After a new wave of closures of Serbian institutions in the north of Kosovo, the European Union says that no health and educational institutions supported by Serbia, nor other Serbian structures that provide basic social services, should be closed.
It has continued since the beginning of the year series of institutional closures in Kosovo that function in the system of the Republic of Serbia. The last in a row happened on Wednesday (April 23) in Leposavic, where the Kosovo police raided the building housing the Republic Institute for Health Insurance, the PIO Fund, the Kopaonik Catering Company and the Employment Agency, and Štrpac, where the building of the New Public Utility Company was sealed.
With the exception of the Health Insurance Institute, which was given seven days to move out of these premises, the workers of the other institutions left their workplaces and they were closed.
On that day, the Kosovo authorities confirmed the closure of "parallel institutions".
European Union response
However, the European Union in response to the portal Alternative states that "none of the health and educational institutions supported by Serbia, nor other structures supported by Serbia, which provide basic social services should be closed".
It was emphasized that the status of these structures and services supported by Serbia is to be resolved through dialogue and normalization of relations and that they are "waiting for details in order to establish the facts".
The only thing is that Pristina has not paid any attention to the objections sent by the EU.
Earlier reactions of the international community
And in January, when Serbian institutions south of the Ibar were closed, the international community also reacted, it seemed much harsher than usual.
That didn't give any result either.
Among other things, the European Union, the USA and other key international organizations and embassies warned about the negative consequences of such actions by the Kosovo authorities.
The American Embassy in Pristina then expressed concern over the "uncoordinated actions of the Government of Kosovo", stressing that they negatively affect citizens, including Serbs, and weaken Kosovo's efforts to join the Euro-Atlantic community.
The European Union assessed that the closure of Serbian institutions during the election campaign is not in line with Kosovo's obligations towards the normalization process, while the French embassy pointed out that the closure of institutions can significantly affect the daily life of citizens.
Despite the "harsh" reactions of the international community, Serbs in Kosovo remain without the institutions they need for a normal life. People cannot go to work, they are left without social assistance and the problems are getting bigger.
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