"Serbia has become the epicenter"

According to IFIMES, Serbia is key to peace and stability in the region.
In the analysis "2021 Early Elections in Kosovo: A Chance for a New Beginning?", The Institute referred to the situation in the region, stating that joint economic development and the establishment of a "mini Schengen" are priorities in regional cooperation, and that individual small countries cannot attract global investors.
Therefore, it is stated that in order to remove internal border and administrative barriers and customs duties, it would be more efficient for the countries of the Western Balkans to have a harmonized infrastructure policy and to work together on the economic reconstruction of the region.
"Vui is successfully rebranding Serbia, and Kosovo is in constant decline thanks to irresponsible political elites, who, performing public and responsible functions, put their personal interests and enrichment in the forefront, and not the interests of Kosovo," the analysis concludes.
As an example, Ifimes cites the opinion of analysts that Serbia further strengthened its position during the COVID-19 virus pandemic by successfully opposing the pandemic in March 2020, and now by even more successful vaccination of the population.
On the other hand, the vaccination is a complete fiasco of the government of the Prime Minister of the Interim Institutions of Kosovo, Avdullah Hoti, who will probably be listed as "the most incompetent Prime Minister of Kosovo", and the number of victims due to the COVID-19 pandemic will exceed all expectations.
Commenting on the upcoming elections in Kosovo and Metohija, IFIMES states that they are again in the sign of a showdown between the Serbian opposition and Albanian political parties with the Serbian List, led by Igor...