8 hours agoDialogue with Kosovo Serbs: Troubles Prime Minister Kurti can hold back
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)In Kosovo public opinion the wrong impression has been made that only Kosovo Albanians face visa regimes, that only Kosovo Albanians have administrative problems, and that only the Albanian community in Serbia has problems with certificates and textbooks. Actually, things are different. New Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has [...]
Actually, things are different. Kosovo's new prime minister, Albin Kurti, has promised to launch an internal dialogue with Kosovo Serbs.
He will be surprised, writes Periscope, when he realises that unemployment figures among Serbian youth are even higher than unemployment figures among young Albanians. Sixty percent of Albanian youths are reportedly unemployed, while 80 percent of young Serbs are.
But can Kosovo Serb citizens who have Serbia's passport in Schengen countries travel?
Even though all Serbs from Serbia can do so, it is forbidden for all Serbs from Kosovo.
Kosovo's “Serbs, even though they own Serbia's documents, have been treated as second-class citizens [from Serbia]. What exactly does that mean? So if you are a Serb living in Kosovo, Serbia allows you to own Serbia's documents. Citizens of Serbia who own Serbian passport do not need visas for tourist visits... Sounds great, doesn't it? Of course, but not even if you are Kosovo Serb.” commented Nevena Radosavljevic, a new intellectual from the Serb community.
In fact, Kosovo Serb citizens must come to Pristina, as do Albanian citizens, to apply for visas for their travel to countries in the Schengen area, Periscopi follows.
Mrs. Radosavljevic has indicated that Serbs who have moved to Serbia already find it impossible to equip with Serbia's normal passport.
Kosovo Serb citizens have also complained about changing documents and telephone operators.
In particular, they have complained about not allowing Serbian textbooks in Kosovo, as well as not recognising health certificates from Serbia.
In addition, several months ago, there was a huge media explosion in Serbia that prevented Serbian citizens from entering Kosovo through the Serbian passport. In fact, this is the reciprocity measure undertaken by the state of Kosovo, which also does not allow its citizens to enter with passports in Serbia, but only with identification.
The long-standing Kurti has fostered poor-informed Albanian nationalist rhetoric, under which the Kosovo Serb community was currently privileged to discriminate.
The meetings of Kosovo Serbs who will already be represented completely by the Serbian List in Kosovo institutions are very likely to hold it back. /Periscope
