**Serbian Institutions Closed in Kosovo**
The year 2024 was marked by a systematic closure of Serbian institutions in the northern regions of Kosovo. This process, initiated by the Kosovo authorities, escalated dramatically throughout the year.
The closures started with the shutting down of seven provisional administrative bodies south of the Ibar River. This trend continued into 2025, with the removal of remaining Serbian state institutions from Kosovo and the takeover of buildings that once housed them.
**19 Serbian Services Closed**
On Wednesday, a total of 19 Serbian services were closed by Kosovo authorities. These included 10 provisional municipal offices and several branches of the Serbian Post in areas such as Lipljan, Obilic, Pristina, Kosovo Polje, Vucitrn, and others.
The closures have been described by Kosovo’s Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla as a step toward ending Serbia‘s “parallel municipalities and criminal institutions” on Kosovo’s territory.
**A Decade of Disintegration**
The closure of Serbian institutions in Kosovo is not a new phenomenon. In 2013, the Serbian government dissolved municipal assemblies in Kosovo despite opposition from the Serbian Constitutional Court.
Over the years, these bodies served as symbolic representations of Serbian authority in Kosovo. Today, only eight of these entities remain operational.
**Impact on the Serbian Community**
The closure of Serbian institutions has left tens of thousands of Serbs in northern Kosovo without their physical workspaces and uncertain about their future.
For years, these institutions provided jobs and a sense of continuity for the Serbian population in Kosovo. The economic impact has been compounded by restrictions on Serbian goods entering Kosovo, which lasted over a year despite violating the CEFTA trade agreement.
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