The interior ministry recommends Kosovo police do not travel through Serbia: They Can Be Arrested

Increasing tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, despite dialogue in Brussels, have prompted some citizens of the Republic of Kosovo to be arrested during the passage through Serbia.

The last case was that of Hasan Dagna, former soldier of The KLA from Prizren, who was arrested in Merdare while traveling with his brother.

Periscop learned. From safe sources and has seen a circuit that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent to the Kosovo Police as a form of instruction for Kosovo Police members not to pass through Serbia.

Since after visa liberalisation, many citizens of the Republic of Kosovo choose the way to Serbia to cross into European countries, that is, but also increasing Kosovo tensions Serbia is thought to be the reason for this council of the Kosovo Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Despite dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia in Brussels, which in the past three years has produced the Brussels Agreement and the Ohrid Annex, tensions on the ground between the two countries are obvious.

The September 24th attack on the Republic of Kosovo in the village of Banja is the largest indicator of Serbia's aggressive approach to the state of Kosovo.

We remember that prior to this event, three Kosovo Republic police officers had been kidnapped by Serbia, who would later be released.

On January 5th, 2024, Serbia also arrested Hasan Dakian, former soldier of KLA, Prizren.

The last situation that has alarmed Serbia is the regulation of the Central Bank of Kosovo for the willing money, which allows only the euro as currency in the Republic of Kosovo, which therefore implies the ban on the circulation of the Serbian dinar.

To avoid any kind of tension in northern Kosovo, Western states have called on Kosovo to suspend this decision by allowing a transitional period for its application.

In a final message, the American ambassador to Kosovo, Mr. Jeffrey Havenier, said he The US is concerned that this issue could escalate ethnic tensions.

“We are concerned that the regulation, as we understand it, does not fully take into account the impact it will have on individuals, especially individuals who receive financial support from the Serbian government. We think this issue deserves more careful consideration and discussions on the EU-brokered dialogue. We are concerned that it could escalate ethnic tensions and be problematic for the daily life of a number of Kosovo citizens, he said. /Periscope