Fears Kosovo-Serbia number plate row could spark violence
by Jon Henley Europe correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#663DV)
Tensions rise over plans to fine ethnic Serbs in Kosovo who refuse to surrender Belgrade-issued plates
A row over car number plates in Kosovo is threatening to erupt into open unrest and one of the most serious regional crises in years as tensions between Serbia and its breakaway former province continue to mount.
The EU, US and Nato have expressed alarm after more than eight hours of emergency talks in Brussels on Monday failed to resolve the dispute over Kosovo's plans to fine ethnic Serb residents who refuse to surrender their Belgrade-issued plates.
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