3 minutes agoVon der Leeyen calls on Kosovo, Serbia to implement EU plan
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(3 years ago)European Commission President (KE) Ursula von der Leyen called on Kosovo and Serbia to implement the guide for extending the northern Kosovo situation. “There is a very clear and dedicated plan for de-progression, a guide for which both sides worked earlier this year. This is absolutely vital [...]
European Commission President (KE) Ursula von der Leyen called on Kosovo and Serbia to implement the guide for extending the northern Kosovo situation.
“There is a very clear and dedicated plan for declination, a guide for which both sides worked earlier this year. This is absolutely vital to moving forward in a peaceful way. And it is clear that both sides must meet what was agreed on”, said von der Leyen before the start of the second day of NATO Summit in Lithuania.
On 11 July, the European Union confirmed that Kosovo has agreed to reduce the presence of police in and around municipal buildings in Zvecan, Leposaviq and Zubin Potok ão Serb-run municipalities in northern Kosovo, and that Kosovo will support holding new elections in four northern municipalities as part of actions to expand the situation.
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The arrangement was reached at an informal meeting in Bratislava between EU Special Representative for the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia Miroslav Lajcak and Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi.
The Kosovo government said all steps will be defined within a two-week period of”.
Similarly, Kosovo and the EU have agreed to take several other steps.
Steps towards Depressing the situation in northern Kosovo
Agreement between the EU and Kosovo to implement June 3rd 2023 declaration of 27 EU nations
| Step | Action | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Kosovo government publicly declares its readiness to engage in extending the situation and that no action will be taken that could scale the situation in northern Kosovo. This includes an immediate reduction of 25% of police presence in and around municipal buildings. | First week |
| 2 | Kosovo police conduct regular security assessments along with EULEX, and with KFOR, as necessary, to see the possibility of reducing the entire police presence in and around municipal buildings. | From the first week, over and over. |
| 3 | Kosovo's government makes a public statement to support the holding of early elections in four spring municipalities after the summer. Kosovo is committed to providing the necessary legal basis for organising elections. | From the first week, apply as soon as possible |
| 4 | The EU will invite the two chief negotiators to Brussels to finalise the presumption plan for the Agreement on the road to normalising relations, after which implementation of all provisions of the agreement will begin. | Week two |
Source Layer: Kosovo government
As for the meeting between the chief negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia, REL finds out he'll be held next week.
The European Union had submitted several requirements for lowering tensions in the north, which began in late May, after the new Albanian mayors of Zvecan, Leposaviqi and Zubin Potok entered municipal buildings under the hand of Kosovo Police.
Otherwise, Kosovo has repeatedly sought to start implementing the agreement towards normalising the reports, which was reached in Brussels on 27 February. The parties, on March 18th in Ohrid, also arrived at Anex for the implementation of this agreement.
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The agreement, of 11 provisions, does not include the mutual recognition for which Kosovo insists, but requires Kosovo and Serbia to accept each other's documents and symbols, including passports, diplomas and license plates.
The document calls on the parties to implement all agreements reached so far in the dialogue on normalising relations, including that of forming the majority Serb municipalities in Kosovo, which the government in Pristina has so far rejected, with the argument that it could jeopardise the functionality of the state.
