Closed businesses in the north affect people, not just politics
The crisis may have been utilized but at its root is genuine concern.
Closed for business
The tax ended this rare spontaneous opportunity for inter-ethnic communication, replacing it with yet another brand of banal nationalism.
The practice is such an important part of our quality of living that “smuggling” is no longer a bad or dishonest word here.
Milica Andrić Rakić
Milica Andrić Rakić has been in the civil society sector since 2015. She worked as a researcher and policy analyst for numerous NGOs and consultancy companies until 2018 when she became a journalist. As a policy analyst she dealt extensively with the implementation of the legal framework related to non-majority communities in Kosovo, particularly access to documents and freedom of movement, education in the Serbian language and the implementation of the Brussels agreement. Milica is currently working as a project manager at the New Social Initiative.
DISCLAIMERThe views of the writer do not necessarily reflect the views of Kosovo 2.0.
This story was originally written in English.