a few seconds agoEPIK: During eight years of dialogue, only Serbia won
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The EPIK Institute has published two infographics about the impact of dialogue with Serbia on the recognition and benefits of the two countries in the integration process, in which the dialogue is seen as negatively impacting the recognitions of Kosovo's citizenship, while Serbia is the one that has won in integration processes. EPIK Institute has stopped at the [...] historical history.
The EPIK Institute has stopped at the history of dialogue, where the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue begins on March 8, 2011, which was based on Resolution 64/298 approved by the UN General Assembly in September 2010, where the European Union would play the mediator's role in the process.
“Initially, dialogue had a technical nature concentrated on three key issues: promoting co-operation between the two countries, supporting the European integration process; and improving the lives of citizens, with particular emphasis on the integration of parallel structures within the framework of the Republic of Kosovo's justice system. After reaching the first technical agreements, it became clear to all that this technical dialogue is opening topics that affect the deep political and constitutional issues of the Republic of Kosovo. Asso time, the heads of state said dialogue with Serbia on political issues is not on Pristina, Brussels and Washington tables. At the same time, the U.S. position artified by former Secretary Clinton was that the United States opposes any discussion of changing Kosovo's borders or reopening of independence. On the other hand, Serbian chief negotiator Borko Stefanovic underscores that partition is one of the goals Belgrade hopes to legitimise through EU-mediated dialogue. In this context, 2018 mark the start of discussing the idea of exchange of territories, discours that caused confusion, polarization of society and the political scene, as well as no unification of the international factor. The opening of the theme of the territory, which along with the exercise of power and population, constitute three basic elements for recognising one country's citizenship, has plagued the empowerment of the international subjectivity of the Republic of Kosovo”, the communique said.
This institute says that what they have seen as a result of dialogue is that the number of recognitions has been markedly declining since its launch.
We have 12 recognitions in 2011, in 2017, 2 recognitions, and in 2018 1 recognition. And in 2018 we witnessed the political actions of certain countries that sent verbal notes to attract recognitions. The EPIK Institute considers that the idea of exchange of territories is undermining the empowerment of Kosovo's international subjectivity, restoring Serbia's role as a defining country in defining Kosovo's citizenship known by 116 countries, as well as the International Court of Justice, which legalise Kosovo's Declaration of Independence as the basic norm of our Constitution. In addition to normalising relations between the two countries, the dialogue was aimed at advancing the integration road of Kosovo and Serbia. Nearly eight years after the launch of dialogue, the EPIK Institute considers that Serbia has asymmetrically benefited from dialogue. Since the start of the negotiations, Kosovo launched the visa liberalisation process and won the Stabilisation and Association Agreement. While Serbia won candidate country status, opened membership negotiations and began negotiations on 16 chapters”, the communique reported.
In this direction, the EPIK Institute considers dialogue should be held on promises to respect Kosovo's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Consensus needs to be built through a transparent and comprehensive process, always respecting the judicial-unconstitutional way of the process to come to a political consensus, not the opposite.
