Europe's Sword of Damocles has the potential to change everything
One simple clause hangs constantly over Kosovo’s head.
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How can there be a whole dispute resolution mechanism that is not applicable to two specific articles within an agreement that has more than 270?
Everything in this special procedure is done unilaterally: the EU concludes that Article 5 is somehow in breach and simply moves forward with applying its consequences without any need for further discussions, or any bilateral processes whatsoever.
You could easily argue that Kosovo has staked its political future as a European state by working toward this specific agreement, and the EU has the power to unilaterally ‘do what it wants’ if Kosovo does not comply with the EU’s way of thinking.
Elvin Blakaj
Elvin Blakaj is an international relations researcher with a master’s degree in European Union Politics.
DISCLAIMERThe views of the writer do not necessarily reflect the views of Kosovo 2.0.
This story was originally written in English.