The killing of the policeman in the north, today the European Parliament holds an extraordinary debate, soon a resolution on Kosovo

In the headquarters of the European Parliament today, an extraordinary debate will take place regarding the September 24 attack in the north, while the adoption of a resolution is expected soon. The debate was initiated by the Social Democrats, the second largest group in the European Parliament.

“We condemn the recent aggression of an armed terrorist gang against Kosovo policemen. All facts surrounding the attack must be proven. The responsible authors must face justice”, the announcement of the European Social Democrats states.

MEPs are expected to reflect their views on the role of European mediators in the resolution. The debate on the attack will take place tonight, while the resolutions are expected to be approved in the second plenary session, in the second half of October.

The Kosovo Police was attacked by an armed Serb group in the village of Banjské, in the municipality of Zveçan on September 24, where Sergeant Afrim Bunjaku was killed. The attackers took refuge in the village monastery, after having ambushed a police patrol, from where they continued the confrontation with the police, and as a result three of them were killed.

The Kosovar police arrested and detained three attackers, as well as found an extraordinary arsenal of weapons at the scene after the attack. Serbia has denied Kosovo’s accusations that it was involved in this attack, described as a terrorist attack by the Kosovar authorities.

The attack in the north came about two weeks after Kurti and Vučić failed to reach an agreement on normalizing relations during the high-level dialogue meeting brokered by the European Union on September 14 in Brussels.

Prishtina believes that it should be mutual recognition, while Belgrade insists on a compromise solution. Serbia does not recognize Kosovo’s independence, declared in 2008, and has the support of allies Russia and China against it for this.