The census is ending, and the enumerators did not knock on the doors of the citizens of North Mitrovica

The population census in Kosovo began on April 5 and, if there is no extension, will last until May 17, but according to a survey by the Kossev portal, the majority of citizens North Mitrovica the enumerators didn't even knock on the door.

Official institutions advertise that more than 1,3 million inhabitants have been registered so far, of which about 1.000 are in the north. Kosova, in the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica, on the other hand, at first glance it seems as if this process is not being carried out, reports the portal.

Kossev journalists talked to dozens of citizens of Kosovska Mitrovica, and all of them answered that the enumerators did not visit them, and the same is true of the portal's editorial staff - none of the journalists and staff were approached or contacted by the enumerators until the publication of this text.

The Agency for Statistics of Kosovo announced at the beginning of the population census process that the fines for citizens who do not respond to the census or provide incorrect information will be up to 2.000 euros. It is the second census in Kosovo since 1999, after the one in 2011, which was almost completely boycotted by Serbs, both from the north and the south.

At the very beginning of the process, several Serbian parties in Kosovo announced that they would not participate in the new census, while the Serbian List even announced on behalf of all citizens of Serbian nationality that they would not participate either. From the very beginning of the process, the Agency for Statistics of Kosovo advertised that they were facing certain problems in the implementation of the census in the North.