‘Breakthough’ EU deal greeted by tomato-throwers in Kosovo

EUObserver reported that Kosovo negotiator Edita Tahiri was greeted by tomato-pelting protesters and riot police at Pristina airport on the 3 September 2011 after coming back from Brussels with an EU-brokered deal on customs stamps with Serbia.

The sixth meeting of the dialogue foreseen in UN General Assembly Resolution 64/298 was held with the facilitation of the EU on 2 September 2011 in Brussels.

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BBC News, 16.9.11: EU police fly in to secure Kosovo border crossings http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14943576

EUObserver, 16.9.11: EU and Nato sponsor confrontational mission in Kosovo http://euobserver.com/24/113645

ESO: Background information: EU criticises Kosovo over border stand-off http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-criticises-kosovo-over-border-stand-off/

Council of the European Union: Press Release: PRES/11/294: EU facilitated dialogue: Agreement on Customs Stamps and Cadastre Brussels, 2 September 2011 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=PRES/11/294&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

EUObserver, 12.9.11: Serbia shows sympathy for Kosovo amid EU talks http://euobserver.com/15/113573

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