EU Implements Sanctions Against Kosovo Amidst Tensions and Unrest.

The EU is proposing to block the Kosovar prime minister from high-level events and suspend financial support for Kosovo in response to the recent tensions in the north of the country. The move follows a similar tough line from the US, as relations between Washington and Pristina hit a new low. Tensions erupted in the north of Kosovo following the installation of Albanian mayors in the wake of April mayoral elections that the local Serb majority sat out. The EU has had a prominent role in managing relations between Serbia and Kosovo ever since the United Nations mandated the EU to facilitate dialogue between the two a decade ago.