Serbia, Kosovo on ‘edge of another crisis,’ warns top EU diplomat
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Serbia and Kosova are on the “edge of another crisis,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned on Monday.
“Kosovo and Serbia kept me busy this weekend in Paris. We are unhappily on the edge of another crisis and we have to get out of this crisis mode and look for a structural approach,” Borrell told reporters in Brussels ahead of meetings of EU foreign and defense ministers.
Top Serbian and Kosovar officials held meetings over the weekend with Borrell, French President Emanuel Macron, and Miroslav Lajcak, the EU special representative for Western Balkans.
Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo have risen after Kosovo Serbs withdrew from all central and local institutions in protest over Pristina’s decision to replace license plates issued to Serbs by Serbian authorities with plates from the Republic of Kosovo.
Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008, but Belgrade continues to regard it as its territory.
Pristina said it will start issuing fines this month to Serb drivers using old pre-independence plates and will confiscate vehicles with outdated registration numbers after April 21, 2023.
The EU and NATO have urged both sides to refrain from unilateral actions, and resolve outstanding issues through dialogue.
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