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Hoxhaj: Tax to remain in force until reasons behind decision cease to exist (Koha)

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Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister Enver Hoxhaj said in an interview with Bosnian media outlet Avangarda that Kosovo was driven more by political than economic motives when it decided to impose a 100-percent tax on imports from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. “When you are a young and small country and a neighbour like Serbia continuously strikes at Kosovo’s external sovereignty with anti-recognition campaigns and blockades for membership in international organisations, we need to use what is at our disposal to exercise internal sovereignty by introducing economic measures and conveying clear message in relation to Serbia,” Hoxhaj said adding that the tax will remain in force for as long as the reasons that led to its introduction exist. Hoxhaj noted that the EU and its member states have failed to use their influence on Serbia to prevent it from continuing its campaign against Kosovo which they were obliged to do by the terms of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA). “European Union should treat Balkan countries in a balanced manner,” he underlined.

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