![]() "If the escalation continues, no one can rule out a flare up in violence," an EU spokesman said. Sign up for EUobserver’s daily newsletterĪll the stories we publish, sent at 7.30 AM.īy signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. There have been no inter-ethnic clashes in northern Kosovo either, but the cars of some Serbs who did switch plates have been set on fire, in what the EU foreign service called a "very dangerous situation" on Monday. The resignations also include the mayors of four Serb areas on the border with Serbia, local judges and prosecutors, and all 10 Serb MPs in Pristina's parliament, in what amounts to an almost full split from central authorities.īut ethnic Serbs in six southern areas of Kosovo have stayed quiet for now. The angry mood is being fuelled by nationalist rhetoric from Belgrade and by Russian disinformation. Malcontent Serbs in the northern enclave also want self-rule via the creation of an association of Serb municipalities (ASM) with devolved powers. Protests began when an ethnic-Serb police commander walked out last week over refusing to replace Serb car number plates with Kosovar ones, in line with a new law. The 14 Serbs working in Eulex have also not resigned, it said. "If needed, the mission can deploy an additional Reserve Formed Police Unit to further enhance its forces on the ground," it said.īut it "has not taken over police responsibilities in northern Kosovo" from national police, it underlined. The mass walkouts forced Kosovo Police to move other units into the restive North Mitrovica area "due to the lack of personnel and sufficient police capacity".Įulex also "further increased its mobile reconnaissance patrols in northern Kosovo" by a 105-man strong unit and "ensured security presence" at the EU office in the hotspot. Employees of a private security firm, Balkan International, who were guarding an EU office in the Serb-majority town of North Mitrovica have also resigned, Eulex, the EU police mission in Kosovo, said. ![]()
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