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Kosovo Serbs protest ban on Serbian dinar 2–3 minutes _____ BELGRADE, Serbia Hundreds of Serbs in northern Kosovo gathered Monday in the town of Mitrovica to protest a ban on the Serbian dinar as of Feb 1. Serbs from various regions of Kosovo and representatives of the Serbian List, the largest Serbian party in the country, demanded the cancellation of the regulation preventing the use of the Serbian dinar and that authorities in Pristina continue to pay salaries, pensions and social assistance in the currency. Demonstrators carried banners saying "We will not even be able to find food without social assistance,” ''Europe, open your eyes!" and "I have earned my pension throughout my life.” On Feb. 1, Kosovo adopted the euro for cash payment transactions, despite concerns expressed by ethnic Serbs living in the country's north. The country’s central bank announced the decision on Jan. 18, saying currencies other than the euro can only be used in Kosovo for physical safekeeping or bank accounts. Kosovo’s decision sparked outrage because until now, ethnic Serb communities in Kosovo have been using the dinar, the official currency of neighboring Serbia, at both state and commercial institutions. Many local Serbs have an attachment or even allegiance to Serbia. Western countries including the US, France, Italy, Germany and the UK have urged Kosovo to halt implementation of the currency regulation. Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. <https://www.aa.com.tr/en/p/subscription/1001> Please contact us for subscription options. -- http:www.antic.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SERBIAN NEWS NETWORK" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/senet/04f701da5e5b%24a6bf7110%24f43e5330%24%40gmail.com.
