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Albanians, mostly because they fear it would hamper the functioning of the state, and by Belgrade and northern Serbs because it leaves the north in Kosovo. A fourth option, a temporary mini-protectorate that would strengthen the rule of law, might be more acceptable to Belgrade and Pristina but the international community does not seem very keen to commit resources to this option, the participant concluded. Major Points of Discussion Belgrade and the Serbs from Kosovo A northern Serb participant argued that “Belgrade may use the north to maintain some control over Kosovo but Pristina is also not interested in building partnerships; it also wants to harm the other side, especially when it says that criminal structures run the north.” He admitted that there are some criminals in the north, just as there are in the south, but said that they do not have enough influence to direct the course of events. “Criminals in the north are not the problem, they are a result of the problem.” He said that the internationals and Albanians have little influence on the north, and that only Belgrade can resolve the crisis. This participant added that the assertions that northern Serbs are held hostage by Belgrade or by the criminals are not true. “Northern Serbs simply want to take their fate into their own hands.” If any solution on the north is to succeed, the Serb leaders from the north must be an essential part of any negotiations. He said that they would not give up voluntarily the prerogatives they have now—the independence of local governance, Serbian local institutions, the independence of social services (health and education institutions, etc.)—but may “only ask for more.” He also said that the institutions in the north are not parallel since they are the only institutions that exist in the north, though he said that they are Serbia’s institutions, not Kosovo’s, which is the essence of the dispute. The Ahtisaari Plan is unacceptable to the northern Serbs because it gives Kosovo independence and does not offer sufficient security and institutional guarantees for the Serb community. He said that only a plan that offers a strong institutional framework for the north would be acceptable to the northern Serbs, but offered no details of what this plan would look like. A solution for the north is urgent, he concluded. Perspectives of Serbs from Kosovo Two Serb realities exist in Kosovo: the north and the south, another Serb participant from the north said, arguing that the Serbs in the south were in a way “forced” to integrate into Kosovo’s institutions, including taking part in elections, obtaining identity cards, and car license plates, but the northern Serbs do not have to integrate. They fear losing their Serb identity: “We simply don’t want to 8
From left to right: Gordon Bardos, Oliver Ivanović, Dukagjin Gorani, Bekim Çollaku, Berat Buzhala, Nenad Radosavljević, and Ranđel Nojkić be part of Kosovo. We don’t want Kosovo’s documents that say I am a Kosovar and not a Serb. The solution is some form of border adjustment.” A number of Serbs from the south argued that the Kosovo Serbs in the south have not been forced to accept the “harsh reality” but rather saw integration as the best option to improve their living standards. A Serb participant from the south also objected to the idea of partition, saying that it would produce severe negative consequences for the Serbs south of the Ibar River. He added that any solution for the north cannot be taken in isolation and should take into consideration possible consequences for the Serbs in the south. A Serb speaker from Kosovo elaborated on some of the general developments regarding the Serbs in the south. A large portion of the Serb population in Kosovo is not informed about the reasons why the Serbs in the south are taking part in Kosovo’s political process. “Serbs are not pleased with the developments, and that’s why they take part in Kosovo’s institutions.” The majority of the Serbs in Kosovo live south of the Ibar River. They lived in difficult conditions and that is why they engaged in the political process, noted the speaker. He said that the Serbs in Kosovo’s north do not trust anybody anymore, neither Pristina nor Belgrade, and that they know “what they don’t want but not what they want.” He said that Kosovo’s government is achieving fairly good results considering the situation. He suggested that the same model of integration for the Serbs in the south could be applied for the Serbs in the north. 9
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