Rakocevic: If the condition for Serbia's entry into the EU were to renounce Kosovo, it would not make sense for the majority of citizens

The international community does not sincerely want to see Serbia in the European Union, nor does it want the implementation of what was signed within the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, a writer and journalist Zivojin Rakocevic assessed for Kosovo Online in response to unofficial announcements that the European Council would ask the European Commission to include the Ohrid Agreement as a part of Chapter 35 in the accession negotiations between Serbia and the EU.

Rakocevic emphasizes that it often seems like the European Union is eagerly waiting to set up obstacles in front of Serbia and the Western Balkans to prevent them from becoming a part of the EU.

"The details that tell all of this are, of course, the borders. Do you think the European Union would invest so much in creating borders in the Balkans and consolidating these unfinished entities as some states if it wanted a unified Balkans and wanted that Balkans in the European Union? If one ever enters the European Union, these borders will not make sense. So why have they invested in these borders all these years, why have they created them, and why is that so?" Rakocevic poses questions.

If the condition for Serbia's entry into the European Union were to renounce Kosovo, it would not make sense for the Serbs, Rakocevic believes.

"Essentially, if the question of Serbia's entry into the European Union is renouncing Kosovo, and we have renounced everything real on Kosovo, except for membership in the United Nations, then that European Union makes no sense for Serbia and the majority of Serbian citizens, and for Kosovo Serbs, it would be another defeat that we practically live", he stated.

Rakocevic emphasizes that it cannot be expected for Serbia to sign recognition of Kosovo in any form.

"If in the hope that everything will be better for us, everything is surrendered, then that signature will mean nothing to Kosovo Serbs, and in essence, it won't mean anything to Serbia either. Everything has been so devalued that we can't even get the Community of Serb-majority Municipalities", Rakocevic said.

The essence is clear, he claims; efforts are being made to "erase the entire legacy of agreements we had in the past period, which on paper only guaranteed our rights".

"Essentially, the international community was preparing documents and telling the Albanians 'sign and don't implement'. The same thing applies to the latest documents; simply put, our life and our freedom say the following: if Kosovo Serbs tell you 'we have freedom', then everything is fine. Until that moment, we will live the way we live. No agreement will be implemented because fundamentally, the international community neither wants us so much in the European Union nor wants to implement what has been signed", Rakocevic concluded.