10 minutes agoLajcak: Integration of Western Balkans Could Be Forgetned if No Results in Pristina-Belgrade Dialogue
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)Miroslav Lajcak, the European Union's Special Representative for the Western Balkans, stressed the urgent need for resolving continued dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. Lajcak warned that without addressing this issue, the integration of the Western Balkans into the European Union could be jeopardised, affecting not only Serbia and Kosovo, but the entire region. “If we don't solve [...]
“If we do not resolve the issue of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, we can forget about the integration of the Western Balkans, not just Serbia and Kosovo. I think we managed to do the best possible with the normalisation agreement that was adopted last year in Ohrid, but it was never implemented”, Lajcak said during the regional security conference G. LOBSEC in Prague.
He cited the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kosovo in February, warning that it would be naive to expect significant changes before the elections.
“However, political will is lacking and society is not ready for that. In addition, in February we will have parliamentary elections in Kosovo, so it is naive to wait for a turn ahead of the elections. But we must see a significant change in implementation immediately after the” elections, he said.
