In the past week, Kosovo police searched the premises of Serbia-administered institutions and of an ethnic Serb non-governmental organization, confiscating papers and computers believed to hold documentation contrary to the country’s laws.
Most of Kosovo uses the euro, even though the country isn’t part of the EU.
“The EU urges Kosovo to avoid unilateral actions that could raise tensions, and to address these issues through the EU-facilitated dialogue,” the EU statement said.
Serbian forces fought a 1998-99 war with ethnic Albanian separatists in what was then the province of Kosovo.
About 13,000 people, mostly ethnic Albanians, died until a 78-day NATO bombing campaign pushed Serbian forces away.
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