21 minutes agoEurodeputs demand Serbia to raise EU funds
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)In the European Parliament during Tuesday, the situation in the north was discussed following Serbia's aggression conducted on 24 September in Zvecan Banjska, where police officer Africa Bulnjaku was killed. The Eurodeputs demanded that the responsible be brought to justice. Also, it was urged by Kosovo and Serbia to de-scroll the situation in the north and return [...]
In the European Parliament during Tuesday, the situation in the north was discussed following Serbia's aggression conducted on 24 September in Zvecan Banjska, where police officer Africa Bulnjaku was killed.
The Eurodeputs demanded that the responsible be brought to justice.
Also, it was urged by Kosovo and Serbia to de-scroll the situation in the north and return to dialogue.
During the discussions, MEPs demanded that Serbia raise EU funds.
European Commissioner for Humanitarian Assistance and Crisis Management Janez Lenarchic estimated that the level of the 24 September operation was unprecedented.
This is a strong alarm that the situation in northern Kosovo is extremely serious. The EU is closely following ongoing investigations and expects authors to be brought to justice and that Serbia will co-operate fully, including preventing arms smuggling,” he said, European Western Balkans.
He added it is important that Kosovo and Serbia refrain from any action that could further escalate the situation.
Lenarchic described rhetoric from Belgrade as disturbing, as well as the way the day of mourning was marked.
According to him, the attack should not be used as an excuse to draw attention to the dialogue mediated by the European Union.
European Parliament rapporteur for Kosovo Violet von Cremon said ties by Milan Radojicic, Kosovo Serb politician who led the attack, with official Belgrade are more than visible.
Serbia must co-operate unconditionally in the investigation and hold all those responsible responsible responsible responsible. I call on Germany and other EU member states to send additional forces to KFOR”, it.
Andreas Sider accused Serbia's president of throwing gasoline at the fire and called for a strong EU response.
As the EWB further reports, several other members of the European Parliament, including Tineke Strike (The Greens/ EFA, Thomas Weitz (The Greens/ EFA) and Tis Reuters (S&D) have also called for freezing funds for Serbia.
The European Parliament will adopt a resolution condemning the attack on Banjska at this month's second plenary session, which should be held from October 16th to October 19th.
