PRISTINA, Kosovo — Rows of blue and yellow balloons matching the colors of Kosovo’s 10-year-old flag may festoon the main pedestrian drag in downtown Pristina this week marking the country’s first decade as an independent state, but the feeling on the streets is decidedly gray.
Many say they are not in a festive mood to mark the anniversary Saturday, a day overshadowed by doubts about the political and economic road ahead and an inability to exorcize demons of the past.
“It’s a very important day for us — my parents dreamed of having their own state, we fought for this,” said Hermonda Kalludra, 25, a graduate student in Pristina. “I feel quite emotional, but I cannot say that we can celebrate … because there hasn’t been that much progress.”
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