Serbia blackmailed to give Kosovo assets worth more than 2 bln euros

BELGRADE - If Serbia gives "Telekom Srbija" to Kosovo, it will be the prelude to give them other Serbia's property in Kosovo and Metohija, which is the biggest fear of the authorities in Serbia, writes Serbian daily "Kurir" citing a source in the government. According to the latest estimates, it is a sum of more than 2 billion euros.

The amount includes the value of EPS in Kosovo - 1.2 billion euros, then mining 577.5 million euros, then Telekom, which is estimated to about 31.5 million euros, etc.

Economist Mladen Kovacevic says that it is hard to assess the value of the assets. "It is difficult to say now what is the total sum, especially when one considers that there are mineral resources, non-ferrous metals, waters … The value is certainly large," said Kovacevic.

According to analyst Branko Radun, it is unreal to expect that Serbia would recover all of the...