Kosovo: Coalition rift deepens over tax on Serbian goods

Rifts inside the Kosovo coalition government appear to deepen after Speaker of Parliament and head of biggest political party, PDK, Kadri Veseli, proposed temporarily suspension of tax on Serbian goods, which is being opposed by Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj.

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