Opeds

Even after the "European solution" for identity cards in the framework of the dialogue for the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia, there is still a certain number of members of the Serb community living and working in Kosovo, who do not have the opportunity to get Kosovo documents.

The more normalization, both social and neighborly, the more we can have inter-community normalization. More growth and employment. Especially for the Ashkalis. Especially from the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. 

Although brought to prominence during 2018 and 2019, the idea of a possible territorial delineation between Belgrade and Pristina has receded into history due to significant international opposition. The „internal dialogue“ initiated by the President of Serbia, driven by a...

Merely hours apart from the torture Miloš Subotić experienced in the police station in North Mitrovica, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, praised the achievements of the Government of Kosovo in the democracy development and...

Kosovo is often regarded as a peace project, and for much of its existence, it has proven to be a successful one. Its foundation as an independent state is built on a combination of best Western values and ideas of modern governance, alongside...

As the Kosovo Peace and Democracy Summit 2024 concludes, we are left with valuable insights from the conference, but also pressing questions: What lies ahead for Kosovo-Serbia normalisation talks, and will they deliver tangible benefits for those on the ground?

If you happen to be a Serb living in Kosovo, it is almost impossible that you have not felt betrayed and deceived at least once over the previous few months, or even years, left...

An institutional ‘structure’ was imposed onto the members of the Serbian community who had no choice but to adapt to it, while also being denied ‘agency’, and left with their vision of a solution disregarded in the course of implementing a previously prepared plan

Kosovo stands at a critical moment in its pursuit of an integrated, multiethnic society. This path is full of challenges deeply rooted in its complex history. Kosovo's youth play an important role in this process, burdened with reconciling inherited ethnic divisions among societal complexities. Their efforts to foster understanding across ethnic lines confront substantial, often overlooked barriers that are pivotal to Kosovo's future.

Article 24 of the Republic of Kosovo’s Constitution states that no person shall be discriminated by race, colour, language, national or social origin, or their relation to any community or ethnic background. In practice, this is definitively not the case. The members of non-majority communities living in Kosovo are discriminated against, and economically deprived in Kosovo – a nation that...

This happened back in early 2000s, say, 2010. I was on the bus from Leposavić to Raška, with a college colleague. We briefly stopped at the Jarinje Crossing Point, for the Kosovo Police to check IDs, and...

Kosovo’s journey to statehood has been a relentless pursuit of local ownership over internationally designed political institutions. Since the country assumed full control of its governance in 2012—following a period often described as...