The Kosovo Foundation for Open Society (KFOS) organized a round-table in north Mitrovica, to discuss possible solutions for the mining complex Trepca, Koha reports. All the participants agreed that these solutions should not to be imposed by politics.

During the round-table discussions, it was said that the activation of Trepca in full capacity will be a major challenge for Kosovo, and it is a project that affects not only the economy but also many other areas.

The Executive Director of KFOS, Luan Shllaku, said that the civil society organizations, municipal administrations, universities, media, and experts from both sides of the Ibar river, should prepare a unique integrative approach towards this environmental problem. Shllaku recommended that before activation of any Trepca units in the future, it must be preceded by a strategic study of the environmental assessment, as it is required by law in Kosovo.