These rules have caused tension in the north of the country.
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The government of Kosovo decided on Monday August 1 to postpone the entry into force of new rules on the border with Serbia for a month. They had caused tensions on Sunday in the north of the country where a Serbian minority lives. Barricades were erected and shots were fired at the police. The new rules, which were due to come into force on Monday, provide that anyone entering Kosovo with a Serbian identity card has a temporary document while in the country.
Pristina also gave Kosovo Serbs two months to replace Serbian license plates on their vehicles with Republic of Kosovo plates. Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on Sunday that it was a measure of reciprocity, insofar as Serbia – which does not recognize the independence of its former province with an Albanian majority proclaimed in 2008 – demands the same from Kosovars entering its territory.
In an address to the nation on Sunday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the situation in Kosovo had not “never been so complex” for Serbia and the Serbs who live there. On his side, Albin Kurti accused Serbian President to trigger “trouble”. “The next few hours, days and weeks can be difficult and problematic”Kosovar Prime Minister wrote on Facebook.