Apostolova urges government to withdraw decision on pay rise

Head of the EU Office in Pristina, Nataliya Apostolova, has harshly criticized the decision of the Kosovo Government to increase salaries for government officials, a decision that was supported by the Constitutional Court, which claimed that no violation was found in this decision.

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