Kosovo customs confiscated over 700 Serbian chickens

Serbian chickens were found in a Volkswagen brand vehicle with Kosovo license plates when the Kosovo police stopped it and searched it, reports KoSSev

It is suspected that the feathered animals were imported from central Serbia via alternative routes, and the driver had no documentation for them.

"During the search, it was observed that 750 pieces of live chickens were loaded, without any documents, which, it is assumed, were smuggled from Serbia to Kosovo through illegal routes," said the customs.

By order of the prosecutor, the animals and the vehicle were seized and sent to the Bela Zemlja Customs Terminal. The fate of the chickens remained uncertain until the publication of this text.

Decision on banning the import of goods from Serbia

The government of Kosovo made the decision to ban the import of goods from Serbia in mid-July 2023 for "security" reasons, after the Serbian police had arrested three Kosovo policemen. Although, in the meantime, the Kosovo police officers were released, the decision to ban the import of Serbian goods remained in force.

Now, Pristina has replaced the decision to ban the import of goods from Serbia with increased control, Kosovo Prime Minister Aljbin Kurti said on October 7, and emphasized that he will allow goods from Serbia to enter Kosovo only through the Merdere crossing "until scanners" for "border crossings arrive" ” which should be provided to Pristina by the US and the EU, reports Radio Free Europe (RSE).

"This marks an important step towards the unblocking of CEFTA. We will support Kosovo to ensure its security needs and monitor the processes at the border crossing," German Ambassador to Kosovo Jorn Rode wrote on the X network.

Kurti is just making something up.

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, then stated that he expects that the Kosovo Government, despite the formal decision to end the ban on the import of Serbian goods, will actually "do its best" to continue preventing the free flow of goods and services.

"It is important for the Serbian economy, but will they do their best to stop it - yes. He (Kurti) will now invent scanners, so he will wait for them for 22 months and will constantly invent something like that," Vučić said, as reported by RSE.

The decision of the Government of Kosovo to lift the ban on the import of goods from Serbia comes after pressure from Germany, which insisted that this harms the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) and the Berlin Process, an initiative that aims to help the economic development of the six countries of the Western Balkans and their rapprochement. the European Union.

The tenth summit of the Berlin Process is being held on October 14, and the Government of Kosovo told Radio Free Europe last week that they are working to make the tenth anniversary of this regional initiative a success.