a minute agoAmericans confirm: No funds for Kosovo unless tax is lifted
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the United States government agency, has indicated that it will not allocate funds for Kosovo until the country's government fully and unconditionally removes the fee on goods from Serbia. The MCC has issued a communique on Friday evening about the state of its programmes [...]
The MCC has issued a communique on Friday evening about the state of its economic development programmes in Kosovo.
The United States of America's “stands up to Kosovo's tariffs on goods from Serbia is clear. The removal of these tariffs will improve Kosovo's economy and help reduce poverty through economic development”, the MCCA communiqué says.
The US government agency has said to suspend implementation of its programmes in Kosovo “until the issue of the fee is resolved”.
The decision to continue MCCI programmes depends on the actions of the Kosovo government”, said the communique.
“The MCC hopes the Government of Kosovo will decide to resolve this issue of the fee as soon as possible so as to continue programmes. Once a solution is reached, the MCC will continue its” operations, the communiqué concludes.
