German Bild: “Kosovo blocks the EU plan, there is risk of tensions in the north”

Lack of a solution to conflict between Kosovo and Serbia is already a dangerous deadlock, according to German Bildt.

The German picture has dedicated an article to the two Balkan countries' conflict, as well as to the EU's next attempt to reach an agreement. Efforts that have failed again.

In his article, Bild writes that the failure of these negotiations poses a danger to peace in the region.

Jakov Devciq, head of the Foreign Office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Belgrade, questioned by Bild on the issue, said this danger could be seen in the coming months.

There is a risk of tension and further violence in the coming months of this vacuum. In my opinion, Kurti and Vucic are rational actors who are aware of their national and personal interests. Both do not benefit if there are excesses of violence between Serbs and Kosovo Albanians or if they are attracted by the dialogue process”.

According to him, the “director for normalisation will be closed soon because European elections in June and the US presidential election in October 2024 will link the West. Until then, we must calm the current acute situation in northern Kosovo. ”

By then the situation in northern Kosovo will have to calm down, as a failure in Europe cannot be admitted.

During talks in Brussels last week, according to EU Foreign Affairs Representative Josep Borrell, Kurti refused to accept a proposal for the necessary transit

One thing is clear, Bild writes, that Serbian President Aleksandar Vuciq, on the other hand, would have supported him. ”

“After the Blokada imposed by the Kurti, there has been and a clear ritual in the direction of Pristina from Brussels, while the EU accuses Kosovo of obstructing normalisation of relations with Sebin”, the article reads further.