The EU urges Kosovo to provide <x0 use of” for car reregistering

The period of reregistering cars with license plates issued by Serbia, used in northern Kosovo ( KM, PR, PZ, etc., has started on September 1st and will last until October 31st.

“It is important that sufficient time be given to implement this plan and that it be prepared and applied in close consultation with citizens affected by the decision, in line with good European practices”, said a European Commission spokesman, broadcast Reuters.

The 2016 resolutions for freedom of movement have included a longer deadline for reregistment, which should provide guidelines for the current” process, the spokesman added.

In 2016, the agreement on finalising the implementation of the freedom of movement agreement reached in the 2011 Brussels dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia has been reached.

Under that agreement, Kosovo had pledged to extend the validity of KS plates for five years. As a result, KS plates have had validity until 2021.

These plates have neutral status towards Kosovo, and the government of Kosovo has rejected Serbia's recently made demands that these plates return to use again, insisting that cars with Serbian license plates should be converted to the RKS Republic of Kosovo.

The spokesman said the European Union calls on the “both sides to use the EU-brokered dialogue as a platform to address and resolve all open issues between them... including issues involving car license plates”.

On September 1st, the process of reregistering cars with license plates issued by Serbia, with Kosovo acronyms, such as KM, PZ and similar.

Pristina considers these plates illegal and has said that with the process of reregistering, citizens in the north would benefit other tax advantages, which could reach the value of 5,000 euros. / REL