Serbia conditions dialogue with Kosovo tax removal

This, according to this newspaper, is the unattended position of the Belgrade authorities, while following the unworthy offer made to President Aleksandar Vuciq, sent through diplomatic channels, to accept the continuation of dialogue with Kosovo Albanians, even if Pristina does not withdraw the fatal decision to raise the tax on products from Serbia, while in return Serbia will open three chapters in EU membership negotiations, the writing continues in this paper.

EU-appointed Minister Jadranka Joksimovic has told “Novost” that in implementing the Brussels accords, which EU member states take into account when they see the progress and number of chapters, Pristina is clearly seen not only not to apply them responsibly, but to unilateral acts and undermine not only dialogue, but also the region's economic relations.

According to Serbia's deputy prime minister, Rasim Lajic, “here is not only about Pristina not implementing the agreements reached, but from political causes lays new obstacles on the road to free trade, which harms all. Such actions question the entire dialogue and process of normalising relations between Serbs and Albanians”.