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Beyond the Asterisk Agreement [1]

IAI Working Papers [2]

Beyond the Asterisk Agreement

[3]
Authors:
Pasqualina Lepore [4]
27/07/2012

In the context of the ongoing EU-mediated dialogue, Serbia and Kosovo have reached several agreements, the most important of which being that on regional representation and cooperation. Also known as the “asterisk agreement”, the agreement reached in February 2012 allows Kosovo to represent itself at all regional meetings with the nameplate of "Kosovo*". While widely appreciated by the international community, it has generated divergent interpretations in Belgrade and Pristina and has provoked turmoil in both countries. On the whole, the agreement has enhanced Kosovo's and Serbia's path towards the EU, with the mandate for a feasibility study for the former and EU candidacy for the latter being achieved. However, the agreement has not addressed the key bones of contention between the parties, namely North Kosovo and Pristina's status. As a result, the situation remains unsustainable and a more comprehensive solution needs to be found.

iaiwp1221.pdf [3]

Details

  • Details

    Roma, Istituto Affari Internazionali, 2012, 11 p.
  • In:
    IAI Working Papers [2]
  • Issue

    1221
  • ISBN/ISSN/DOI:
    978-88-98042-58-6

Table of contents

Introduction
1. The asterisk agreement
2. Perceptions and impact of the asterisk agreement
3. Pending challenges and a strategy to move forward
References


Source URL:https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/c21/beyond-asterisk-agreement

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[1] https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/c21/beyond-asterisk-agreement [2] https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/lista/all/iai-working-papers [3] https://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/iaiwp1221.pdf [4] https://www.iai.it/en/persone/pasqualina-lepore