Assembly votes recommendation to pay for Kosovo Serbs’ electricity

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Gazeta Express

06/05/2021 18:07

Members of the Parliament of Kosovo, with 61 votes in favour of the ruling party of Vetevendosje, have approved a recommendation of the Committee on Economy for paying of electricity bills spent by Serb-majority municipalities in the northern Kosovo.

Based on the decision which was proposed by the Transmission, System and Market Operator (KOSTT), Kosovo Government has allocated 11 million euro to KOSTT who will pay Kosovo Serbs’ electricity.

Last week the Committee has approved the KOSTT proposal for allocation of these funds. Since the end of the war in Kosovo in 1999 Serbs living in northern part of the country have not paid for their energy consumption.

The opposition parties in the Assembly have opposed the decision. The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) said that Albin Kurti’s Government violating his electoral promises has approved the decision, adding that at the same time Kurti’s Cabinet has cancelled a 30-euro allowance for pensioners. Also, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) has criticised the Government saying that Prime Minister Kurti is taking decisions which they have strongly opposed while in opposition. The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) said that 11 million euro will be paid by most of citizens of Kosovo, for a minority who in cooperation with Serbia, continue challenging Kosovo’s institutions. /GazetaExpress/