{"id":550,"date":"2026-06-12T14:12:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/?p=550"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:12:53","slug":"reviving-kosovo-serbia-normalization-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/?p=550","title":{"rendered":"Reviving Kosovo-Serbia Normalization Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June 11, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the<em> <\/em>commentary <em>Reviving Kosovo-Serbia Normalization Talks<\/em>, Milo\u0161 Pavkovi\u0107, Fitim Gashi, Iliriana Gjoni, and Dimitar Bechev show that the stalemate in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue is not due to a lack of agreements but to their failure of implement them, in a context where domestic political incentives, the collapse of constructive ambiguity and the European Union\u2019s weakened credibility are slowing progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Capture-decran_29-7-2026_1288_carnegieendowment.org_-1024x247.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Capture-decran_29-7-2026_1288_carnegieendowment.org_-1024x247.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Capture-decran_29-7-2026_1288_carnegieendowment.org_-300x72.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Capture-decran_29-7-2026_1288_carnegieendowment.org_-768x185.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Capture-decran_29-7-2026_1288_carnegieendowment.org_.jpeg 1148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authors highlight that tensions around the Association\/Community of Serb-Majority Municipalities (ASM), the unilateral measures taken by Pristina, and Belgrade\u2019s refusal to fully implement its commitments illustrate this implementation deficit. They call on the European Union to act as a more even-handed arbiter, by applying evenhanded conditionality and publishing a clear and enforceable implementation roadmap, while also strengthening coordination with the United States. Their main point is that normalization now depends less on drafting new agreements than on the political will to honor the existing ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find the commentary by Milo\u0161 Pavkovi\u0107, Fitim Gashi, Iliriana Gjoni, and Dimitar Bechev, published in Carnegie Europe, <a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/europe\/posts\/2026\/06\/reviving-kosovo-serbia-normalization-talks\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/europe\/posts\/2026\/06\/reviving-kosovo-serbia-normalization-talks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 11, 2026. 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