Angry protests cap months of anxiety in Serbian enclaves, where many have decried the E.U.-brokered reconciliation deal as Serbia’s tacit recognition of Kosovo’s independence.
Angry protests cap months of anxiety in Serbian enclaves, where many have decried the E.U.-brokered reconciliation deal as Serbia’s tacit recognition of Kosovo’s independence.
Serbia is already calling for a new round of E.U.-mediated talks with Kosovo, which suggests that a wider-reaching stratagem may be in play.
That Brussels is using E.U. membership to leverage a resolution to Serbia-Kosovo tensions is hardly surprising. Indeed, it’s been doing so throughout the Balkans for the past decade, albeit to varying success.