Kosovo accused of raising ethnic tensions by banning use of Serbian dinar

US and EU officials express concern about Pristina forcing ethnic Serb minority to use the euro

The US has accused authorities in Kosovo of unnecessarily raising ethnic tensions" after the government imposed a ban on Serbia's currency and instructed its Serb minority to adopt the euro.

Police raids ordered by Pristina's interior ministry on four organisations working in Serb-populated areas, which came days after the currency switch, have intensified fears of the security situation deteriorating.