It did, it was under Roman Catholic influence since very early stages. Ottomans were able to briefly push to tiny parts of the territory but were never able to stay.
I see, and if I’m not mistaken, isn’t northern Serbia the area of Vojvodina, which have a separatist movement too?
That's correct. Every now and then they want to separate from Serbia because they have completely different mindset/culture to the south. Similar what happened with Kosovo, absolutely nothing in common with Serbia, that's why they separated. Montenegro is as well more of a Southern Croatian mindset, and nothing in common with Serbia, that's why they separated from them too.
Exactly, they separated around 2006
It's at peace at the moment, I don't think there will be any big outbreak there with American base being in Kosovo, Croatia and Montenegro being part of NATO. Bosnia and Herzegovina needs to be sorted in some way, it's very messy there, if they joined EU, that would settle things. And maybe Kosovo incorporated to Albania, or being fully recognized as a sovereign country. That would sort most of the issues, Greece and Macedonia kind of sorted their dispute recently, but that is because Macedonia wants to join EU so they had to change the name.
Here’s hoping too, I think Kosovo may possibly be absorbed to Albania
Serbs would not agree to becoming part of a Greater Albanian state, why is the PROC okay with a Greater Albania but not a Greater Serbia? The PM of Kosovo is in trouble with EU & US for replacing the Dinar with the € in the Serbian regions and the Serbs are also boycotting the mayor elections. This all goes back to my initial point of ignoring Belgrade it would be like running Northern Ireland without the input of the Irish Republic.
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It comes down to what majority of people want. I was there just after the war. You should've seen the gratitude of Kosovo people to NATO and KFOR forces down there. Absolute kings we were. Belgrade can just stir the pot down there, but bottom line is they don't have any say in it. Again, culturally, Kosovo has nothing to do with Serbia, small portion of the country is actually inhabited by Serbs, but they are making hell of a lot of noise. Like if you went to Kosovo, all you would hear is Albanian and English language, older people can speak Serbian, but don't want. Younger people would probably beat/stab you on the spot if they hear you speaking Serbian, they love Croats though as they were one of the first to recognize them as a sovereign country. Trouble here is when someone from Kosovo hear Croatians, they are not sure if they are Croatians or Serbs, I've seen people being pulled aside and had to show their ID/passports to prove where they come from, not a pleasant encounter to haveSerbs would not agree to becoming part of a Greater Albanian state, why is the PROC okay with a Greater Albania but not a Greater Serbia? The PM of Kosovo is in trouble with EU & US for replacing the Dinar with the € in the Serbian regions and the Serbs are also boycotting the mayor elections. This all goes back to my initial point of ignoring Belgrade it would be like running Northern Ireland without the input of the Irish Republic.
Kosovo Serb Party to Boycott Vote to Dismiss ‘Unwanted’ Mayors
Belgrade-backed party surprisingly announces boycott of April 21 vote to dismiss northern mayors, claiming Prime Minister Kurti has 'done everything for the vote to fail'.
This is 100% correct, but to achieve that, Serbia will have to let Kosovo issue to go away. With Serbia joining EU, that will remove Vojvodina issue completely. It's in everyone's best interest to have entire Balkans in the EU, but they have to make steps to ensure they are aligned with EU law and values.
