Mijacic: Legality of decisions by the caretaker government questionable, many affect the Serbian community

The Coordinator of the National Convention on the EU Working Group for Chapter 35, Dragisa Mijacic, told Kosovo Online that the legality and constitutionality of the decisions adopted by Kosovo’s caretaker government are questionable, and that it is difficult to say whether judicial institutions in Kosovo will raise this issue before the competent authorities—especially given the current political circumstances in Kosovo.

Numerous experts claim that the caretaker government violated the law by adopting several decisions, with some of the latest considered controversial being the allocation of 100 euros to students and the adoption of the Draft Budget for 2026.

“Unfortunately, so far none of Kosovo’s judicial bodies has raised the issue of the caretaker government’s decisions. Whether this will happen is extremely difficult to assess, particularly given the lack of political interest in resolving many of these matters since they were detrimental to the Serbian community. Many decisions made by the caretaker government concern the Serbian community, and we saw that when it came to the decision on fiscal cash registers, the court reacted. The Constitutional Court did not react when two bridges were being constructed without the necessary project–technical documentation and without expropriation. It did not react in many other cases either,” Mijacic said.

Regarding decisions that harmed the Serbian community, he emphasized that the legally elected representatives of the Serb List—whether they sit in the Kosovo Assembly or in municipal assemblies, particularly in North Mitrovica—have the legitimacy to raise the issue of their constitutionality and legality.

“When it comes to decisions related to the construction of the bridges, it is certainly expected that the new mayor of North Mitrovica will raise such a question. As for the other decisions, members of the Serb List can bring them forward—and not only them; we can also expect this from Mr. Nenad Rasic, should he wish to do so. But it is certainly the Serb List deputies from whom such action should be expected,” Mijacic concluded.