Serbia continues to provoke, threaten, and attack Kosovo citizens in various ways. Most recently, when Kosovo is on the brink of being accepted into the EU, Serbia, outraged, made a threatening move against Kosovo citizens.
Serbia has stopped several buses with citizens from Kosovo at the border with Croatia. Calls have been made for Serbia to cease these actions; however, this is not the first time this state has taken such actions.
Today, the US State Department has called on Serbia to exercise restraint and coordination in its actions and has demanded the immediate release of Kosovo Police Deputy Director Dejan Janković.
Serbia detained over 1,400 Kosovo citizens transiting through Serbia. Among the detained were ten police officials.
Authorities said nine police officials have been released, while Dejan Janković has been placed in 48-hour pre-trial detention under the accusation of disrupting Serbia’s constitutional order.
Given these developments, how should the EU punish Serbia for its recent action of stopping Kosovo citizens at the border? Is there a possibility that this Serbian action will go unpunished?
Regarding this issue, university professor and jurist Blerim Burjani has spoken. He says that the EU should demand from Serbia not to obstruct the free movement of Kosovo citizens, or Kosovo could take the same measure against them.
“Serbia should be demanded not to obstruct the free movement of citizens. If Serbia continues with this blockade, then Kosovo could also declare the same measure,” he assesses.
He says that the EU should condemn this Serbian action, which is harmful and provocative.
“What Serbia is doing is harmful and provocative. This should not happen anymore, but the EU should draw attention and notice, that the EU condemns such acts of blocking people in vehicles,” Professor Burjani emphasizes for ‘Bota sot’.
