After one more questionably successful meeting in Brussels, which EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell held with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Thursday – separately – the situation in the north of Kosovo is still deteriorating.
The majority-Serb pocket of the country faces another crisis in the aftermath of violence that broke out at the end of May, after the Kosovo government installed new mayors in four municipalities.
Kosovo Police then arrested people they claimed organised the violence, after which Serbia arrested – Kosovo claims “kidnapped” – three Kosovo policemen. They were released on Monday.
The Kosovo government has responded with tighter border controls.
As the government spokesperson told BIRN: “Border controls with Serbia have been tightened by limiting traffic and increasing controls on vehicles that come from Serbia, especially those for transport.” Meanwhile, Kosovo authorities arrested two more people.
Aleksandar Arsenijevic, Kosovo Serb leader of the civic initiative “Serbian Endurance” (Srpski Opstanak) says this move could lead to “a humanitarian crisis” in the north.
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