Kamberi: Serbia discriminates against Valley Albanians, even with budgetary divisions

The only Albanian MP in Serbia's Parliament, Shaip Kamberi, has said the budget proposed by the government of Serbia for 2025 continues to be discriminatory to Albanians in the Presevo Valley.

Kamberi has said that for a few years, the budget of the Co-ordination Body doesn't score.

The Albanian MP says that if this year's inflation parameters are taken into account and the projected next year, where it estimates that inflation for next year will be above 3%, the real budget value for this institution, through which development projects for Presevo, Bujanoc and Medvedja would have to be funded.

He says there are two million dinars less than in 2024.

“In the 2024 budget revision, I have proposed increasing the budget of the Co-ordination Body, for 120 million dinars and 100 million for infrastructure projects, while 20 million additional for subsidies to small and medium-sized businesses.

Both submitted proposals have also been rejected by the government and by parliament. In the procedure for approval of the new budget for 2025, I have proposed setting up for 200 million dinars of the position for capital investments in Bujanoc, Presevo and Medvedja.

But discrimination also noted in the new budget regarding national minorities and their needs, affirmation of their rights, inequality, is evident in the budget proposal for 202550, writes Kamberi, among other things.

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Proposed budget for 2025 continues with minority discrimination in Serbia

The government of Serbia has prosecuted the Law for the 2025 Budget in parliament.
Monday to 25 November begins the session at which, one of the points is next year's budget approval.

For several years, the body's co-ordination budget doesn't score.

If this year's inflation parameters and the projected next year are taken into account, where inflation for next year is estimated to be above 3%, the real budget value for this institution, through which development projects for Presevo, Bujanoc and Medvedja will have to be financed.

For 2024, the Co-ordination Body budget was projected at the value of 374 million dinars, meanwhile, for 2025 there are 375 million dinars separated.

In 2024, from the overall budget of the Co-ordination Body, 255 million dinars were in advance for development projects in Presevo, Bujanoc and Medvedja, while 253 million dinars are first in 2025.

There are two million dinars less than in 2024.

In a 2024 budget review, I proposed increasing the budget of the Co-ordination Body, for 120 million dinars and 100 million for infrastructure projects, while 20 million additional for subscientizing small- and medium-sized businesses.

Both submitted proposals have also been rejected by the government and by parliament.

In the procedure for approval of the new budget for 2025, I have proposed setting up for 200 million dinars of the position for capital investments in Bujanoc, Presevo and Medvedja.

But the discrimination also noted in the new budget regarding national minorities and their needs, affirmation of their rights, inequality, is also evident in the budget proposal for 2025.

There are 375 million dinars ahead for the Coordinating Body.

There are 576 million dinars ahead for the Human and Minority Rights Ministry, meaning for the needs of 22 national minorities or 20% of the general population in Serbia
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There are over 17 billion dinars for the Kosovo Office and the needs of Serbs in Kosovo.

The gross 1 (one billion dinars) distribution of 22 national minorities in Serbia, which make up 20 percent of Serbia's population and over 17 billion dinars for the needs of Kosovo Serbs.

Under this budget of 17 billion, 2.5 billion are destined for improving the conditions of Serbs and non-Albanians in Kosovo.

Over 1 (one) billion for „Construction and reconstruction of residential objects“. Over 533 million dinars for the „categorine social that are in the process of restoring“to Kosovo. An estimated 17 billion dinars are 150m euros for the needs of the Serb minority in Kosovo, while the same Serbia hampers 1m euros that

The Republic of Kosovo shared in stimulating agriculture in Presevo Valley. That's why he's initiated a procedure to make invalid announcements of the competition for subvention.

This is Serbia and its European journey. This is its discriminating approach to national minorities.

Details about the proposed amendment will be published in the coming days.