The European Union has announced that the punitive measures against Kosovo entered into force on June 28.

 Klan Kosovo informs that the work of the SAA bodies and the IPA funds program have already been suspended.

“We have temporarily suspended the work of the bodies of the Association Stabilization Agreement. Kosovo will also not be invited to high-level events and bilateral visits will be suspended, except for those focused on addressing the crisis in northern Kosovo within the EU-facilitated Dialogue. The programming of funds for Kosovo within the IPA 2024 program exercise has also been put on hold. The proposals presented by Kosovo within the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) were not submitted for review to the WBIF Board on June 29-30. The Commission notified the Kosovo authorities on June 28”, an EU spokesperson says.

The latter made it known that the measures taken against Kosovo are temporary depending on the developments in the north, as he warned that the EU is also monitoring the fulfillment of demands from Serbia.

“These measures are temporary and fully reversible depending on the developments on the ground and the de-escalation decisions taken by Prime Minister Kurti. The EU is also closely monitoring the fulfillment of our demands by Serbia and is ready to take measures in case of non-compliance”.

The EU spokesperson added that the European Union “cannot afford tensions and violence”, as it again called for de-tensioning the situation by following the three steps proposed by the EU.

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