Miskeljin: EU has been selective in implementing the Belgrade-Pristina agreements from the start

Marko Miskeljin, a researcher at the Center for Social Stability, says that the key problem of Kosovo citizens' distrust in the continuation and outcome of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina lies in the lack of willingness of the European Union to guarantee the implementation of what has been agreed.

"Primarily, there is no willingness from those who are guarantors to uncompromisingly enforce what has been agreed upon by both sides. From the very beginning, it is evident that the Brussels Agreement is being selectively implemented by the Albanian side and that this is being tolerated by the European Union, which, it should not be forgotten, is the guarantor of that agreement with its signature," Miskeljin told Kosovo Online.

This, he emphasizes, is also the main reason why neither Serbs nor Albanians trust the dialogue.

"The reason for the low trust of Serbs in the implementation of the agreements is again the missing results. There is a lack of pressure on the Albanian side, on the Pristina administration. There are no concrete steps and clear positions on what will happen if the Brussels Agreement is not implemented. One side is using this to stall, which is obviously being done by the Pristina administration. On the other hand, the Serbian people in Kosovo see this. They see that there are no concrete results of what has been agreed upon, what should be respected," Miskeljin said.

He points out that a solution is possible only if the EU changes its stance and increases pressure on Pristina to stop raising tensions.

"These results should not surprise us. As for the change of stance, there must be a concrete change on the ground, and pressure must be increased on the Pristina administration to, first and foremost, stop raising tensions. Since the beginning of Kurti's second government, we have had a new crisis every few months that has not received a response from the European Union, which is the guarantor of that agreement. Given that this has not happened, it is hardly surprising that there is distrust among the Serbian people," Miskeljin emphasized.