Summary of the Week 30

Between dreams and nightmares. In that dimension, another week has passed in Kosovo. While some fear the arrival of another night, others need to be awakened from their daydreams. Who benefited more from this week's reality? Let's reflect on that in this compilation.

Dreams of the future packed into suitcases. Suitcases placed at the doors of students, facing uncertain days. Professors encourage the new generation of students:

"We hope that we will do nothing to cause the police to raid our premises and frighten both students and staff," says the dean of the Faculty of Sports in Leposavic, Professor Ljubisa Lilic, in place of a welcome.

The students declare that when dreams are clear and last long enough, they come true, despite fear.

"My family, generally everyone, is from Kosovo," says freshman Selena Colic. Although she comes from Ljig, she says:

"My heart is here."

There are no great goals without great dreams. That's why they should be listened to carefully. Those dreaming in Pristina, says President Aleksandar Vucic, do not bode well.

"Kurti dreams of wearing a uniform. He believes he could become the new Zelensky. That is his life’s goal," says Vucic.

Caution is also needed when waking up because it's not uncommon for reality to contradict you. Political scientist Marko Dasic advises that expectations, like dreams, should be taken with caution.

"I think Kurti himself, as well as the rest of the political establishment in Pristina, are aware that it's impossible to expect any constructive step from the European Union, nor any progress for Kosovo on that path."

Such abrupt awakenings are not a reason to abandon dreams. There is always someone who will help make them come true, and someone who will speak on your behalf. That, political scientist Ognjen Gogic believes, was Miroslav Lajcak's role in New York.

"Lajcak said what Kurti wanted to hear in the United States this time," says Gogic.

Stories are one thing, dreams are another, and reality is real life. Different rules and facts apply there, as economic experts remind us.

"We have been living under stressful sanctions for more than a year. It's finally time for the Government of Kosovo to start thinking about how to move forward, not backward," explains the president of the Kosovo Business Alliance, Agim Sahini.

Not just a better future and prosperity. Sometimes even dreaming is a privilege, especially for those whose days and nights are equally long and endless, like dozens of prisoners who have been waiting months for reasons for their arrest, charges, or a verdict.

"We hope this court will make the right decision and allow Sladjan to defend himself from freedom. We hope," says Suzana, the wife of Sladjan Trajkovic, whose trial was again restarted this week.

Sometimes, dreams really do come true. However, in Kosovo, reality often turns into a nightmare. One such nightmare, after this week's beating, has shaken the Aleksic family.

"We're alone here, and honestly, it's not the same anymore. Especially after what happened, how can you sleep here now?" asks Duska Aleksic, showing the injuries she sustained.

Sometimes, what we dream of can't be expressed in the right words. Yet, even with mistakes in expression, like on the new signs in northern Kosovo, the intention can still be recognized.