Sadiku: The EU has no special expectations from Lajcak in the extension of his mandate

Political analyst Arbnor Sadiku says that the European Union's decision to extend Miroslav Lajcak's mandate as the mediator in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina is not motivated by any particular expectations from him, but rather that it was done because a new leadership within the EU is about to be elected.

Lajcak's mandate was supposed to last until August 31, but it was announced last week that he will remain in that position a bit longer.

"I think the EU was not focused on extending Miroslav Lajcak's mandate because they have any expectations from him, but simply because they are facing the arrival of the next EU leadership," Sadiku told Kosovo Online.

Speaking about what can be expected during this "extension," Sadiku reminds that Kosovo is in an election year and that Prime Minister Albin Kurti is not inclined to establish the Community of Serb Municipalities.

"He can only try to do that after the general elections in Kosovo next year," Sadiku says.