TIRANA, Albania — Kosovo's prime minister said Friday his government has partially lifted a controversial 100% tariff on Serb and Bosnian goods as a goodwill gesture following pressure from the United States and the European Union. Albin Kurti announced on social media that the punitive charge has been lifted for raw materials from Serbia. Kosovo had initially pledged to partially lift the tariff by March 15. But it failed to after Kurti's junior government coalition partner, the Democratic League of Kosovo, asked for the tariff's full revocation as Washington and Brussels have insisted. The tariff was imposed in a bid to pressure Serbia to stop blocking Kosovo’s recognition and preventing it from joining international organisations.

Source: International New York Times March 20, 2020 20:15 UTC