Serbia’s PM and EU Trade Commissioner: Pristina's customs duties hurt stability
N1 Info 19.12.2018 | Beta
Ana Brnabic, the Prime Minister of Serbia and the European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström agreed in Brussels on Wednesday that Kosovo import tariffs on goods from Serbia and Bosnia had undermined the regional stability, the Beta news agency reported.
A statement from Brnabic's office said the country had lost an estimated 25.7 million Euros in export due to the 100 percent import tariffs introduced by Pristina early last month and that if the decision remained in place, Belgrade would suffer 65.5 million Euros loss at the end of the year. Brnabic told Malmström the taxes were in collision with the European values and the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) and thwarted the