What are the 20 Rules that must be respected For The Establishment Of The Association/Community of Serb majority Municipalities In Kosovo?

The establishment of the Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities in Kosovo (ASM) is foreseen by two key agreements from the EU-facilitated dialogue for normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia: the “First Agreement Governing Principles of Normalization of Relations” (shortly the 2013 agreement) agreed on April 19, 2013 which was ratified by the Kosovo Assembly in May of 2013 and the agreement on “Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities in Kosovo – general principles/main elements” was signed on August 25, 2015 by then Prime Minister of Kosovo at the time Mr. Isa Mustafa and his Serbian counterpart Mr. Aleksandar Vucic (shortly 2015 agreement). 

The Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities (ASM), because of its link with the European Charter of Local Self-Government, is meant to serve as a mechanism to further facilitate the integration of the Serbian community in Kosovo in the Kosovo legal and political system. The idea of the Association/ Community of Serb majority municipalities in Kosovo is based on the Constitution of Kosovo, the Comprehensive proposal for the Kosovo status settlement (Ahtisaari Plan), and the European Charter of Local Self-Government.

The ASM would be comprised of 10 Serbian-majority municipalities in Kosovo, respectively: North Mitrovica, Zubin Potok, Zveçan/Zvečan, Leposaviq/Leposavić, Graçanica/Gračanica, Shtërpca/Štrpce, Novobërda/Novo Brdo, Kllokot/ Klokot, Ranillug/Ranilug and Partesh/Parteš