to Kosovo, each minority community is facing similar problems, such as security in certain parts of Kosovo, discrimination and integration into the society. Most importantly, economic prospects as a condition for sustainable return are very low, which makes a return very uncertain in most cases. It is important to say that the vast majority of Kosovo Serbs, RAE, Bosniaks and other minority communities who fled Kosovo in 1999 and later, especially during the violent events against Serbs and RAE in March 2004, have not returned yet. According to the UNHCR and their statistical overview, over the past 10 years, only 10% of more than 200 000 people who fled Kosovo have returned. The main reason of concern for them is mostly the fact that their property remains occupied, a lack of employment opportunities, as well as the lack of freedom of movement in some areas of Kosovo. After the armed conflict in 1999, most of the minority population remains in rural and semi-rural areas. The returnees also return to those areas and engage in basic agricultural activities if their land is not illegally occupied by members of the Albanian community. It should be emphasized here that a great number of commercial private property and agricultural land that belongs to members of minority groups is still illegally occupied by Kosovo Albanians. Due to technical problems, the Kosovo Property Agency has only managed to resolve one quarter of the submitted request for repossession of property by its owners, statistically this means that of the over 40 000 cases of property claims, submitted by members of minority communities, only 10 000 claims have been resolved. Those members of minority groups who found jobs are mostly employed in the public sector, such as in local medical stations, local schools financed by the Republic of Serbia, then the Kosovo Police Service, local and international NGOs, local small businesses, or they find employment through income generating projects supported by the international community. Members of minority communities who have worked in public enterprises before 1999 have not yet managed to return to their previous jobs. According to the UNDP, high unemployment and poverty remain two of the most critical problems facing Kosovo today. Unemployment affects up to 45% of the overall population, and between 70% and 80% of the people in minority communities. Within the RAE community, unemployment reaches 95% of their population. Poor infrastructure, and political and legal uncertainty have resulted in limited foreign investments Kosovo, making the economy dependent on the service sector and international financial aid. Bearing in mind that Kosovo’s economic growth still remains at the lowest level in the western Balkans, this situation also has an impact on the development of the private sector as well. The increasing unemployment in the majority population leads to a decreasing number of work places for minority communities. In predominantly Serbian inhabited areas, so-called “parallel structures” continue to play a great role and have a substantial impact on the economic situation, since they provide most of the work places and economic start-up aid for small businesses through the Ministry of Kosovo and Metohija of the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Serbia is also providing work places and salaries for those who work in the local primary and secondary schools and at the University in Mitrovica north, health care centers, and different public institutions functioning in these areas in Kosovo, as well as for employees in“parallel municipal structures”. With regard to this issue, I have to be honest and say that in some regions, such as in western Kosovo, and where the