Bilcik: With Kurti coming to power, negotiations are not moving in the direction of finding a solution

"Both sides (Serbia and Kosovo) have a huge responsibility to return to dialogue," Vladimir Bilcik, the European Parliament rapporteur for Serbia, said in an interview with The Guardian.

Bilcik mentioned that the situation should be carefully assessed both in Belgrade and in Pristina.

"Unfortunately, with the arrival of Albin Kurti to power (in Kosovo), the negotiations have really been stalling, and are not moving in the direction of finding a solution – and I say this as someone who is very open in criticism of the Serbian side," Bilcik said.

He described the recent shooting in northern Kosovo as "absolutely unacceptable."

"This is really an extremely dangerous situation which indicates that things really could get out of hand. And it is important that de-escalation happens, that there is a full-fledged investigation. There is a big carrot at stake – and the carrot is the EU membership, " Bilcik said.

If the dialogue doesn't move on, as he states "we will see more conflicts, more nationalism, more withdrawal from the world".