a free country. I passionately want to see it grow even more. I will do anything it takes to help my country. And no, nationalism is never harmful (and don’t you better start with the Hitler’s case!) as long as I’m thinking peacefully.
The EU ? Once Kosovo is strong enough to walk on it’s own, surely will be, be will have all the countries amazed by this “small” country’s politics. I’ve been taught that you do not need enemies! Therefore, Kosovo needs strong “friends”. We’ll never push them away.
Do you still want my dreams? Now I have a country, I know where I belong and I know hat my country is proud of its history. Please, think sensibly when you discuss upon these issues.
Do we want to join the EU ? The country is doing all it takes only to be part of the EU. We even have a ministry of European Integration, we have one of the best made constitutions in the world, we have all the laws in accordance with the European laws… as long as we keep working in our own goals. Fulfilling the EU criteria, means that we are fulfilling our own agenda as well. And here is what Kosovars say “two birds, in one stone”.
My answer? Why not! It’s not what we really need, but one day…
The Republic of Kosovo will join EU in the future. The process of EU is not just being one day a member state, but fulfilling a set of criteria, criteria which will be useful not only for RKS but also for its neighbors. Having a democratic and peaceful Kosovo is also good for Serbia and other countries around the region. The independence of Kosovo is a closed issue, the earlier you get this the better for you. Often, i got surprised by the comments of many Greeks about the case of Kosovo…forgetting the similar case of Cyprus.
My country will eventually, and so will Serbia, until they both get along. Serbia has done a lot more war crimes than Albanians, but Albanians have also committed war crimes. I respect and understand that Serbians want “their” land back. They both need to strengthen their friendship (Probably not). Kosovo needs to wait for more recognition, which includes all EU members. Although I wish it stayed like it did in WW2 except the government should be democracy. I would worry more about joining the EU, though.
I am for one I am agreed Kosovo to be independent.
1) Bulgaria recognized Kosovo, because we wanted to kiss the USA Government’s Ass and respectively we do not like the Serbians since we have had a lot of Wars where they have back stabbed us.
2) I support the Albanians in Kosovo, because when I was a abroad I had friends Albanians and they were even better friends than the Bulgarians from my own country.
- An Albanian Classmate in UK. We were studying international politics and he said to me like oh yeah man Bulgaria recognized Kosovo, man I thought you were going to Support Serbia at least that was what you said. and I told him.
- Yeah But Bulgaria has had many wars with Serbia so that is why i think our government also recognized Kosovo like Hungary, but Romania and Greece did not recognize Kosovo just Bulgaria and Hungary !!!!
3)It also shows that with Serbia’s Aggressive policy towards their neighbors and stubborn attitude they are going to self-destroy themselves. But if that is the way they want to have it. Then be it!!!!
I think all countries in Europe have the right to E.U. Membership. Iceland, Turkey, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia (maybe not), Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City can become part of the E.U. if they like. If they don’t want membership, they don’t have to get it. Some have severe roadblocks, like Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, Basque and monarchies.
Some other European-ethic countries like Israel also deserve membership. So yeah.
Kosovo will become a part of the EU, quite possibly joined to Albania. For anyone who isn’t aware of the history, Kosovo was a part of Albania but was given to Serbia after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. That is why the majority of Kosovo is Albanian: because historically it was a region where the majority of the population was Albanian, not Serbian. During the early 20th century Serbia began an intensive colonisation program in which large numbers of Albanian families were forcefully deported to Turkey (around 100,000) and Serbian families from Serbia and Montenegro were paid by the Serbian government to come and live in Kosovo. The Serbian government used this demographic manipulation to their advantage, and claimed northern Kosovo cities as their own, including Nis (which was a predominantly Albanian inhabited region).
For those Serbs here who are commenting that Kosovo is the cradle of their civilization, I’d like to remind you that the Serbs arrived in the Kosovo region only in the 7th century AD. That’s when you started to build your churches etc etc. Also, the battle in which your national hero, Milos Obilic, lost against the Ottoman Turks was actually a battle fought by Serbs, Albanians and Bulgarians. It wasn’t just the Serbs fighting against the advancing Ottoman army. The original inhabitants of the region were there Illyrians, known to be the ancestors of present-day Albanians.
I really wish people got their facts right before commenting. I also wish that the next Serb generations would rid themselves of their ultra-nationalist ideology. Kosovo is free and you should give up this nonsence about Kosovo being Serbia. You just make yourselves look like fools. Move on. You’re acting like a jealous ex-boyfriend…
On another note, Serbia is just as guity of drug and other such mentioned crimes as Kosovo. This is pretty much a big problem all throughout the Balkans and is not exclusive to Kosovo. We are a young country trying to rebuild after decades of unjust rule by the Serbian government, during which we were denied education in our language, we denied jobs and were ethnically cleansed. I think we’re doing a pretty damn good job at that!