Chocolate for the European plan: Its core is association, not mutual recognition

Kurti said the European proposal is a good basis for future discussions and a good platform for moving forward.

In terms of accepting the European plan on the part of Kosovo, political affairs connoisseur Bekim Colak, for Clankosova. tv said the same one does not essentially contain mutual recognition de jure, and as a result, the European plan cannot be considered to be fulfilling Kosovo's goals and expectations for a final and legally binding agreement with Serbia.

Kosovo is ahead of an act carried out because the prime minister has accepted the European or Franco-German plan, is obliged to key to drafting the implementation plan, because the opportunities to negotiate this plan now appear to be complete. I think the essential error has been made since the beginning by our government, which has accepted this plan without letting the possibility of negotiating and improvement” open to Colak for Klonkosova.tv.

He said that in the European plan, there is the establishment of the Association of Serb-run municipalities and the formalisation of the status of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo.

“At the heart of the European plan is the establishment of the Association of Serb majority municipalities in Kosovo and the formalisation of the status of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo. While mutual recognition is unfortunately not part of the” plan, Colak said.

Furthermore, Colak said the European plan could be viewed as a good basis for starting negotiations with Serbia, but according to him, it should not be accepted without an opportunity to improve.

“The prime minister heads the Kosovo government and in his decisions must reflect the political will of his cabinet and parliamentary majority. Moreover, he would have to be guided by state and citizen interest in his decisions. As agreed, this plan has many difficult implications for Kosovo, there are many questions regarding international guarantees and eventual benefits. The worst point of this plan, however, is that no final agreement is secured, and neither mutual recognition” has been expressed.

Furthermore, the former minister of European Integrations said he is a disinclined discurs where the final agreement with Serbia is not being mentioned as the last phase of discussions, as the European plan has entered in the middle and, as he said, the EU is scheduled for another agreement which, according to him, will produce a new status quo.

This situation is depressing and well reflects the situation in which the dialogue process is located. It is now clear that in the absence of Kurti and Vucinqi's political will for final agreement, the mediator of the talks -- that is, the EU is scheduled for another upcoming agreement that will produce a new status quo. So, there's no final agreement”, Colak's expression for Clancosova.tv.

Yesterday, European diplomacy chief Josep Borrell said a Kurti-Vucciq meeting in Brussels is soon expected, but did not give any date.