Constitutional Court to announce ruling on Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities next week (Gazeta Blic)
Citing unnamed international sources, the news site reports that the Constitutional Court will soon announce its ruling on the constitutionality of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. “In a matter of days, the Constitutional Court could announce its ruling on the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. Maybe even next week,” the source said. The source also added that the court will announce the ruling before the eventual recommendation by the European Commission for visa liberalization for Kosovo. Kosovo’s institutions are trying to show to the EU that they are seriously working on the implementation of agreements with Serbia, including the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. “In order not to endanger the visa liberalization process, the Government of Kosovo, after the ruling of the Constitutional Court, will pledge to implement all agreements with Serbia and thus try to score more points,” the source added. A representative of the opposition bloc told the news site that the Constitutional Court should not be involved in political deals. An MP from the ruling Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) said that Kosovo could suffer long-term consequences if the court rules in favour of the Association in return for visa liberalization.