Prompt Slovenian eurodeput: Kosovo, Serbia cannot say no to the EU's proposed agreement

He says the agreement for normalisation of relations sees as such that neither side can simply say “O”.

I see this agreement as an attempt to find the lowest common denominator between Serbia and Kosovo. The EU assessment is that this is acceptable for Serbia and on the other side for Kosovo. The agreement implies recognition by the Serbian side, but at the same time implies that Serbia will not formally recognise Kosovo. I would say that this is the maximum creativity of Brussels' diplomacy in solving this matter”, he says.

He says it is only an umbrella agreement and that the idea is to agree later on on issues that cannot now find reconciliation.

I think the agreement was created in a way that neither side could simply refuse it. I think this agreement, if signed, will eventually require additional negotiations for some details. I think this is just an umbrella deal and the idea is to agree later, when things start to work, about things they can't agree to right now. I have the impression that such an idea is in second place and that the EU and the US are currently trying to convince Kosovo, Serbian and Albanian sides, because their diplomacy and Prime Minister Edi Rama are also in this process.

For the Slovenian eurodeput, mutual recognition is in the medium-term or even long-term plan.

I don't think that's the idea right now. It's a goal in a medium- to long-term future. As I realized, it is now primary to reduce the possibility of new tensions, escalation and destabilisation of relations. And I'm not just talking about relations between Serbia and Kosovo, but throughout the Western Balkans”, he has said in an interview fornoa.rs.