Avenir.Peka

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[Avenir.Peka @AvenirPeka]

@vtchakarova New Yalta.

[Steve Hanke @steve_hanke]

For the 95th day, protesters of the FLAMINGO REVOLUTION took to the streets of Tirana. Albanians continue to protest PM Rama's CORRUPT GOV'T and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's luxury resort project.

THE FLAMINGO REVOLUTION HAS LEGS.

IT'S TIME FOR PM RAMA TO PACK HIS BAGS.

[ZyklusStorm @StormZyklus]

So, invoking UN Security Council Resolution 1244 does not lead to the conclusion you claim!

Yes, Resolution 1244 remains formally in force. But the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, concluded that Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence violated neither international law nor Resolution 1244 itself.

The legal regime established by Resolution 1244 was temporary and exceptional. Presenting it today as if it permanently and conclusively settled Kosovo’s final status in Serbia’s favour is therefore not supported by the ICJ’s findings.

And since you invoke international agreements, let us invoke all of them, not only those convenient for Belgrade.

Kosovo has obligations concerning the Serbian community!
Serbia has obligations too!!

Under the 2023 Agreement on the Path to Normalisation, Serbia accepted that neither side may represent the other internationally, that both sides recognise each other’s documents and national symbols and, most importantly, that Serbia will not object to Kosovo’s membership in any international organisation.

That is not Albanian folklore! That is an agreement Serbia itself accepted!!

European agreements are not an à la carte menu where Belgrade demands full implementation of Kosovo’s obligations while treating Serbia’s own commitments as optional.

And after all the references to Resolution 1244, "Greater Albania", the Association and history, one very simple question remains unanswered:

What about the Ibër?!!!

That was the issue.
If Serbia is considering measures that could alter or significantly affect the flow of a transboundary river entering Kosovo, then address that issue directly.
There is a much more fundamental principle at stake here: water must never become an instrument of political coercion.

Geography does not give an upstream state a blank cheque to use a shared river as political leverage against people living downstream.

A river is a natural resource, not a geopolitical weapon.
Any deliberate attempt to manipulate the flow of the Ibër in order to exert political pressure on Kosovo would be the exact opposite of the regional cooperation, stability and good-neighbourly relations that Serbia claims to support on its European path.

You cannot invoke European values in Brussels while contemplating the political weaponisation of water in the Balkans.

And invoking Resolution 1244 does not make the Ibër disappear. Nor does changing the subject to Kosovo’s status answer the fundamental question of what consequences such an action could have beyond Serbia’s borders.

And yes, Kosovo is not going back to 1999.
Kosovo is a democratic republic, an independent and sovereign state, recognised by dozens of countries around the world, including some of the world’s leading democracies and powers, and by 22 of the 27 member states of the European Union.
Kosovo will continue to exist, develop, strengthen its institutions and move forward, with or without recognition from those states that have still chosen not to recognise it.

Serbia may continue to dispute that reality, but it cannot turn back time!!

If Serbia genuinely wants a European future, then one simple principle must apply equally to everyone:

No selective international law!
No selective agreements!
No selective European values!
And no weaponisation of shared natural resources!

The Balkans have already paid far too high a price for attempts to turn geography, history and ethnicity into instruments of political pressure.
The region must move forward, not remain permanently trapped inside Belgrade’s preferred version of history.

And now, after all the references to history, borders and Resolution 1244, one question still awaits an answer: what about the Ibër?

[Avenir.Peka @AvenirPeka]

@sharenao Dude, UK is several times more multiethnic than Kosovo.

[Avenir.Peka @AvenirPeka]

@sharenao Yes indeed. Missing persons being one of those agreements.

[Avenir.Peka @AvenirPeka]

@aliciakearns Nope. He's helping Vucic create a fake debate in order for Vucic to move away from the domestic backlash following Zelenski's visit.

[Avenir.Peka @AvenirPeka]

@DimitarBechev With all due respect, Zelenski's position vis a vie Kosovo is irrelevant. Albania on the othe hand, is a NATO member and can/could veto anything re Ukraine (at least in theory).

[Avenir.Peka @AvenirPeka]

@GeorgeSzamuely Kosovo is a Bulgarian name. Same with Belgrade.

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@JamesPettifer1 @UnaHajdari Spot on.

[Avenir.Peka @AvenirPeka]

@STatikyan There's nothing sensitive and controversial about Kosova from Albanian prespective. Albania and Kosova are one nation, one people, one soul.

[Avenir.Peka @AvenirPeka]

@GeorgeSzamuely That's why any serb government official, including Vuçiç needs permission to visit Kosova. Btw, Orban's idea of recreating the Austro-Hungarian empire including Serbia is dead before arrival.

[Kosova & Global Affairs 🧵 @AboutKosova]

🇽🇰 Kudos to Prishtina Mayor Përparim Rama for this difficult but correct decision.

The state must be respected.
Kosova’s selfless dedication deserves appreciation.

Ukraine risks alienating its loyal allies with such ill-considered actions.

Thanks also to Albania for firmly rejecting Zelensky's factually incorrect and politically unwise statements.

[Avenir.Peka @AvenirPeka]

@markoah @ZelenskyyUa noted.

[Christopher Rufo @christopherrufo]

This summer, we're Nixonmaxxing

[Avenir.Peka @AvenirPeka]

@PhillipsPOBrien Typical East European politics.

[Avenir.Peka @AvenirPeka]

@philippilk The war is already in Europe.

[Live Monitor @amlivemon]

If you are a narco trafficker that’s supported Rama, you need to really worry now. Too much attention and at some point media will figure out all that drug money laundered with Rama support to crypto in Dubai and back to Albania for real estate investments is sketchy. UAE will cut it off too and kick all those guys out soon….

[Avenir.Peka @AvenirPeka]

Dude, you know shit about the dynamics.

[Dimitar Bechev @DimitarBechev]

The demonstrators have nothing but contempt of Sali Berisha, the ossified leader of the opposition Democrats. Unless the Albanian protests give rise to a credible political actor they would only damage Rama without unseating him. He knows is and won't compromise.

[Bloomberg @business]

Albania’s Flamingo Revolution Spreads From Kushner Resort to Political Elite https://t.co/m1Mk594Yrs

[John Arnold @johnarnold]

America's cultural ideal has been the self-made entrepreneur while Europe's was rooted in aristocracy, with status inherited rather than earned. Europe's inheritance laws show this divide.

Many European countries have "forced heirship" laws that require people to leave 50-75% of their estates to their children. Want to leave the majority of your wealth to charity? not allowed. Your kids are estranged from you, struggling with addiction, or irresponsible? still required to give them the money. Want your kids to avoid a life of entitlement? tough.

Incredibly, these laws look back at transfers made during your lifetime. If you have 3 children in France, you're required to bequeath them a minimum of 75% of your estate. Because French law calculates this based on your assets at death plus all lifetime gifts, giving away more than 25% of your wealth while alive means your heirs can legally sue to force charities or foundations to return the funds. This has limited the development of the nonprofit sector on the continent.

The cultural gap between an entrepreneurial society and one shaped by dynastic wealth is enormous. If you make it yourself, you tend to want your kids to do the same. If you inherit it, the primary goal is protecting the estate for the next gen.

Countries like Spain, France, and Italy legally entrench family dynasties, while America has historically sought to limit them through estate taxes. The result is not only a weaker culture of philanthropy and civil society in Europe, but also less economic dynamism.