Jevtic: The property issue must be on the table in Brussels; Pristina's intent to seize everything that is Serbian

The issue of property must be addressed at the Brussels dialogue table due to the simple fact that these issues have not been resolved through the mechanisms available within institutions. I can speak about examples like the Brezovica Ski Center and others, and I believe that the dialogue in Brussels is the way to resolve these issues, Dalibor Jevtic, the mayor of Strpce, said in a statement to Kosovo Online.

Jevtic says that Pristina’s intentions in the future are to close and seize everything that is Serbian and that such decisions will be fought against in a democratic and institutional manner.

"What Pristina is currently doing through the Privatization Agency is illegal according to current regulations, for several reasons. It is clear that the intentions of the current government and Albin Kurti's regime are to close everything that is Serbian and seize all Serbian property. I have no doubt about that. I know and I am almost certain that Albin Kurti will not give up on his goals wherever Serbs today have any property or institution. For Albin Kurti, these are political targets in achieving his political and nationalist goals," Jevtic said.

He adds that, besides public property, the current regime in Pristina is also indirectly seizing private property, not directly but through inaction.

"These are cases in Metohija in returnee communities where people are falsely accused of war crimes when they refuse to sell their property or when they demand the return of their seized property. Albin Kurti's goals are clear, and he will continue with these actions, but we will also continue to fight against all these decisions in any way we can, primarily through democratic means and the institutional mechanisms we have. Ultimately, besides destabilization, which is one of the goals of such decisions by Albin Kurti, the property-related decisions also aim to make life economically harder for the Serbs," Jevtic pointed out.

Recently, the Kosovo Privatization Agency issued a public call for the leasing of several public facilities in the municipality of Strpce, after which the Strpce municipal assembly adopted a request to suspend the public call, which is considered to be against the interests of public enterprise workers and the citizens of Strpce.