Kosovo’s PM writes a letter to EU members about tax on Serbian goods

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj wrote a letter to all EU member states explaining the decision of his Government to impose 100 percent tax on all goods imported from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Gazeta Express reports. Haradinaj in his letter explains that Republic of Kosovo has fully respected all CEFTA agreements and other obligations, whereas Serbia and Bosnia failed to do so.

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