"Once the first fine is issued, we will have a problem. "The solution to this conflict has been protracted - that is, a potential conflict that could happen is only being postponed," Petronic said. Veroljub Petronic, a security expert from North Mitrovica, told RFE/RL that the issuing of warnings portended problems. I say that publicly in front of the cameras," said the man, who identified himself only as Tomislav, speaking in Leposavic. "I will go to prison for a day or two or three days - as long as it takes. "I have no clue, just like everyone else," Milojkovic told RFE/RL, but added that if he had to pay the fine, he would "do the same as others."Īnother driver told RFE/RL he would not pay the 150-euro penalty if he was fined. He said he was confused and didn't know how to proceed.
Mladen Milojkovic from Leposavic, a Serb-majority municipality in the north of Kosovo, was among the first to receive a warning after entering Kosovo from Serbia at the Jarinje border crossing. Kosovo's authorities have begun implementing a plan to phase out old vehicle license plates issued by Serbia by handing out warnings to owners - a move seen as a softening of the government's initially hard-line stance on the matter following international pressure.ĭrivers with old Serbian plates were issued first warnings at the Jarinje border crossing with Serbia on November 1 and were invited to report to the reregistration center in order to get new Kosovo plates.
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