Representatives of the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo on Saturday have resigned from their posts in protest over the dismissal of a police officer who didn't comply with the federal government's determination on automobile license plates.
Earlier this week Pristina authorities dismissed a senior Serb police officer in northern Kosovo, who refused to vary automobile license plates to ones issued by Kosovo.
The shift has ignited risky points about Kosovo's sovereignty, particularly amongst its Serb minority, lots of whom nonetheless need the previous Serb province to be a part of Serbia and never impartial.
Serbia itself has by no means recognised the independence of Kosovo.
Because the measure got here into impact Tuesday, Kosovo authorities mentioned enforcement can be gradual. In three weeks, Pristina authorities will likely be issuing warnings to the ethnic Serbs who preserve their previous license plates. For the following two months they are going to be fined, and the following three months they will drive solely with changed non permanent native plates.
Ethnic Serbs have a authorities minister, 10 parliamentarians and different high posts in governing, police and judiciary of their 4 native communities. All have resigned and senior law enforcement officials symbolically took off their uniforms on Saturday.
Each Pristina and Belgrade toughened their language and accuse one another of violating the offers they've reached at EU-mediated negotiations. The European Union has instructed Kosovo and Serbia they need to normalise ties in the event that they need to advance towards membership within the 27-nation bloc.
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