{"id":84283,"date":"2026-04-30T18:15:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=84283"},"modified":"2026-04-30T18:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:15:51","slug":"serbian-government-blocks-funds-for-the-presevo-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/serbian-government-blocks-funds-for-the-presevo-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Serbian Government Blocks Funds for the Presevo Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"450\">The head of the Albanian National Council, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Enkel Rexhepi<\/span><\/span>, stated that the Serbian government has blocked transfers and donations from <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kosovo<\/span><\/span> intended for development and the preservation of national identity in the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Presevo Valley<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"632\">\u201cThis is not a technical issue. It is about blocking funds\u2026 that directly affect 3,650 students, 94 children without parents, 957 farmers\u2026 and thousands of citizens,\u201d Rexhepi said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"787\">According to him, the blockage is being carried out through the banking system by Serbian authorities and Minister <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Demo Berisha<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"972\">Meanwhile, the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Government of Kosovo<\/span><\/span> condemned the move, describing it as an \u201cunacceptable interference\u201d and part of a \u201crepeated pattern of institutional obstruction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"1229\">According to authorities in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Pristina<\/span><\/span>, the funds in question were allocated on October 10, 2025, amounting to \u20ac304,000, but have not been executed. By April 2026, the total amount of blocked funds has reached over \u20ac1.8 million.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1440\">The Government of Kosovo stressed that this practice \u201cviolates international standards\u201d and has informed the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">European Union<\/span><\/span> and other relevant actors, requesting a response on the issue.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1625\">Kosovo authorities added that they will continue to support Albanians in the Presevo Valley \u201cby using all democratic and international means\u201d to ensure the protection of their rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The head of the Albanian National Council, Enkel Rexhepi, stated that the Serbian government has blocked transfers and donations from Kosovo intended for development and the preservation of national identity in the Presevo Valley. \u201cThis is not a technical issue. 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