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Kosovo Serbs protest trade taxes in Mitrovica

(12 Dec 2018) Thousands of Kosovo Serbs protested Wednesday against trade taxes imposed by the Kosovan government for goods imported from Serbia, along with Kosovo's move to transform the national security force into a regular army. Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo soared after the Kosovan government last month introduced a 100-percent tax on Serbian imports - an apparent retaliation for a failed Kosovo bid for membership in the international police organisation, Interpol, after intense Serbian lobbying. Meanwhile, Kosovo's lawmakers are set to vote Friday on three laws that would transform the national security force into a regular army. The measures are expected to pass the 120-member parliament easily. Serbian leaders say that both the formation of the army and the tariffs are intended to "force Serbs out" of Kosovo. Officials in Pristina deny that. Kosovo declared independence in 2008. Serbia and its allies Russia and China don't recognise Kosovo as a country, while the United States and most of the West do. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...