Serbia and Kosovo are unable to reach an agreement

Despite the commitment and pressure from the EU, Serbia and Kosovo have failed to reach an agreement to launch a normalization of their diplomatic relations. Even the efforts of Catherine Ashton, the European Union's top diplomat, have failed to produce significant results. The more difficult question relates to untangle the northern part of the country of Kosovo, where the Serbian presence is very important; Belgrade for this region requires a degree of autonomy from Kosovo deemed too high, independently on matters of security, police, justice, which would essentially legislative powers Serb enclave. These measures could lead to secession of the territory, with the consequence of the creation of a Republic of Serbia in northern Kosovo, a size comparable to what happened in Bosnia in 1992. In Kosovo, this scenario is particularly feared for two reasons: first, the loss of sovereignty of the northern part of the country, the second for the presence of a Serbian state its borders that could represent a real threat to the state, as potentially a source of further contrasts either singly, or in combination with Belgrade. Serbia also feared the evolution of this negotiation for two reasons: the fear of experiencing yet another humiliation resulting from the continuing disintegration of what was to be the project of Greater Serbia and the repercussions on the negotiations for joining the European Union . In fact, the two questions are not independent, but rather appear to be intimately linked. One of the strongest reasons that hamper access of Belgrade in Europe is his political attitude of closure to the legitimate aspirations of independence of the people that were enclosed in Yugoslavia and the feelings that run through the Serbian people about these issues. The particular dose of violence that has accompanied intolerance towards different ethnic groups from the Serb has produced enormous wounds not yet completely healed and the presence of fundamentalist movements, which are membership of racial supremacy of reason, is a source of concrete concern within the institutions of Brussels. If Serbia wants to join the EU have to come to terms with its past, as in part already occurred, but did not find an agreement with Kosovo is a clear signal that the European Union can increase distrust and be a clear obstacle to the path of admission . Another issue that irritates the European Union is the state of tension that extends from the declaration of independence of Kosovo, which obliges the military presence of NATO and the European Union, mostly Austrian and German nationality, to prevent that the situation between the two nations degenerate. This show of force, which has already had to intervene several times materially, requires two international organizations significant costs, which can be a source of additional barrier to entry in the EU for Serbia.