Shaip Kamberi, a member of the Serbian Parliament representing the Presheva Valley, stated that the discrimination faced by Albanians in Serbia is not random or procedural but systematic and organized.
His reaction, published on Facebook, follows the statement made by Kosovo’s acting Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi, who revealed that Serbian authorities have repeatedly blocked funds intended for Albanians in the Presheva Valley. Kamberi said this only confirms what he has been denouncing for years in the Serbian Parliament.
“The fact that 3,650 Albanian students in Preševo, Bujanoc, and Medvegjë are now using 35,448 textbooks financed by the Government of Kosovo, while the corresponding payment has been rejected three times with a code lacking any explanation, clearly shows the level of administrative arbitrariness with which Albanians are treated in this state. This is not a banking error but a deliberate method to block support for our community,” Kamberi wrote.
He added that the same logic of obstruction has been evident in the annulment of decisions on agricultural subsidies and the continuous delays in ensuring the functioning of representative Albanian institutions.
According to Kamberi, Bislimi’s statement carries significant political weight because it moves the issue from a technical to an international level, placing it firmly on the radar of the European Union and the EU Special Representative, Peter Sørensen.
“Serbian institutions must understand that they cannot promote ‘dialogue’ in Brussels while using their administration to sabotage the basic rights of Albanians in Presheva, Bujanoc, and Medvegjë,” Kamberi stated.
He concluded that Albanians in the Valley will continue their political and institutional struggle so that every child, every family, and every citizen of the Presheva Valley is treated with dignity and equality — according to the very standards Serbia claims to uphold.
