“Re-energized US and EU support is necessary to realize the goal of independent, multi-ethnic states and societies co-existing peacefully in the Western Balkans. Property rights and cultural heritage for all citizens in Kosovo must be secured, particularly for Kosovo Serbs' property outside of North Mitrovica and surrounding areas, and for Kosovo Albanians' property in the northern four [Serb-majority] municipalities [of Kosovo]. By not acting more strategically to help Serbia and Kosovo resolve their dispute, the EU has contributed to the current situation, in which the entire region is in a state of tension, enabling interference by Russia, China, and others. If meaningful measures are not taken to further consolidate Kosovo's sovereignty, and to support its multi-ethnic and inclusive society, Kosovo will-paradoxically-come to symbolize Western failure.”
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