K. Serbs again block roads in north
Leposavić municipality residents in northern Kosovo blocked the road leading from Kosovska Mitrovica to Raška.
Monday, 22.06.2009.
13:26
Leposavic municipality residents in northern Kosovo blocked the road leading from Kosovska Mitrovica to Raska. The blockade lasted one hour this Monday, preventing the EULEX vehicles from passing through, as a sign of protest due to the introduction of customs duties at the administrative border crossings of Jarinje and Brnjak in the north of the province. K. Serbs again block roads in north Member of Leposavic Municipal Council Mile Vukojevic said that this is a continuation of the protest which began 15 days ago. "Unless EULEX withdraws from the administrative border crossings of Jarinje and Brnjak, the protest will be additionally radicalized," Vukojevic underscored. He pointed out that, in the meantime, the Serbian government and EULEX representatives have conducted negotiations "with no success whatsoever". Vukojevic said that Serbs are willing to pay taxes, but only to the state of Serbia and not to Kosovo institutions. The protest, secured by Kosovo police (KPS) and KFOR, ended without incidents. Also on Monday, EULEX reacted by saying that EULEX customs have been present at the checkpoints since mid-January this year registering commercial goods, but that the EU mission representatives "at no point collected revenues". The trucks carrying commercial goods were registered and advised to proceed to the nearest terminal in southern Kosovska Mitrovica, while EULEX never introduced customs duties, a statement from Karin Limdal, the mission's spokeswoman, said. The purpose of this, according to EULEX, is to prevent smuggling. The statement further said that "while there is no written agreement between EULEX and the Serbian government", EULEX has the minutes of meetings, including those from a meeting on April 9, 2009, "between Paul Acda, head of EULEX Customs, other EULEX officials - chaired by the Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs - at which Serbian Tax and Customs Administrations, as well as a representative of the Minister for Kosovo, were present". The mission's head "also met with the Serbian Minister for Kosovo to discuss a number of matters including customs activity at the Gates, at which there were no adverse comments on the new measures to be established at Gates 1 and 31," said the statement, referring the crossings in the north, and added that there has also been "no rejection of letters that Acda sent to the Serbian Minister of Finance".
K. Serbs again block roads in north
Member of Leposavić Municipal Council Mile Vukojević said that this is a continuation of the protest which began 15 days ago."Unless EULEX withdraws from the administrative border crossings of Jarinje and Brnjak, the protest will be additionally radicalized," Vukojević underscored.
He pointed out that, in the meantime, the Serbian government and EULEX representatives have conducted negotiations "with no success whatsoever".
Vukojević said that Serbs are willing to pay taxes, but only to the state of Serbia and not to Kosovo institutions.
The protest, secured by Kosovo police (KPS) and KFOR, ended without incidents.
Also on Monday, EULEX reacted by saying that EULEX customs have been present at the checkpoints since mid-January this year registering commercial goods, but that the EU mission representatives "at no point collected revenues".
The trucks carrying commercial goods were registered and advised to proceed to the nearest terminal in southern Kosovska Mitrovica, while EULEX never introduced customs duties, a statement from Karin Limdal, the mission's spokeswoman, said.
The purpose of this, according to EULEX, is to prevent smuggling.
The statement further said that "while there is no written agreement between EULEX and the Serbian government", EULEX has the minutes of meetings, including those from a meeting on April 9, 2009, "between Paul Acda, head of EULEX Customs, other EULEX officials - chaired by the Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs - at which Serbian Tax and Customs Administrations, as well as a representative of the Minister for Kosovo, were present".
The mission's head "also met with the Serbian Minister for Kosovo to discuss a number of matters including customs activity at the Gates, at which there were no adverse comments on the new measures to be established at Gates 1 and 31," said the statement, referring the crossings in the north, and added that there has also been "no rejection of letters that Acda sent to the Serbian Minister of Finance".
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