Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic said today that the Ministry demanded from Pristina the abolition of the so-called import duty on flour transported from Serbia to Kosovo-Metohija.
Ljajic said that a protest was made to the provisional institutions of self-government in Pristina in charge of the implementation of the CEFTA agreement and representatives of UNMIK, due to the introduction of a special fee of €40 per tonne of flour, which was introduced since 23 October.
He assessed that it was a classic customs barrier that prevents or even stops the export of flour from Serbia, explaining that the protective measure of the Kosovo authorities was introduced because allegedly flour from Serbia is sold below the market price, that is, the price of production.