Director of the Serbian government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija Petar Petković stated today that a briefing was held at the Serbian Mission to the European Union in Brussels with all representatives of EU member states and European institutions on the situation in Kosovo and Metohija.
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Preservation of Serbian institutions in Kosovo and Metohija key to peace, stability in region
Belgrade/Brussels,
4 March 2026
Petković emphasised that representatives of member states and ambassadors in Brussels were informed in detail about the situation on the ground and the consequences of the so-called laws on foreigners and vehicles, the implementation of which Priština announced as of 15 March.
He said that during the briefing, the necessity of preserving Serbian institutions in Kosovo and Metohija was highlighted, primarily in the areas of health, education and the university system.
On that occasion, as he reported, we emphasised that more than 10,000 of our people are most directly threatened by these escalating and discriminatory decisions.
According to him, the Prime Minister of the Provisional Institutions in Priština, Albin Kurti, by acting outside the dialogue, is further endangering peace and security not only in Kosovo and Metohija but also in the entire Western Balkans with such escalating moves.
He reiterated that any closure or bringing into question the functioning and existence of Serbian institutions in Kosovo and Metohija is absolutely unacceptable for Serbia, adding that Serbia will do everything to point out to the international community what the problem is.
Petković explained that an enormous number of employees in these institutions would be prevented from continuing to work or from coming to Kosovo and Metohija if the implementation of this law were to begin, since they do not possess Priština documents.
That is why it is important to find a solution for people to stay, live and work in Kosovo and Metohija, for our institutions to survive, and for us to continue to seek a solution through dialogue, the Director of the Office concluded.
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Author: Tanjug
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